Cambrex Profarmaco of Milan, Italy, has successfully implemented Emerson Process Management's PlantWeb digital plant architecture at its Paullo plant. The resulting gains in product quality and production efficiency have contributed to a 4 per cent increase in Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
Cambrex Profarmaco is a leading pharmaceutical company, producing more than 70 active ingredients used mainly for the production of generic drugs. Growing demand for its products meant that Cambrex needed to increase output while maintaining quality in line with the current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) guidelines.
A key strategy for achieving this objective was to replace manual monitoring and recording practices at the Paullo plant with fully automated systems. The new systems would provide precise control of process variables and replace manual record-keeping with an automated data historian, speeding process validation and simplifying batch traceability.
At the start of the project, the site director of Cambrex Profarmaco said, We were talking to several system suppliers. However, only Emerson was able to guarantee it could meet all of our requirements. We were impressed by the professionalism and knowledge of the people on the project team. Emerson was also able to demonstrate relevant experience gained while working on similar projects.
The PlantWeb architecture installed at the Paullo plant includes Emerson's DeltaV digital automation system and AMS Suite: Intelligent Device Manager software. Cambrex s system is 21 CFR Part 11 compliant, and the DeltaV system and AMS Device Manager software are proving to be not only an important factor in operations, but also indispensable for data traceability.
Cambrex Profarmaco is a leading pharmaceutical company, producing more than 70 active ingredients used mainly for the production of generic drugs. Growing demand for its products meant that Cambrex needed to increase output while maintaining quality in line with the current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) guidelines.
A key strategy for achieving this objective was to replace manual monitoring and recording practices at the Paullo plant with fully automated systems. The new systems would provide precise control of process variables and replace manual record-keeping with an automated data historian, speeding process validation and simplifying batch traceability.
At the start of the project, the site director of Cambrex Profarmaco said, We were talking to several system suppliers. However, only Emerson was able to guarantee it could meet all of our requirements. We were impressed by the professionalism and knowledge of the people on the project team. Emerson was also able to demonstrate relevant experience gained while working on similar projects.
The PlantWeb architecture installed at the Paullo plant includes Emerson's DeltaV digital automation system and AMS Suite: Intelligent Device Manager software. Cambrex s system is 21 CFR Part 11 compliant, and the DeltaV system and AMS Device Manager software are proving to be not only an important factor in operations, but also indispensable for data traceability.
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