In today’s competitive business environment, high productivity, quality and optimal costs are essential for the success of manufacturing companies. Smooth and reliable operation of production equipment and other systems is highly dependent on efficient maintenance. For example, a company involved in the production of pharmaceuticals faced frequent, sudden machine breakdowns. This led to lengthy production downtimes, increased repair costs, reduced …
The 2024 State of the Digital Decade report by the European Commission highlights concerns regarding the EU’s digital transformation efforts as the EU has yet to achieve full convergence on most targets and objectives. Thus, it calls for urgent actions to accelerate progress, especially for the areas with ample unexploited potential, like manufacturing. However, research also shows that managers in …
Significant improvements in efficiency within the pharmaceutical industry are difficult to imagine without a modern Manufacturing Execution System (MES). This system acts as a crucial link between business and production processes, ensuring that the correct quantity of high-quality products is produced in the right way, and then delivered to patients. MES systems have rapidly evolved in recent years, incorporating advanced …
A fundamental prerequisite for increasing production efficiency, reducing costs and improving product quality is information that enables manufacturing companies to better understand their processes, make quicker decisions and improve management. However, in practice, it is often observed that many industrial companies, despite having a wealth of production data, have little useful information for optimizing production processes. What are the key …
Manufacturing recipes are used in various fields such as pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food and other industries. They provide essential information about ingredients, processes and machine parameters to ensure product quality and safety. However, many facilities continue to use traditional recipe management methods, exposing them to risks such as errors, non-compliance and unnecessary expenses. Yet, with the right technological support, recipe management …
Despite the high level of automation and robotics in modern industry, the influence of employees remains a key factor for production success. Although difficult to measure precisely, knowledge, skills, good management and a positive working environment can increase productivity by 10 to 30%. It is therefore important for manufacturing companies to monitor and manage these aspects, particularly by developing competencies, …
According to various studies, the human factor causes 35-45% of downtime and 70-80% of accidents in production. Therefore, it is one of the main causes of quality deviations and increased production costs. An effective solution to reduce the impact of the human factor on production processes is the use of digital work instructions. What is the human factor? The human …
According to a McKinsey study, around 80% of machines and devices in manufacturing represent isolated automation islands that do not communicate with each other or share locally stored data. This lack of connectivity reduces real-time visibility into production processes and hinders rapid response in the event of discrepancies. At the same time, it complicates the conversion of process data into …
