AZV operates its own laboratory at the association’s wastewater treatment plant to assure the quality of wastewater treatment and sludge processing. The laboratory’s main task is to carry out analyses in accordance with the German Federal Water Act, the Wastewater Ordinance and the Self-Monitoring Ordinance, and to support decisions on operating the treatment process. In addition to wastewater and sludge samples, surface water and groundwater samples are regularly collected and analysed. LDB replaced AZV’s previous LIMS for laboratory analysis and enables simpler sampling schedules and rapid access to statistics and performance indicators.

The GMP-certified laboratory at ALS GmbH investigates analytical questions relating to pharmaceutical raw materials and preparations on behalf of its customers. LDB supports analytical work in maintaining and assuring quality and compliance with legal requirements.

As part of the global Applus+ Group, Applus+ BKW offers a comprehensive range of materials testing services. LDB closely connects laboratory analysis and reporting with the commercial processes of quotation and invoicing, as well as the organisational processes for incoming and outgoing materials.

Borgers SE & Co. KGaA (acquired by Autoneum Holding AG in 2023) develops and manufactures textile component systems for the automotive industry. Its central laboratory uses LDB to test and document development projects involving textile interior and exterior vehicle trim. LDB simplifies the coordination of testing standards and the planning and execution of structured test series.

Aventra is an independent, DAkkS-accredited laboratory offering a wide range of tests in microbiological, molecular biological, medical, immunological and chemical diagnostics.

Baumineral supplies building materials, converting by-products from coal-fired power stations, such as fly ash, into valuable raw materials for the construction industry.

In its own laboratory, raw materials are recorded in LDB, tested according to DIN standards and then compared with the results of external monitoring bodies as reference samples. After importing the weekly results from the power stations’ internal monitoring and the company's own tests, the extensive statistics required by the DIN standard are displayed.

The German Foundry Association (BDG), based in Düsseldorf, is the industry association for Germany’s foundry industry and represents the interests of iron, steel and non-ferrous metal foundries.

BDG service GmbH uses LDB to manage customers, orders and samples. In its ISO/IEC 17025-accredited laboratory, analytical data ranging from chemistry to metallography is imported from instruments and automatically compiled into sample reports. Quotations and invoices are also produced directly in LDB.

Bio-Diagnostix in Reken is an accredited laboratory for food, water and veterinary testing. Its diverse customers range from veterinarians, farmers and suppliers to small artisan processors, restaurants and commercial kitchens, as well as major food manufacturers. LDB helps every team member maintain an overview and respond quickly to customer enquiries. The seamlessly integrated LDB quality management module also supports the quality manager in her daily work.

Biomerx is a laboratory accredited to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025, specialising in microbiological testing of food and operational hygiene.

The Innovation Lab at Bischof + Klein optimises flexible packaging and technical films made from plastics and plastic composites. Its product range includes traditional industrial packaging, highly refined consumer packaging and innovative specialist films for technical applications.

Blue Biolabs GmbH is a drinking water testing facility accredited under Section 15(4) of the German Drinking Water Ordinance (TrinkwV). Sampling is planned in LDB and on-site parameters are recorded on a tablet. Samples are then analysed in the laboratory, the results are included in test reports, and the work is invoiced.

Borregaard is an international chemical company headquartered in Norway. Its Karlsruhe site produces and refines lignosulphonates from renewable raw materials.

The in-house quality assurance laboratory uses LDB to analyse raw materials and finished products. Once approved, a certificate of analysis is generated automatically. Other sites can access analytical results, statistics and certificates in LDB directly through the company network.

CBmed is a competence centre that brings together excellent research infrastructure, scientific expertise, medical knowledge and national and international industry partners for systematic medical biomarker research.

The competence centre uses LDB for project administration and quality management.

Chemisch-Technisches Laboratorium Luers has been an independent partner since 1963, providing a wide range of services in environmental analysis, gas-free testing, contaminated sites, wastewater, soils, fuels and more. LDB is used throughout the process, from sampling and accredited test reports to invoicing, and simplifies quality management documentation in accordance with accreditation requirements.

Chemisches Labor Dr. Graser is an independent testing laboratory accredited to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025. It offers a broad range of analyses covering hazardous substances in buildings, water, indoor air, radioactivity and trace substances. LDB supports all processes, from sampling and the customer portal through sample management to reporting and invoicing.

Coffein Compagnie GmbH & Co. KG is a world leader in the processing of green coffee beans and operates a state-of-the-art, DAkkS-accredited in-house laboratory. LDB is used to manage and analyse samples from both internal analytical quality control and external contract testing.

Daimler AG is one of the world's leading manufacturers of passenger cars and commercial vehicles, with its well-known Mercedes-Benz brand. LDB is used in research and development at the group's headquarters in Stuttgart.

Veterinärlabor Ankum is part of the Dres. Arnold joint veterinary practice. The accredited laboratory uses LDB to analyse samples from a wide range of areas, from animal feed to food hygiene testing, book equipment, and generate reports and electronic invoices.

Dr. Klinkner & Partner is the leading event organiser in LIMS, laboratory training and quality management. We regularly participate as exhibitors and speakers at the LIMS-Forum and Forum Akkreditierung, two key industry events organised by Dr. Roman Klinkner and Jan Klinkner, respectively, and their team. Our employees regularly attend seminars run by Dr. Klinkner & Partner and value their practical, high-quality training in LIMS, ISO 17025, quality management and laboratory organisation.

DST - Diagnostische Systeme & Technologien GmbH develops, manufactures and markets in-vitro tests and products for point-of-care diagnostics and laboratory testing. LDB supports DST with sample receipt, automated measurement capture and reporting.

We work closely with essentim and Matthias Schuh’s team on environmental monitoring. Data from sample transport, refrigerators and other laboratory environments is automatically synchronised through the essentim Cloud and processed in LDB, for example directly in an instrument’s control chart. This provides maximum transparency with minimal integration effort.

The Fehrer Group is one of the world’s leading specialists in vehicle interior components. Its central site in Kitzingen uses LDB for quality control and quality assurance.

The Faktum Rind laboratory at Dr. Eller's veterinary clinic in Hofheim tests samples for pathogens on behalf of farmers and veterinarians, helping them meet their obligations to perform antimicrobial susceptibility testing.

LDB is used to examine blood, milk, faecal and tracheal samples, import results, generate reports automatically and analyse herd data.

FHC is a testing laboratory accredited to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 and an inspection body for drinking water supply systems accredited to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17020. It performs microbiological testing of food, drinking water, bathing water (indoor and outdoor pools, wellness facilities and small bathing ponds) and other environmental samples.

FHC uses LDB throughout its laboratory workflow, from mobile sampling and inspection to analysis and reporting in the laboratory. LDB is also used to prepare reports and expert assessments. The integrated CRM system covers customer management, order processing and invoicing in detail.

As part of the “Decoding the Human Brain” programme, the Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine researches the organisation of the human brain across its different spatial and temporal scales.

Radiotracers, also known as radiopharmaceuticals, require rapid processing because the reagents and end products remain usable for only a few hours. It therefore makes sense to store all quality control data in a single system that can be accessed from any location by every employee. Forschungszentrum Jülich produces radiotracers for patients.

LDB is used to manage raw materials during incoming goods inspection, quality control results and any resulting CAPA measures.

The Fraunhofer Center for High Temperature Materials and Design HTL in Bayreuth develops new high-temperature materials. Labordatenbank manages formulations and processes, documents tests and archives them in a structured way for use in further research.

Handelslabor Hofmann is an accredited laboratory in Bremen that performs physical, physicochemical and chemical analyses for food and feed manufacturers. LDB covers the entire process, from accepting orders to invoicing and delivering test reports.

Hemopet, a veterinary laboratory in California, provides laboratory diagnostic work and expert interpretation of data. This service is available to veterinarians worldwide and to individual animal owners through their veterinarian.

Hemopet uses Labordatenbank with an integrated Online Test Request Form embedded in their website. Results are imported from various analyzers and compiled in a report ready for interpretation. The final reports are emailed and/or faxed back to the clients.

Hirschmann Automotive GmbH is an international automotive supplier. Its central laboratory in Rankweil uses LDB to manage all testing equipment, procedures and processes, as well as staff scheduling and capacity planning.

Hummingbird Diagnostics GmbH researches and develops genomic biomarker tests. At its Heidelberg site, Labordatenbank is used, for example, to determine, import and process data for miRNA-based diagnostic tests and prepare it for laboratory reports.

The central laboratory of Hallesche Wasser und Stadtwirtschaft GmbH brings together laboratory services for drinking water, wastewater and waste at the Halle-Nord wastewater treatment plant.

Alongside all analytical work, LDB is used to manage the network's numerous sampling points. Structuring, planning and managing regularly recurring samples are integrated with analytical work in a single system.

Hygiene Nord, part of Viridiuslab, is an independent microbiological testing laboratory and hygiene consultancy. Its main activities include environmental and food hygiene testing, hospital hygiene consulting and testing, the examination and assessment of antimicrobial agents, the preparation of hygiene plans, infection surveillance, outbreak management and expert reports. LDB was initially introduced for drinking water testing. Its modular structure allowed it to be introduced gradually in other areas.

ARGE UMWELT-HYGIENE GMBH carries out environmental inspections, testing and expert assessments for both private and public clients.

LDB helps manage customers, drinking water systems, orders and samples. Work in LDB begins with preparing quotations and planning inspections and sampling. For site inspections and recording on-site results, sampling staff use LDB’s offline inspection interface on their smartphones or tablets, even in remote mountain areas.

In the laboratory, analytical results are recorded in LDB and automatically combined with site inspection findings in test and inspection reports. The corresponding invoice is then generated at the touch of a button.

Indikator GmbH is a renowned specialist laboratory for elemental analysis with ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation and GMP certification. Focusing on textiles, food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, it offers a wide range of analytical methods, including elemental analysis using ICP-MS, XRF and organic halogens. Indikator places great emphasis on efficiency and precision: with LDB, every incoming sample is recorded, scanned and photographed as soon as it arrives at the laboratory. This enables seamless report and invoice generation and ensures maximum accuracy and traceability. Automated interfaces simplify and optimise collaboration with external laboratories.

Institut Dr. Wagner is an accredited testing facility for the analysis of pesticides and other contaminants in plant-based food and animal feed, and an authorised food expert under Section 73 of the Austrian Food Safety and Consumer Protection Act (LMSVG).

The institute uses LDB for order processing, with interfaces including AgrarMarkt Austria (AMA), as well as sample management with an interface to the EU Pesticides Database, invoicing and quality management.

The Institute for Hygiene and Public Health (IHPH) at University Hospital Bonn brings together expertise across water hygiene, medical geography, environmental medicine, disinfectant testing, hospital hygiene, global health and One Health. LDB is used for chemical, microbial and hygiene-related contract testing, including water hygiene (drinking, bathing, wastewater and process water), technical hygiene (large technical installations, fittings and more), disinfectant testing (medical device reprocessing procedures, disinfectant effectiveness against biofilms and more), and a range of other services.

INVAC develops autogenous vaccines and identifies relevant pathogens in samples from diseased animals. Its veterinary diagnostic laboratory uses LDB to manage samples tested using MALDI–TOF, serology and molecular biological methods. At the same time, compliance with production standards and complete traceability are documented in preparation for upcoming EU legislation.

The accredited laboratory at IQ.Köln tests samples covering the confectionery industry’s entire product range, including chemical, physical and molecular biological analysis, nutritional values, sensory testing and specialist industry-specific analyses.

With its full range of modern diagnostics, MVZ Labor Ravensburg is one of southern Germany’s most capable physician-led medical laboratories. LDB is used for drinking water testing and hospital hygiene.

Labor Dr. Scheller in Augsburg specialises in testing food, consumer products, water and environmental samples. LDB digitises the entire process, from sampling and analysis through to test reports and invoicing.

Hygienezentrum Dr. Sturm, with its microbiological laboratory, addresses all aspects of hospital hygiene, including expert assessments, advice on new buildings, extensions and renovations at healthcare facilities, testing of disinfectors and sterilisers, and the prevention of Legionella and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Hygienezentrum Dr. Sturm uses LDB from customer and order management through sample receipt and labelling to automated reporting.

Lafuwa provides analytical services for water, sewage sludge, slurry, soil, waste, contaminated sites, excavated soil and hygiene. It uses LDB at all three locations, both for laboratory workflows and for its customer portal and quality management.

Lebosol Dünger GmbH develops and manufactures specialised liquid fertilisers for foliar application. LDB serves as its quality management system across multiple sites. The in-house laboratory tests batches against product specifications.

LDB provides complete documentation of every process, from incoming goods and formulations to final product control. Management and sales have direct access to current data at all times.

Labor Lommatzsch & Säger in Cologne provides services to the food industry, specialising in the increasingly important analysis of mineral oil components such as MOSH and MOAH in food and food packaging.

LDB automatically imports the extensive results, displays chromatograms and generates comprehensive reports.

Microbact AG is a private testing services laboratory based in Langenthal, Switzerland. It holds GMP certification from Swissmedic and is accredited as an independent testing laboratory by the Swiss Accreditation Service.

Microbact AG specialises in microbiological testing of pharmaceutical preparations, cosmetics, food and drinking water.

LDB supports Microbact AG’s employees in managing samples, orders and customers, and in automatically generating reports and invoices. Customers can submit sample testing orders and retrieve results through a customer login.

MPL - Mikrobiologisches Prüflabor GmbH is a GMP-certified testing laboratory. Since 1993, it has been Austria's first non-state company to carry out microbiological analyses of medicinal products, medical devices and cosmetics.
MPL tests both sterile and non-sterile preparations and products across a broad range of microbiological analyses.

When establishing a modern LIMS, MPL GmbH chose the expertise and innovative capabilities of LDB Labordatenbank GmbH after an extensive market evaluation. Working together, the companies developed several new modules and processes specifically for microbiological GMP analysis. This enables MPL GmbH to cover every stage of a sample's lifecycle and its associated conditions in LDB, from detailed sample registration, GMP-compliant material management and test equipment management to customised sample processing.
As a GMP laboratory, MPL also benefits from a detailed audit trail and individually configurable, transparent user management.

MVZ Labor Limbach Dresden is an accredited laboratory that carries out microbiological drinking water testing under the German Drinking Water Ordinance 2011 for commercial and public water installations and healthcare facilities. Labordatenbank supports around 30 employees in sampling, preparing and carrying out analyses, reporting, notifying health authorities through Octoware, and invoicing with data transfer to SAP.

nabu Oberflächentechnik GmbH provides extensive analytical services for process media in its in-house laboratories at Stulln, Germany, and Traun, Austria.

LDB is used to analyse customers' bath samples, perform mechanical tests such as cross-cut or impact tests, and assess corrosion protection using salt spray, filiform corrosion and constant condensation tests. The results are made available digitally to plant operators for targeted analysis with customers.

As a manufacturer of food supplements and a supplier of vitamins and minerals, Nutrilo GmbH, a subsidiary of the globally active PHW Group, uses LDB in its in-house quality assurance and quality control laboratory.

LDB is used to manage and analyse incoming goods and production batches and to generate test certificates for customers. Live data is statistically analysed through trends and target-versus-actual comparisons and made available for quality management.

Oerlikon Balzers is a world-leading supplier of coatings that significantly improve the performance and service life of precision components and tools for metal and plastics processing.

Oerlikon uses LDB to capture, document and analyse measurement data from production, research and development.

Osmo Holz & Color GmbH & Co. KG offers a wide range of wood finishes and coating systems through more than 2,500 specialist retailers worldwide.

At its Münster site, LDB is used to manage samples from numerous laboratories, from development to production, and to develop new formulations.

LORD is the world's leading manufacturer of rubber-to-metal bonding systems and elastomer coatings for the automotive and aerospace industries, using both solvent-based and water-based dispersion adhesives. Its European research and development centre in Hilden develops customer-specific solutions in many areas of adhesive technology. European series production is based in Hückelhoven. LDB is used across sites for incoming and outgoing goods inspection, test plan management and automated certificate generation. LDB is connected to SAP and supports quality assurance and quality management laboratories with analysis and product release.

Petroguss’s in-house service laboratory in Hildesheim performs analyses with integrated service and advice for internal customers in industrial lubricants, metalworking fluids and industrial cleaners, helping increase productivity and reduce costs. LDB records service and development orders, manages samples, captures analytical data and produces analytical reports including historical trends. LDB’s integrated quality management modules automatically document each step in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001.

Zyagnum AG in Pfungstadt develops diagnostic solutions and prevention programmes. Its proprietary EDIM Technology enables a “biological biopsy” to detect specific antigens in immune cells.

Labordatenbank connects partner laboratories to the diagnostic system. Data from portals or practice management software is prepared for sample collection appointments. After analysis, the analytical data is imported automatically and processed into meaningful findings, which are then made available to patients in a portal through powerful interfaces.

Procomcure manufactures and supplies state-of-the-art diagnostic methods, with a particular focus on Covid-19 tests. Labordatenbank serves as the central LIMS for the sites in its German-Austrian laboratory network, supporting analysis of more than 50,000 samples per day.

Incoming swabs from testing centres, school testing and clinics are scanned in Labordatenbank and automatically matched with data supplied through the app and connected systems. After sample receipt, plates are loaded and PCR analysis data is transferred from the instruments (Thermo Fischer, Bio Rad) to the Labordatenbank LIMS. The data is presented graphically in a clear format for diagnostic assessment. Test results are provided with a tamper-proof QR code. Powerful interfaces continuously synchronise data with the app, keeping those awaiting results informed of the processing status at all times.

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Rothkötter Mischfutterwerk GmbH produces all common complete and complementary feeds for pigs, broiler poultry and parent stock at its plants in Meppen-Versen, Haren-Eurohafen and Boizenburg.

Rothkötter uses LDB to record samples and manage data for tests carried out by partner laboratories. Digital subcontracting exchanges data with external laboratories, making results immediately available at the touch of a button.

RYGOL Baustoffwerk GmbH & Co. KG is one of Bavaria's leading dry mortar manufacturers and operates an internal quality assurance laboratory responsible for product testing. The laboratory at RYGOL Baustoffwerk GmbH & Co. KG uses LDB for quality assurance, automatically checking product samples against more than 1,000 specifications. LDB also supports the laboratory manager from planning and classification through to product release.

AniCon Labor GmbH is a laboratory accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 for chemical and microbiological testing of food, feed and drinking water, as well as pathological, anatomical and laboratory diagnostic examinations of livestock. It also manufactures autogenous vaccines and in vitro diagnostics for livestock.

LDB is used for sample management, measurement data imports, evaluation and automatic reporting in microbiological and chemical analysis, serological and molecular biological diagnostics (ELISA, PCR), and documentation of pathological examinations.

Senna is a long-established Austrian company specialising in fats, margarines, sauces and dressings, with IFS, organic and RSPO certifications. Its in-house laboratory uses LDB to carry out quality control with state-of-the-art testing equipment and to document compliance with HACCP guidelines.

SIG in Linnich near Jülich manufactures internationally recognised food carton packaging.

LDB enables clients at production sites around the world to submit orders to different internal laboratories, track their status and retrieve analytical results. This covers a wide range of work, from quality assurance samples to development.

Laboratorium SOWA is an accredited environmental laboratory offering a wide range of chemical and microbiological analyses. LDB supports its in-house sampling staff with mobile sampling, the management of a wide variety of regulatory decisions and limit values, subcontracting and invoicing.

We have a close technology partnership with Splashlake and the people behind it, Burkhard Schäfer and Dr. Peter Maier. Together, we enable deep integration of instrument-generated data directly into LDB. HPLC peaks, for example, can be visualised and evaluated directly in the LIMS without the original instrument software.

The City of Hof Veterinary Office is responsible for monitoring and testing samples from various areas, including bacteriological meat inspection and the Trichinella testing laboratory.

LDB is used across these areas. In meat hygiene, sample data is recorded at the customer's premises, evaluated in the laboratory, invoiced and sent as reports. In the Trichinella laboratory, submitted samples are identified by QR code, notices are generated for recipients, and overviews are forwarded to other databases.

A central responsibility of Stadtwerke Meerbusch-Willich is to guarantee residents a consistently high standard of drinking water. Its accredited in-house drinking water laboratory uses LDB to plan, test and evaluate drinking water samples.

Steinemann is located at the heart of Lower Saxony’s livestock farming and slaughtering cluster and works closely with partner laboratories, suppliers, customers and veterinary authorities. Numerous samples are created in LDB each day and analysed by partner laboratories, with a particular focus on monitoring. LDB has enabled an extensive digital subcontracting and monitoring system that makes results available for evaluation at the touch of a button, highlights trends and supports rapid responses through automatic alerts.

SunCoal develops and commercialises technical carbons, bio-based chemicals and bioenergy products.

LDB provides a single, central system for storing, retrieving and analysing data across the various process steps.

THIMM Verpackung GmbH + Co. KG, a manufacturer of sustainable corrugated cardboard packaging and display solutions, uses LDB at six European sites to systematically capture, fully document and thoroughly evaluate measurements and test results for paper and corrugated cardboard.

TPW CTinspect GmbH is an accredited contract laboratory for non-destructive materials testing using industrial computed tomography (CT). LDB covers the processes from customer enquiries and order entry to reports and invoices. Interfaces to microscopy software import images and image data for use in test reports.

The environmental laboratory at the Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine performs microbiological and physicochemical testing on a wide variety of matrices. It uses the LDB LIMS in water analysis and hospital hygiene to digitalise sample registration and laboratory processes.

The high-containment laboratory at Philipps University Marburg (virology, BSL-4 laboratory) researches highly pathogenic human viruses. The virology team uses Labordatenbank to create reports and submit notifiable pathogen detections through the DEMIS interface, for example to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).

The Department of Nuclear Medicine at University Hospital Cologne offers the full spectrum of modern nuclear medicine, including modern multimodal diagnostic imaging, radionuclide therapies for various malignant diseases, and the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disorders.

LDB is used to manage raw materials during incoming goods inspection, record quality control results and document any resulting CAPA measures.

The accredited testing laboratory at velotech.de GmbH tests the physical and chemical properties of a wide variety of bicycles in accordance with strict DIN standards.

LDB manages and organises the entire dataset, from the customer and quotation through results, reports and invoicing.

Vetmeduni Vienna offers a broad range of laboratory tests for diagnosing patients at its animal hospital, which are also available to external veterinarians. Its laboratory medicine services (clinical pathology) are managed in LDB. It also conducts clinical and validation studies for industry, including providers of veterinary in-house laboratory systems.

voestalpine is a steel and technology group with leading positions worldwide in its business segments and combined expertise in materials and processing.

Its accredited research services company uses LDB for order processing, including SAP integration, for evaluating raw and input materials, and for product, process and customer-specific materials development.

W. H. U. GmbH is a chemical and microbiological laboratory specialising in water, hygiene and the environment. As an accredited testing and inspection body under ISO 17025/17020, W. H. U. GmbH inspects water supply systems, internal water networks, snowmaking systems, medical devices and technical facilities.

LDB supports the employees and samplers at W. H. U. GmbH in managing customers and drinking water systems, collecting samples with mobile data capture on smartphones and tablets, carrying out laboratory analysis, generating reports automatically and invoicing.

As a partner in LIMS and laboratory digitalisation, we support the Waldner Lab-Check with a comprehensive selection and consulting programme.

WATTRIX Labor GmbH is an accredited laboratory for testing biogas samples and supporting biogas plants.

Labordatenbank covers all laboratory processes, from creating samples through reporting to invoicing. Customers receive an individual login and can access status information, reports and statistics.

We have a long-standing partnership with WEGA, Daniel Juchli and his team in LIMS strategy and system selection. Customers benefit from the WEGA team’s neutral, structured approach and extensive market knowledge, particularly in demanding selection processes. We also regularly exchange ideas with the team on LIMS innovations, formats and market developments.

Wittenseer Quelle Mineralbrunnen GmbH manufactures soft drinks. For more than a hundred years, spring water has been extracted at its Wittensee site in the heart of Schleswig-Holstein and used to produce a range of soft drinks.

Its in-house QA/QC laboratory uses LDB to manage and analyse samples from every production stage in accordance with certification requirements.

We are working with Zero Emission Building Design on the construction of our new office building. The architecture practice of Andrea and Prof. Dr. Dirk Braun stands for innovative, carbon-neutral architecture and develops sustainable buildings that are both aesthetically appealing and capable of being operated in a climate-friendly, energy-efficient and economical way over the long term.

Zwilling manufactures a variety of products, including cookware, knives and household tools. Its laboratory conducts extensive testing to ensure that products meet the company’s high quality standards. LDB covers the entire process, from order entry to reporting.