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Experion and help improve operations by allowing Shire
operators to quickly store, retrieve and analyse process
control data.
“Our technology enables lower production costs so
biopharmaceutical producers like Shire can reinvest in
research and development and deliver products to market
faster,” said Don Maness, regional general manager for
Honeywell Process Solutions. “Additional benefits include
lower validation costs, faster project implementation
and reduced training requirements, all of which help
manufacturers achieve operational readiness from day
one and drive improved business performance.”
Meanwhile, Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) is turning to
Emerson’s Syncade operations management software
for its new US$750m large-scale cell culture (LSCC)
biopharmaceutical facility at Devens in Massachusetts
(Fig. 1).
The LSCC facility will produce commercial
biopharmaceuticals and have 120 000 litres of bioreactor
capacity designed for campaigned, multi-product
production. Commercial operations are due to start in
2011.
The facility has been designed to optimise overall
operational effectiveness and ensure competitiveness in
the global market. Emerson’s Syncade Smart Operations
Management suite is expected to help achieve these
objectives. The operational plan is based on electronic
workflow to reduce deviations, expedite batch review
and release, improve real-time inventory management,
and utilise industry and corporate standards. The use of
standards will enable quick response to product demand
compact, versatile, fast:
changes, as well as faster and more efficient technology
transfer from research to product launch.
The new
Integration of the real-time plant floor information
with business enterprise processes is a key component of VARIO™ chemistry pumping units.
the facility’s competitive advantage.
Operations management will use modular Syncade
software for workflow processes, including: fully automated
equipment; electronic work instructions; equipment status
tracking; recipe driven operations; material tracking;
At ACHEMA 2009 VACUUBRAND presented its new genera-
automated weigh and dispense operations; electronic data
tion of VARIO™ vacuum chemistry pumping units. Excep-
capture; exception reporting; and integration of operations tional performance due to the optimal combination of the
workflow with enterprise resource planning.
latest control technology, software and state-of-the-art
By using standards-based Syncade suite to optimise
mechanics.
operations management, BMS is taking advantage of
the latest technology advancements to directly improve
operational efficiency and reduce engineering effort.
An oil free ultimate vacuum of 0.6 mbar and superior
Specifically, BMS is taking advantage of an integrated
chemical resistance all ensure that the new pumping units
recipe design and execution environment that spans are the right solution for many applications.
both manual and automated processes. This approach
will automatically generate a comprehensive electronic
Further Information at www.vacuubrand.com
batch record to meet regulatory compliance requirements,
including electronic signatures.
Overall, Syncade smart operations management suite
extends the value of Emerson’s PlantWeb digital plant
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