What is it? Traceability means a complete understanding of today’s complex food chain and testing at control points where contamination is likely to occur. Understanding the source of all raw ingredients, the CoA (Certificate of Analysis) report, other test results,...

Mobile technology has made our lives easier in many ways. In addition to keeping us connected on a personal level, mobile applications have improved our professional lives by simplifying and streamlining tasks. This is evident in the analytical laboratory. An increase...

Cannabis is a controlled substance, subject to additional unique requirements for tracking samples from “seed to sale”. Regulatory oversight ensures that cannabis products are properly tested for potentially harmful contaminants as well as potency. With the help of a...

Your lab is beyond busy; errors are occurring. Processes are manual and paper-based. You have regulatory compliance issues to contend with. You need to act to improve data quality. Like most lab managers in this situation, you are overwhelmed, you don’t know what you...

Spreadsheets and laboratory notebooks have their place, but are often not sufficient in today’s complex environment. If you need to scale operations or easily find sample information to meet regulatory compliance, manual processes won’t do. Although Excel is...

As part of our strong commitment to superior support, ATL delivers Service Packs to users to fix issues and add new features to our LIMS software. The latest Service Pack includes enhancements and improvements for the Chemical Inventory module in Sample Master®. We’ve...

Successful businesses are always concerned with maximizing resources, improving processes, and increasing profits. For busy laboratories, automation can help. ATL has led hundreds of clients through the design and implementation of Laboratory Information Management...

Last month, ATL participated in Labroots’ Fourth Annual Cannabis Sciences Virtual Event. Our presentation, entitled Leveraging LIMS to Achieve Regulatory Compliance for the Cannabis Testing Laboratory discussed how a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)...

Implementing a LIMS is a complex undertaking, involving a variety of participants and dozens of key tasks that must be successfully executed. As a result of implementing LIMS solutions in more than 600 laboratories over the past 26 years, ATL has developed the ATL...

What is an ELN?An Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) is much more than just a replacement for paper. It offers efficient data storage and retrieval of meta data, simplifies collaboration and data sharing, and supports compliance. Most ELNs are set up as cloud-based...

In February of 2021, a U.S. water treatment facility was the target of a cyber-attack in which the attackers changed the chemical additive mix to the water treatment process. Fortunately, the operators quickly recognized the problem and adjusted the process to...

You need support for your LIMS when you have a problem. But at ATL, support means so much more. Implementing a LIMS involves a substantial investment of resources and time. Once it is up and running, it becomes an invaluable part of your organization—storing your...

We are in the throes of planning our first tradeshow of the year—our best-attended, most anticipated event for 2021—PITTCON, for analytical lab professionals. Every year, we look forward to this event so much. We enjoy the personal interaction, meeting new people,...

Laboratory professionals today are faced with many challenges, and need to do more with less. They are seeking ways to maximize their return on their LIMS software investments through accelerated deployments. Since COVID, the ability to work remotely has become even...

While 2020 was a difficult year that many of us would like to forget, it was not without successes, wins, and achievements. We at ATL are grateful for our users, partners, and industry professionals we’ve connected with this past year. We are proud of the important...