CASE STUDY

Reducing vial chip and crack losses by 70%

A pharmaceutical manufacturing company began experiencing sudden reject rates of >4.0%. These significant glass defect rates reduced the yield of batches and resulted in resource-intensive investigations. With the use of SmartSkin's vial drones, they were able to quickly pinpoint the root cause of damage and reduce quality investigations from 9 to 0, and vial crack and chip losses by 70%.

Reducing vial chip and crack losses by 70%

HIGHLIGHTS

9 to 0

Reduction in quality investigations

77%

Reduction in vial crack and chip losses

60%

Decrease in force (N) impacting vials at outlet screw

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SmartSkin Container Twins

Smart containers, smarter insights.

SmartSkin Container Twins run on your line alongside empty or water-filled production containers during maintenance, changeovers, and setup activities.

All drones are designed to match your container's specifications, so you can get accurate, actionable insights from every part of the production line.

Have a unique container format or production challenge that you'd like to address? Contact us to learn about our custom and specialty drone development services.

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Benefits

User friendly and efficient

Designed to be user-friendly and easy to operate, so your team can quickly start diagnosing product damage efficiently.​

Real-time data

Robust data analysis capabilities, including data logging, trend analysis, and data visualization, to help you understand patterns and trends associated with product damage.

Accurate and Reliable

With reliable results, you can quickly address the issue and confirm that it's resolved to minimize costly downtime and accelerate investigations.

Easy setup

Compatible with your existing production line - It does not require any modifications to existing equipment for easy setup and implementation.

Testimonials

“With SmartSkin we're able to reduce glass defects, correct unexpected line behaviour across our fill-finish lines and enhance our team's process knowledge and mastery.”

Validation Consultant, Global Vaccine Manufacturer

"Smart, easy to use, and we can use it very quickly on all processes without a big change."

Production Engineer, Pharmaceutical Manufacturer, France

"We generated powerful data in this easy manner and were able to really improve reject rates. We were also able to use the drone before buying new equipment during the qualification efforts. That's why SmartSkin was a perfect fit for us."

Process Specialist, Pharmaceutical Company, Belgium

Credentials

BSI ISO 9001 certification logo
Pharmapack awards 2000 award
AIPIA member logo
FDA certified
GMP certified
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