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   LabMan LE by Chemical Solutions

LabMan SE by Chemical Solutions

Lab Management Software Designed for the Metal Finishing & Printed Circuit Board Industry

   Accurate chemical inventory management

   Accurate monitoring and control of finishing processes

   Better record keeping for finishing processes

Now you can accurately monitor and control all of your metal finishing processes using LabMan LE or LabMan SE software.  They are Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP™ based software programs designed to organize your chemical analysis and control.  Written by practicing metal finishers, LabMan LE & SE "understand" the metal finishing and printed circuit board environment!

LabMan LE is designed to be used on a single PC. It gives the plating shop all the benefits of the classic LabMan 2 software plus the brand new Setup Wizard. Future upgrades must be purchased on an individual basis.

LabMan SE is designed for use on computer networks but can be used on a single PC. It contains additional features that are not available in the LE version (see table) and comes with ongoing update and support services.

Both programs accurately performs all of your analytical calculations for process control and store the data in easily retrievable format. You have complete records of your data. LabMan LE & SE prints addslips to insure accurate additions are made to your process tanks. LabMan LE & SE accurately perform all of your analytical calculations for process control and store the data in easily retrievable format. You have complete records of your data.  

LabMan LE & SE maintain complete records on each process tank. Data such as volume, chemical components, analytical procedures are always available. The programs automatically adjusts inventory records and generates reports to determine inventory levels and usage costs.


Some of the Many Features of LabMan LE & SE

  • Setup Wizard for adding data for each tank
  • Maintain up to 100 tanks with up to 7 components and 2 pH adjustments per tank
  • Twenty-five analytical schedules with up to 25 methods in each schedule
  • Automatic addslip generation after analysis
  • Inventory consumption and cost reports
  • Addslips by tank report
  • Addslips by inventory number report
  • Analytical results by tank report
  • Open addslip report
  • All makeup addslips report
  • Process log of analytical results and addslips
  • Charting of analytical results
  • Automated checking of inventory levels with reorder warnings
  • On-line User Manual
  • Password secured access

 Feature Comparison for LabMan 2*, LabMan LE & SE

Feature

LabMan 2*

LabMan LE

LabMan SE

Computer System

Single PC

Single PC

Single or Network

Automated flagging

Low inventory

Low inventory

Out-of-spec results

Open addslips

Low inventory

Out-of-spec results

Open addslips

Open dumpslips

Minimum additions

No

Yes (rounded off)

Yes (rounded off)

Tanks per process

25

50

50

Documentation format

Windows Write

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word

Type of documentation (online)

Help

Method

Tank

Chemical

Forms

Help

Line

Method

Tank

Chemical

Forms

Help

Line

Method

Tank

Electronic log book

No

No

Yes

Production tracking

No

No

Yes

Automatic upgrades

No

No

Yes (via e-mail)     (S & H fee for physical media updates)

Setup wizard

No

Yes

Yes

Installation media

Diskettes

CD ROM

ZIP Disk

CD ROM

ZIP Disk

Cost

No longer available

$695.00One-time charge

$595.00 first year

Automatic upgrades

Not available

Not available

$295.00 per year after first year

*LabMan 2 listed for comparison purposes only.  This version of LabMan is no longer available.


Easy to Install & Use 

LabMan LE & SE install on any WindowsTM 95/98/ME/2000/XP compatible computer.  Once installed you can start entering data  immediately using the new Setup Wizard. Following the procedures in the On-line Manual you enter the physical data about each of your tanks. After entering the analytical data for each analytical method and the high/low control limits, you are ready to start using the program. Inventory functions are easily maintained once starting inventory levels are entered in the program.


System Requirements

LabMan LE & SE require an IBM compatible computer Pentium or equivalent equipped with Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP, 16 MB of RAM and a hard drive with 10 MB of available space. A Windows compatible printer is recommended.


Software Price

LabMan LE is priced at $695.00. A modest cost for a program with so much capability!

LabMan SE is priced at $595.00 for the first year and $295.00 per year for subsequent years.


 


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Last Revised: June 30, 2007

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