【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Equipment】From 2005 to 2024, Jiujiang Petrochemical’s domestically developed LIMS system passed the acceptance tests successfully

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Safety first. Prevention first – let’s give praise and support to the achievements made in China’s chemical engineering technology and equipment. **********************【Ten Years of Great Development in Chemical Engineering Equipment】Continuous updates and summaries are available; feel free to join the discussions at https://bbs.hcbbs.com/thread-3576046-1-1.html (Source: Haichuan Chemical Engineering Forum) ***************** A Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) is an information management system for laboratories that enables comprehensive management of all resources such as personnel, instruments, samples and materials, methods and standards, as well as the laboratory environment. It constitutes a complete system for integrated testing management and product quality control, ensuring that daily management requirements are met while guaranteeing strict management and control of testing and analysis data. It can comprehensively optimize laboratory testing management, significantly improve the efficiency and productivity of the laboratory, and enhance quality control standards. Recently, Jiujiang Petrochemical’s domestically developed LIMS system passed the acceptance test, marking a significant step forward in the transformation of its information systems toward self-controlled, domestically produced solutions. As of November 21, the system has been operating stably for two weeks, with data security under control, achieving the expected results. 　　In the past, Jiujiang Petrochemical has always used foreign laboratory management systems; on the one hand, the management methods and requirements differed significantly from those in China, and on the other hand, there were higher risks related to data security and system maintenance. To avoid such issues, Sinopec took the initiative to explore the use of domestic LIMS solutions. As one of the three pilot units of Sinopec in China, Jiujiang Petrochemical has actively worked on tasks such as establishing the system framework, classifying data, and conducting system testing. It has faced challenges related to technical issues, standard alignment, and gaining market acceptance, and has tackled these difficulties head-on through diligent efforts and coordination. After more than a month of hard work, it completed a range of complex tasks, including organizing SOP templates for 88 types of finished products, confirming the relevant processes, importing the templates, establishing connections between them and the applicable methods, entering and reviewing data via APP and WEB platforms, configuring the system, conducting tests, providing user training, and improving the system’s functions and performance, thereby ensuring that the system is functional and easy to use. The LIMS system that has been modified for domestic use is designed in full accordance with the five key elements of laboratory evaluation: \"people, machines, materials, methods, and environment\" – that is, laboratory personnel, instruments, samples and materials, methods, standards, and quality controls, as well as the working environment. It not only retains the advantages of the original functions but also emphasizes user-friendly management features, offering additional functions and an improved user experience. It mainly includes functional modules such as task management, business processes, business models, inbound and outbound management, element management, auxiliary management, system management and configuration, as well as data querying; it serves as a platform for implementing various testing specifications and method standards in laboratories. It integrates with equipment, instruments in the laboratory, as well as other mobile and intelligent IT systems. It enables a comprehensive analysis and management system for experimental conditions, elements, and procedures, offering functions such as electronic guidance throughout the experiment, parameter setting, instrument control, data collection, and real-time monitoring. This allows for timely tracking of the experimental process as well as automated and visual supervision; it can also handle data collection in the laboratory, execute methods, and swiftly review experimental data to generate reports. 　　The domestic LIMS system features 12 major functional modules and 129 sub-functions. Fully considering the convenience of operation for testers, LIMS, LES, and DAS are effectively integrated. The system’s operation process is simple and straightforward, and its function templates can be customized, which significantly improves testing efficiency. At the same time, it enables intelligent supervision of compliance throughout the entire testing process, improving the accuracy, completeness, and traceability of the analysis data, and thus effectively enhancing the quality management level of the laboratory.