How MinasLab Built Its Laboratory from Scratch with Full Traceability | Além do LIMS #07

Digitization from day one, full standardization, and immediate results: episode #07 of the Além do LIMS podcast reveals how MinasLab achieved excellence and efficiency right from the start of its operations.

This episode’s guest is Lidyane Oliveira, Technical Manager and Director at MinasLab, who shares how the decision to adopt Actiz LIMS was decisive for the success of the operation.

In this article, you’ll learn in detail how MinasLab structured its processes with the LIMS, eliminating rework, ensuring full traceability, and achieving significant productivity and quality results — a practical example of how digitization can transform the day-to-day routine of any laboratory. Keep reading!

How MinasLab Achieved Full Efficiency with Actiz LIMS

Building a laboratory from scratch requires strategic decisions, and one of the most important is starting with the right technology. MinasLab, located in Minas Gerais, Brazil, operates with excellence in environmental, food, soil, air, and raw material analysis, serving clients across different sectors such as industry, hospitals, environmental agencies, and agribusiness companies.

From the outset, the lab’s goal was clear: build a modern, reliable operation ready to achieve demanding accreditations such as ISO/IEC 17025. To that end, adopting Actiz LIMS proved to be a decisive step. The implementation allowed all processes to be digitized and standardized, ensuring full traceability, data security, and agility across operational workflows.

In a conversation hosted by Felippe Domingos, Co-founder and CTO of Actiz, and Vitor Moreira, Technical Support Coordinator, Lidyane reveals how this choice eliminated rework and created a solid foundation for MinasLab’s sustainable growth.

The Challenges of Starting Without Technology

Before digitizing its operation, MinasLab faced the limitations common to many labs in the setup phase: manual controls, Excel spreadsheets, and poor traceability. Drafting quotes, for example, was done manually, a process that took about 1 hour and was prone to data-entry errors and calculation inconsistencies.

This lack of automation compromised the agility and accuracy needed to meet the requirements of regulatory bodies such as MAPA (Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock), IMA (Minas Gerais State Agricultural Institute), and CRQ (Regional Chemistry Council), while also making it harder to achieve the standardization required for audits.

Faced with this scenario, the lab decided to invest in the implementation of Actiz LIMS, a laboratory management solution designed to eliminate these bottlenecks and raise the reliability of its processes.

See also: the full MinasLab case study

The Transformation with Actiz LIMS: Productivity, Control, and Accreditation

Implementing Actiz LIMS represented a structural shift in how MinasLab operates. Workflow automation, document control, data auditing, and integrated quote management drastically cut task execution time and increased the precision of analyses.

Among the most notable results:

• An 80% reduction in quote turnaround time, down from 1 hour to just 10 minutes;
• Implementation run as a process-consulting project, ensuring agility and a smooth transition until the system was installed and running;
• A significant increase in productivity and data control, with end-to-end traceability;
• Elimination of rework and operational errors, strengthening compliance and quality.

In addition, integrating Actiz LIMS with modules such as Operations, Inventory, Documents, and Training delivered complete, centralized management — a strategic differentiator that directly contributed to ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, now one of the lab’s key milestones.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode

In this episode of Além do LIMS, you’ll discover:

• How MinasLab structured its processes with technology from day one;
• The challenges and risks of starting a laboratory with manual management;
• How Actiz LIMS cut quote turnaround time by 80%;
• The impact of digitization on achieving ISO 17025;
• Why technical support is essential to a successful implementation.

Listen Now to the Full Além do LIMS Episode

Episode #07 of the Além do LIMS podcast, featuring Lidyane Oliveira, Felippe Domingos, and Vitor Moreira, is now available on Spotify and YouTube.

This is essential listening for anyone building a laboratory from scratch who wants to ensure efficiency, traceability, and total reliability from the very beginning.

👉 Discover Actiz LIMS and see how to digitize your laboratory’s management: https://actiz.com.br/demonstracao/