Recent trends in the research-based pharmaceuticals industry, including personalised medicine, flexible production facilities, and digitalisation are impacting established processes and requiring new ways of thinking.
For example, personalised medicine – treatment targeted to the individual based on a specific patient diagnosis – should lead to better patient outcomes. It also requires smaller production batches with a focus on keeping costs reasonable. This means that manufacturing needs to be scalable and modular, creating the need for faster processes and flexible production facilities. With flexible production, factories can be quickly reconfigured to meet new demands. However, both of these trends put a lot more pressure on all maintenance activities undertaken at production facilities, including calibration.
Why digitalisation matters
Digitalisation, where paper-based processes are replaced with machine processes using data in digital format, is both a trend and a part of the solution for dealing with the pressures created by personalised medicine and flexible production. “If we look at personalised medicine for example, it requires a lot more measurement and better diagnostics – but the old method of using paper for everything just isn’t fast or flexible enough. Digitalisation of data makes the logistics related to research and development faster,” says Sami Koskinen, Director, Digital Transformation at Beamex.
Having data in a digital format enables the creation of digital twins, an exact copy of a process that can be modeled to enable thorough testing before implementation. “Digitalisation helps the process industry to implement flexible production. When you have all data, including from sensors, in digital format you can create digital models. This means you don’t have to physically build something and test it through trial and error,” explains Sami.
The benefit of digitalising maintenance processes
Digitalising maintenance processes can improve their transparency and efficiency, speeding them up and helping to reduce the risk of human error by eliminating the manual steps. Automatic electronic documentation ensures that all data is present and in a format that can’t be tampered with and can be easily searched and compiled.
When it comes to the digitalisation of calibration execution and management, there are further benefits to be gained. Smart calibrators can offer step-by-step guidance for users, with everything needed to perform a calibration clearly spelled out on the device. This not only saves time, but it also reduces the need for training and removes a further potential source of human error.
If there is a need for an audit, digitalisation of records combined with a search function means it’s easy to locate any record that is requested by an auditor. The same search function can be used to easily compile data about a given device or factory, enabling trend data analysis and performance comparisons. Data from calibrations can also be integrated with ERP systems, helping management to understand what’s going on and make more informed decisions backed up with current data.
For these reasons and more, companies in the pharmaceuticals industry are increasingly embracing digitalisation to improve their maintenance process efficiency and flexibility – helping them to adapt to the latest industry trends. To learn more about digitalising calibration in the pharmaceutical industry, you can read our white paper.
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About us
A better way to calibrate – Since the establishment of Beamex in 1975, the company has focused strongly and consistently on calibration. Beamex is a technology and service company that develops, manufactures and markets high-quality calibration equipment, software, systems and services for the calibration and maintenance of process instruments. The company is a leading worldwide provider of integrated calibration solutions for improving quality and efficiency.
Beamex offers a comprehensive range of products and services—from portable calibrators to workstations, calibration accessories, calibration software, industry-specific solutions and professional services. Through Beamex’s global and competent partner network, Beamex’s products and services are available in more than 80 countries. Beamex is certified in accordance with the ISO 9001:2015 quality standard.
Over forty years of experience in manufacturing and developing calibration equipment and systems, close co-operation with customers that have high requirements and uncompromising quality standards, shared by the people working at Beamex, are things that have made Beamex’s calibration solutions world-class. As a proof of Beamex’s success, there are more than 10,000 companies worldwide utilising its calibration solutions.
Beamex’s ISO 17025 accredited calibration laboratory is accredited and approved by FINAS (Finnish Accreditation Service). FINAS is a member of all Multilateral Recognition Agreements / Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MLA/MRA) signed by European and other international organisations, i.e. European co-operation for Accreditation (EA), International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) and International Accreditation Forum Inc. (IAF).
What we do in a nutshell
We provide products and services for companies to streamline and digitalise their calibration processes.
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