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Robotics/Automation
The New Pharma Factory
Under FDA and industry pressure, drug manufacturers are abandoning their old batch ways for a continuous approach to manufacturing. But it’s a slow transition.
February 24, 2016
Pfizer’s PCCM manufacturing prototype includes GEA’s ConsiGma continuous high-shear granulation and drying system, which is currently installed at Pfizer Labs in Groton, Conn.
Materials
PCI Reveals Serialization Strategy
Contract packager PCI discusses its serialization systems hierarchy and how it yields benefits both internally and for its pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical companies around the globe.
January 15, 2016
PCI’s Justin Schroeder (right), Executive Director, Marketing, Business Development & Design, and from Ray Hook, Senior Manager, Global Serialization Services.
Materials
PCI Sees ‘Tremendous Activity’ in Pharmaceutical Serialization
Contract packager PCI's serialization investment expected to deliver strong ROI and help its global pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical customers.
January 14, 2016
PCI’s Ray Hook holds this example of how laser ablation is applied to solid colors (blue in this instance) on a carton.
Robotics/Automation
Streamlining Integration with PackML
Lack of standardization in packaging lines—and manufacturing as a whole—results in time-consuming and expensive integration processes during line upgrades. More integrated manufacturing systems using PackML are benefitting not only end users, but OEMs, integrators and technology providers.
December 24, 2015
Lack of standardization in packaging lines—and manufacturing as a whole—results in time-consuming and expensive integration processes during line upgrades. More integrated manufacturing systems using PackML are benefitting not only end users, but OEMs, integrators and technology providers.
Robotics/Automation
Controls Platform Makes Robotic Pouch Transfer Sing
The newest pouching and cartoning lines at Medifast get a boost from a delta-style robot. But the real story is the sophisticated controls platform that ties everything together.
December 17, 2015
Once pouches are cut into individual units, a pick-and-place device puts each pouch on a pedestal checkweigher.
Materials
Medical Devices Enter the Information Age
Despite increasing competitive and regulatory pressures, medical device manufacturers have an opportunity to seize a significantly growing market. Streamlining operations through automation will be key.
December 15, 2015
Operators use the HMI’s visual displays in Progea’s Movicon SCADA system to interact with processes, accessing real-time or historical data on each phase in the operation.
Robotics/Automation
Medical device firm wins with barcode labeling software
CFR enterprise barcode labeling software helps QTS reduce risk, increase efficiency, and become compliant with UDI and FDA 21 CFR Part 11 regulations.
October 14, 2015
Minneapolis-based Quality Tech Services (QTS provides medical device packaging assembly, kitting, and packaging services.
Robotics/Automation
GSK to standardize on automation
GlaxoSmithKline has selected Siemens as a strategic partner providing technology for manufacturing and R&D sites worldwide.
September 10, 2015
Photo from GSK
Robotics/Automation
Losan Pharma adds MES for solid dosage production
Contract manufacturer in Germany to interface Werum’s PAS-X MES. Once fully integrated, it will comprise a WMS and track and trace to address counterfeiting.
August 12, 2015
Stick-pack production at Losan Pharma.
Inspection
Particle inspection equipment delivers savings, benefits
Custom particle inspection labeling machine with camera-based inspection set to be operational at a pharmaceutical company by late 2015.
July 27, 2015
Overall with remote inspection table for two operators.
Materials
Libbs Farmacêutica participates in track-and-trace pilot program in Brazil
Pharmaceutical firm works with suppliers to address ANVISA pharmaceutical regulations to address patient safety.
January 2, 2015
Pharmaceutical firm Libbs works with suppliers to address ANVISA pharmaceutical regulations to address patient safety.
Robotics/Automation
Integrating enterprise and control systems in pharma
As regulatory requirements around the world make it increasingly important for drug makers to have in place robust serialization and track and trace capabilities, a number of questions have surfaced regarding automation control. How should data be exchanged from network and enterprise levels down to packaging lines, and how should data make its way back up into the network and enterprise levels?
November 24, 2014
Packaging/Filling
Novo Nordisk Brazil site implements software program
Company uses newest PAS-X version at one of their largest sites for 18 production lines and two lines for packaging.
April 15, 2014
Visual inspection of insulin vials at the Brazilian site in Montes Claros, Novo Nordisk. Source: Novo Nordisk.
Robotics/Automation
Lessons learned: Project and vendor management
Here are some key lessons learned from those who have conducted live supply chain pilot tests. This article focuses on lessons learned about project and vendor management.
January 19, 2014
Robotics/Automation
Line- and plant-level software implications
While GS1’s Electronic Product Code Information Services (EPCIS) protocol standardizes the way serialization data is transmitted between trading partners, there is no such standard for communicating between a company’s internal serialization solution and its Manufacturing Execution System (MES), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems such as SAP, and ERP modules that handle serial number management (such as Aii in the case of SAP). And therein lies the rub.
January 8, 2014
Packaging/Filling
Schwabe North America banks on stock optimization
Stock optimization analysis helps pharmaceutical company customize its spare parts handling process after relocating from Utah to Wisconsin.
January 7, 2014
The individually tailored balance between stocking on site and ordering via the E-Portal helped to improve planning procedures and also reduced the risk of downtime.
Robotics/Automation
How to avoid the leading zero issue
There are a number of layers of software systems involved in serialization: line- and plant-level serialization systems, ERP-level serial number management systems, and network-facing EPCIS systems.
January 7, 2014
Robotics/Automation
Secrets to serialization project management
Serialization involves multiple, complex technology components—package execution controllers, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), PLCs, machine vision, sensors, scanners, encoding, inspection and verification systems—all feeding information to complex IT layers—device-level, line-level, plant-level, enterprise, networked to outside trading partners.
December 26, 2013
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