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Lab system rescue

Off the old Access lab database, with every result kept.

Many chemical labs still run on an Access database or a workbook full of macros that someone built long ago. When it stops opening on new laptops, the lab stops too. We start with an architecture review and a written plan, then move you to a web-based lab system with every result kept.

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// what matters here

What is different in this industry.

A review first

We read the old system and write down what it does, including the calculations nobody remembers, before any code changes.

Every result kept

Samples, specifications and results are moved and reconciled, so a customer's question about an old lot still has an answer.

Certificates from the record

Certificates of analysis are issued from the results and approved by your quality lead, never retyped.

Works on any laptop

A web-based system runs in the browser, so the next laptop upgrade does not stop the lab.

// example projects

Priced examples for this service.

Each one is hypothetical, labelled as such, and priced live from our rate card. Open any of them in the estimator and make it yours.

Example projectWeb app

Lab system rescue

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A chemical producer's lab runs on an Access database with Excel macros built fifteen years ago, its author has left, and it no longer opens on the new laptops.

// What we would build

An architecture review of the old lab system first, with a written plan, then a web-based lab system that keeps every sample, specification and result: samples logged and labelled, results entered or imported, certificates of analysis issued from the record for your quality lead to approve, and years of history moved and checked.

// What is in it

An architecture review and a written plan before any code changes
Samples, specifications and results moved from the old database and reconciled
Results entered or imported, checked against the specification
Certificates of analysis issued from the record, approved by your quality lead
Products and customers read from your ERP
SDS references kept with each product and version

// Stack

Next.js
PostgreSQL
ERP API
PDF generation
AWS Canada

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$116,000 to US$178,000, delivered within 23 weeksCAD 165,300 to 252,900
Hosting: ≈ US$492 a monthCAD 700 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved: 2.4 to 4.4 weeks
SDS versioning rules agreed with your regulatory lead: 1.9 to 3.4 weeks
Core features: 3.4 to 5.9 weeks
Full build: 2.4 to 3.9 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.9 to 1.9 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

ERP API access from your vendor: 1 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 33,060 to 50,580
Discovery 6.8%: CAD 11,240.40 to 17,197.20
Design approved 6.8%: CAD 11,240.40 to 17,197.20
SDS versioning rules agreed with your regulatory lead 8.7%: CAD 14,381.10 to 22,002.30
Core features 20.4%: CAD 33,721.20 to 51,591.60
Full build 13.6%: CAD 22,480.80 to 34,394.40
Testing and fixes 6.8%: CAD 11,240.40 to 17,197.20
Launch 6.9%: CAD 11,405.70 to 17,450.10
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 16,530 to 25,290

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// questions

Questions we get about this.

Can you rescue a lab system whose author has left?

Usually, yes. We read the database and macros, write down what they do, and confirm it with your lab before replacing anything.

Will the lab keep working during the move?

Yes. The old system stays in use until the new one has been checked against it, then the switch happens between shifts.

Is the architecture review sold on its own for lab systems?

The review is the first part of the rescue, priced with it. Either way you get a written plan.

Back to the industry: Chemicals and materials About the service: Rescue and modernization

// next

Not quite your project?

Tell us what you have in mind. We will come back to you with a range and the questions that would narrow it. Or book a call and talk it through.

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