OnLIMS is a LIMS that has run mining, smelter and industrial production laboratories since 1989, and XRF LIMS integration is one of its standard instrument interfaces — covering both XRF and XRD analyzers. The analyzer software exports its results; OnLIMS picks them up, matches them to samples, and carries them through QA/QC to the certificate without anyone retranscribing a number.
File capture from the analyzer software
Most XRF integrations run on file exchange. OnLIMS ships 25+ configurable file parsers working on watched folders: the analyzer software drops its export — CSV, TXT, XML or a proprietary format — and OnLIMS picks the file up, parses it and maps each result to its position on the OnWSH worksheet, the template that lays out samples with their standards, blanks and duplicates in sequence. Where an instrument outputs over a serial line instead, OnLIMS captures RS-232/RS-485 directly or through converters and Moxa device servers; TCP/IP and UDP are also supported.
Brands in service
XRF and XRD instruments from Malvern Panalytical, Bruker and Rigaku are integrated in production laboratories today. New analyzers are added by configuration, not by recompiling the system; where no driver exists yet, one is written as part of the project.
From capture to signed result
Captured XRF results enter the same controlled cycle as everything else in the laboratory: OnQC evaluates CRMs, blanks and duplicates in real time with Shewhart, X-Control, CUSUM and Thompson-Howarth control charts — a 2SD deviation warns, a 3SD failure blocks sign-off until resolved. Every manual change afterwards is recorded field by field — old value, new value, user, timestamp — and results lock on publish through the Pending, Ready, Approved and Published cycle.
Frequently asked questions
Which XRF instruments does OnLIMS integrate with?
XRF and XRD analyzers from Malvern Panalytical, Bruker and Rigaku are in service today. New analyzers are added by configuration, not by recompiling the system; where no driver exists yet, one is written as part of the project.
How does OnLIMS capture XRF results?
Mostly by file: the analyzer software drops its export — CSV, TXT, XML or a proprietary format — into a watched folder and one of OnLIMS's 25+ configurable file parsers picks it up and maps each result to its worksheet position. Where an instrument outputs over a serial line instead, OnLIMS captures RS-232/RS-485 directly or through converters and Moxa device servers.
Are XRF results checked before sign-off?
Yes. OnQC evaluates CRMs, blanks and duplicates in real time with Shewhart, X-Control, CUSUM and Thompson-Howarth control charts. A 2SD deviation raises a warning; a 3SD failure blocks sign-off until the deviation is resolved and justified.
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