Digital lab notebook
Capture and evaluate lab results centrally.
The digital lab notebook replaces paper and Excel with a central, end-to-end database, linking lab values directly to process and quality data.
- Less manual work
- More transparency
- Easier compliance
documentation effort
search time
payback
data availability
Calculated from saved lab personnel effort and faster release processes.
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Data integration
Consolidate data from ERP, MES and further sources for Digital lab notebook.
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Data quality
Clean, harmonise and validate data for plausibility.
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Model development
Train and validate the Digital lab notebook model on historical data.
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Pilot
Pilot Digital lab notebook in one area and collect feedback.
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Rollout
Scale the solution and integrate it into operational processes.
Steps
Data sources
Stakeholders
From first data access to production – every step delivers a tangible interim result.
Lab data
Analyses, measured values and test protocols.
ERP data
Master and transaction data from ERP.
Quality data
Inspection results, lab values and complaints.
Batch data
Batch numbers, protocols and releases.
Documents
Specifications, quotes, contracts and reports.
Recipe data
Ingredients, quantities, allergens and work instructions.
Quality management
Secures compliance with standards and regulations.
Production manager
Uses insights directly in daily operations.
IT
Builds on a scalable and secure data infrastructure.
R&D
Uses data for product and process improvements.
Less manual work
More transparency
Easier compliance
Faster processes
Higher quality
With a solid data foundation this use case gets faster, cheaper and far more stable.
Central data platform
Real-time data integration
Scalable analytics pipelines
Reusable data products
Compliance reporting
Audit-ready data supports evidence.
Predictive quality
Same data reveals quality deviations.
GenAI assistance
Language models unlock documents and knowledge.
Lakehouse Architecture
A central lakehouse replaces the patchwork of data warehouse, data lake and Excel exports.
Data Integration from ERP & MES
Automatically merge ERP and MES data instead of exporting and reconciling manually.
Streaming & Real-Time Data
Instead of daily batch runs, relevant metrics are available within seconds.