Eliminate damage.
Improve yield.

When every dose counts, you need the right tools to prevent container damage and unplanned downtime. Get direct insight into your containers’ experience on the line, so you can reduce damage and protect drug products from packaging to patient delivery.

pharma manufacturing SOLUTIONS

Instant insight into the damaging forces on your line.

Don’t let glass damage be the first sign of line issues. Get unique insight into what your containers experience at every stage of packaging to better understand container handling performance.

With real-time pressure, shock, and motion data – all from your containers’ perspective – you can instantly identify and mitigate risk areas, optimize equipment setup, and accelerate troubleshooting and continuous improvement activities.

Solutions

Production line illustration animated demonstration areas of high pressure and shock

Group of pressure drones, vial, cartridge, and syringe with pressure map

REAL-TIME FORCE DATA

Smart containers.
Smarter insights.

Measure pressure, shock, tilt, spin, and rotation in real time with SmartSkin Drones – sensor-enabled replica containers designed to match your containers’ specifications.

Run them on the line alongside empty or water-filled production containers and let Quantifeel™ software analyze the forces. Get instant, actionable insights that help you accelerate troubleshooting and proactively mitigate quality and production risks across your pharma manufacturing processes.

Drone models

SMARTSKIN DRONES

Trusted by top pharmaceutical manufacturers.

BENEFITS

User friendly

Start diagnosing the root cause of container damage as soon as you receive your system. With a user-friendly and easy-to-operate system, your entire team can leverage the technology to solve their line challenges.

Real-time data

Robust data analysis capabilities, including data logging, trend analysis, and data visualization help you understand patterns and trends associated with product damage. Make data-driven decisions for preventive maintenance and risk mitigation.

Accurate and reliable

With hundreds of sensors in each drone measuring pressure, shock, tilt, spin and rotation, you get reliable, quantifiable data on the damaging forces your containers experience throughout the production process.

Seamless integration

All SmartSkin solutions come with the required sensor drones, charging accessories, and a tablet with Quantifeel™ software so you don’t have to worry about complicated data integration or equipment modifications.

Testimonials

“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 improve reject rates. We were also able to use the drone before buying new equipment for qualification activities. That’s why SmartSkin was a perfect fit for us.”

Process Specialist, Pharmaceutical Company, Belgium

FREQUENTly ASKED QUESTIONS

Purpose-built for your environment.

SmartSkin drones and Quantifeel™ software are built for your environment. Whether you want to map the forces across your line to optimize performance, determine the optimal baseline setup for faster changeovers, or diagnose the root cause of breakage and damage events, we can get you started.

All solution suites include a ready-to-use tablet with the software pre-installed, a pair of SmartSkin drones and charging cables, and a protective case.

No integrations required – just open the box, charge the drone and you’re ready to start collecting data.

Ask the experts

What is the SmartSkin solution?

The Power Trio: Hardware, Software, Industry Expertise.

Step into the future with SmartSkin’s technology. SmartSkin drones are sensor-enabled replica containers that measure pressure, shock, and motion across your line. Quantifeel™ software transforms this data into actionable insights highlighting critical areas where the risk to container integrity and product quality is high.

And don’t worry, you’re never alone. Our support team includes industry experts, with decades of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing and machinery, who are always there to maximize your SmartSkin system’s potential.

How do I use SmartSkin drones?

Get instant insight as soon as you receive your system.

Simply turn on your SmartSkin drone and place it on the line alongside empty or water-filled containers and run it in-line through the area being investigated. Use the provided tablet with Quantifeel™ software to view the data, capture video footage, and pinpoint the exact areas that are experiencing adverse forces – no need for additional downtime or resource-intensive consultants.

It really is that easy.

What forces do SmartSkin drones measure?

Our patented SmartSkin drones use hundreds of surface sensors and internal sensors to precisely measure the sidewall pressure, shock, tilt, spin, and rotation that your containers experience on the production line.

What drone formats are available?

Standard SmartSkin drones are available for vials, syringes, ampoules, and cartridges. Specialty drones include our latest Seal Force Drone for vials and cartridges, the Syringe Tip and Flange Drone, and Autoinjector Pen Drones.

At SmartSkin, we’re happy to support custom designs. Contact us if you have a unique format or packaging line challenge.

What areas of my production line can I monitor?

SmartSkin drones are built to travel on most areas of your production line: washing, filling, stoppering, capping, crimping, labelling, and warehouse handling. These wireless container replicas are durable and built to withstand the demands of the factory floor. In the unlikely scenario damage occurs to the sensors, you are covered by our warranty replacement guarantee.

UPCOMING EVENTS

2023 PDA Aseptic Processing of Biopharmaceuticals Conference

Incheon, South Korea

October 31, 2023
ISPE Annual Meeting 2023

Las Vegas, Nevada

October 15-18, 2023
PDA Pre-Filled Syringes Conference 2023

Gothenburg, Sweden

October 17-18, 2023