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Product Build
Multi-stage formulation (chemicals → bulk → intermediates → finished goods) with automatic weight calculations and mandatory change descriptions for VMD compliance
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System Data
Chemicals with GHS hazard symbols, packaging, printed materials, suppliers, and customers. All reference data version-controlled
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Stock Control
Real-time inventory with low-stock detection, supplier grouping, order recommendations with estimated costs, and delivery processing
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Food Module
Product specs (size, shape, colour, buoyancy) with detailed nutritional data
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Version Control
Every modification tracked with full audit trail for regulatory compliance
Aquatic Products (VMD Licensed)
NT Labs
Cloud-Backed Product Formulation & Inventory Management
Before and after
What changed
Before
NT Labs manufactures fish medicines, water treatments, test kits, and fish foods. Operating since 1982, they hold a VMD licence — the first in the UK for ornamental fish products. The business had outgrown Excel spreadsheets and manual processes. They needed a system handling complex multi-stage chemical formulations, maintaining full version history for regulatory compliance, and providing real-time stock visibility across chemicals, components, and finished goods.
After
Built NTLabsManager — a cloud-backed WPF desktop application built from scratch to match their laboratory and production team workflows. This project was developed entirely using AI-driven development — delivering enterprise-grade software faster and at lower cost than traditional approaches.
How it was built
NTLabsManager is a prime example of what AI-driven development can achieve. The system handles exceptionally complex requirements: multi-stage chemical formulations with full Bill of Materials (BOM) management, where every modification must be version-controlled for VMD (Veterinary Medicines Directorate) regulatory compliance. Each product has a deeply nested BOM — raw chemicals through to bulk mixes, intermediates, and finished goods — with automatic weight calculations, GHS hazard classification, and full audit trails that satisfy government inspectors. AI-assisted coding made it possible for one developer to deliver what would traditionally require a team — handling the intricate BOM structures, regulatory constraints, and data integrity requirements with fewer bugs and faster iteration cycles.
Inside the system
The parts that do the work
Results
What it did for them
VMD regulatory compliance maintained — every formulation change version-controlled for government inspection
Replaced manual spreadsheets across laboratory and production workflows
Real-time stock visibility with automated low-stock detection and supplier order recommendations
- AI-driven development delivered enterprise-grade software at a fraction of traditional timescales
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