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| [[File:KSC-20180411-PH CSH01 0022.jpg|right|350px]]The breadth of manufacturing-related industries can at times be breathtaking. From materials, metals, and machinery to food, textiles, and chemicals, most of modern society finds an intersection with their current life and a manufacturer. The Teflon on your frying pan, the steel in your car, and the Rayon in your clothing are all products of manufacturing, and many a [[laboratory]] back those manufacturers' efforts. This wasn't always the case, however, as history has shown. It wasn't until the mid- to late nineteenth century that manufacturing moved beyond the humble solo or cooperative laboratory making a handful of chemicals or pharmaceuticals (as with the apothecary of yore). The rise of the industrial research lab in the twentieth century saw manufacturing industries take off pre- and post-war, with labs acting as companions helping to ensure higher-quality recipes, as well as safer, more reliable, higher-quality products. Today, we see labs helping manufacturers achieve these goals through their roles in research and development (R&D), pre-manufacturing and manufacturing, and post-manufacturing regulatory and security operations. All of these roles inevitably highlight the demand for improved safety and [[Quality (business)|quality]] in manufacturing facilities.
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| Of course, safety and quality aren't stand-alone concepts that function in a vacuum. Demand for safety and quality influence the creation and use of standards, as do regulations that demand manufacturers focus more on that safety and quality in their workflows and outputs. Peering into the world of manufacturing standards and regulations, we find a complicated and extensive collection of recommendations and rules almost always driven by some knowledgeable consensus body both national and international. Given the numerous manufacturing-related industries, standards and regulations are numerous and often unique to the industry. This requires significant data, information, and workflow management to both ensure quality and meet [[Regulatory compliance|regulatory guidelines]]. Here enters various [[Laboratory informatics|laboratory]] and business informatics solutions to help give manufacturers more control over their operations, make new insights, and be as competitive as possible in an increasingly competitive manufacturing environment.
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