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VIEW ARTICLE    DOI: 10.1094/ASBCJ-55-0035

Utility of Automation in Malt Quality Assurance. Mary-Jane S. Maurice, Michael J. Munar, and Bruce R. Sebree, ADM Malting Division, P.O. Box 340470, Milwaukee, WI 53234-0470. Phone: 414/384-7400. Fax: 414/384-8718. J. Am. Soc. Brew. Chem. 55(2):35-37. Accepted March 17, 1997.

In the past, individual malthouses maintained on-site laboratories, capable of handling limited numbers of samples on a daily basis. Cost-effectiveness dictated the streamlining and centralization of quality assurance laboratories, which must be prepared to analyze more samples for more parameters. The availability of reference-quality automated methods allows precise analysis with minimization of cost and turnaround time. The various capacities in which a company may benefit from automating their laboratory systems will be discussed. Keywords: Automation, Calibration, Correlation, Flow-injection analysis, Instrumentation.

En el pasado, las malterías independientes mantenían sus laboratorios, capaces de manejar un número limitado de muestras diariamente. El costo-eficiencia marcó la modernizacion y centralización de los laboratorios de aseguramiento de calidad, los que debían estar preparados para analizar más parámetros en más muestras. La disponibilidad de métodos automatizados de calidad como referencia permite análisis precisos con minimización de costos y ahorro de tiempo. Las diversas formas en que una empresa puede beneficiarse por automatizar sus sistemas de laboratorio serán tratadas.

 
 
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