As scientists, we need to be focused on specific aspects of technology in order to make advances in our fields. Success in the lab is key, but if we want to reap the benefits, the tasks that come next are every bit as critical as the initial innovation. In order for the work to be useful in the manufacturing sector, the analytics need to be industrialized and often the peripheral portions of this hardening process are as complex as the discovery process and it takes time, often more than Phase I. The example here is to outline the steps required to optimize the use of optical spectroscopy in manufacturing quality control.