Case Study: American Crystal Sugar Company achieves automated sample collection and consolidated QA/QC reporting with LabVantage Solutions

American Crystal Sugar Company - Customer Case Study

American Crystal Sugar Company, a beet sugar processor in the Red River Valley with five processing sites and a microbiology research lab, faced fragmented QA/QC reporting after each lab customized a homegrown FoxPro system. Corporate management needed a single common database, automated sample scheduling, seamless process-instrument data collection, database interfaces, and easy management reporting to consolidate quality data across locations.

LabVantage Solutions implemented its LABVANTAGE system beginning in September 2001 across the QA/QC and research labs, standardizing workflows for sample collection, auditing, status changes and calendar-driven notifications. The solution centralized data for ~100 users, peaks at more than 7,000 samples per day across six laboratories, and delivered graphical, time-based reports that sped decision-making, improved audit tracking and responsiveness, and provided consolidated management-level reporting.

American Crystal Sugar Company