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%.
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 Drones
Smart containers, smarter insights.
SmartSkin Drones 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.
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.”
"Smart, easy to use, and we can use it very quickly on all processes without a big change."
"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."
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