Laboratory Proficiency Testing Program

LABORATORY  PROFICIENCY  TESTING

"Let ARMI be a cornerstone member of your Quality Team!"

In support of "Total Quality Assurance" programs, Analytical Reference Materials International (ARMI) developed its Laboratory Proficiency

Testing (PT) Program in 1991.  Having been in the business of CRM characterization, statistical evaluation, and certification of standards for many

years, the Company has compiled a vast database of statistical information that is easily utilized as an extremely effective quality assurance tool.  This

statistical information library, combined with ARMI's CRMs, composes the basis for an unrivaled PT program to support your internal Quality System.

The PT Program offers benchmark proficiency testing which is directed towards supporting internal quality assurance programs, as well as fulfilling

the accreditation requirements of several accrediting bodies, such as A2LA, NADCAP, and many others.  The Program can also be incorporated into

ISO 9000 and ISO 17025 certification requirements.

ARMI's PT Program is a direct, tailor made program, custom designed for the individual subscribing company.  The participating company selects the

timing and material matrix for testing.  ARMI then selects the specific material from its extensive CRM inventory and sends it to the subscriber for testing

and evaluation.  Once the analysis results are received, ARMI reports back within 48 hours the results of the company's testing versus the certified values

for that specific material.  The results are reported in an easily read graphical format that allows for instant performance level recognition.  This rapid

turnaround ensures the company's ability to take corrective action for any problem quickly and efficiently and furthermore, the information is kept totally

confidential.  Finally, since the material used for testing is from a CRM, the company also now has an actual standard for use in its daily operations.

The PT Program is NOT method or instrument specific.  The Program can be used for a single technique, method, and instrument or for several

techniques, methods, and instruments.  The Program has the flexibility to be adapted for most any laboratory situation.  Also, the PT Program is NOT

a round-robin comparison.  Your results are only compared against certified values and the results are returned to you within 48 hours, not 30, 60, or

even 90 days.

The PT Program samples used are all actual CRMs and traceable to NIST.  The analytical data used for the evaluation of the PT Program results is

the same data generated by the expert members of ARMI's ILAP group.  This is the same group of Industry and commercial laboratories that supports

ARMI's CRM development and certification program.  The data has been thoroughly critiqued, statistically evaluated, and it is free of any outliers.

The end result is that by utilizing ARMI's PT Program, your performance test results are now indisputable and traceable to NIST!