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Vaccines are one of the pharmaceutical industry’s most perishable products. Any break in the “cold chain” could harm their potency and effectiveness. MedImmune selected the PlantPAx® process automation system from Rockwell Automation to control their cold chain distribution center's operations.

NC State's Golden LEAF BTEC center will introduce LZ Lifescience’s manufacturing execution system (MES) technology into its biotech laboratory, replacing paper-based systems to improve performance and demonstrate efficiencies.

Knick is a provider of on-line process equipment for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. M4 Instruments, already Knick's distribution partner, has many years of field expertise in the process control industry.

The collaboration brings together Werum IT Solution’s MES PAS-X software, which is designed to increase efficiency and meet regulatory requirements during pharmaceutical manufacturing, with Zenith Technologies’ ability to integrate systems and provide automation technical support.

Zenith Technologies’ chief will lead the company’s strategic direction and operations, with the goal of furthering growth as demand for the integration of manufacturing software systems in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries increases.

All current Factorytalk MES employees will transfer into Werum IT Solutions Ltd. in Bangkok, Thailand. This ensures continuation and future growth of the operational Werum business in the Asia Pacific region.

By: Bill Lydon, Editor This article will share some of the key presentation points, and the lively discussion that followed, from the 2015 PAR Benchmarking Survey on Project Management.

Since 2014, Adamczyk has served as President and CEO of Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies (PMT).

Zenith will supply biopharmaceutical process control systems, manufacturing execution system (MES) solutions and other supporting technologies to GE Healthcare Life Sciences

H2M Technologies, a French company that builds packaging machines for the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, uses Keyence's XG-7000 vision system for on-line inspection of statutory markings and data matrix codes.

The 2016 ISA Food and Pharmaceutical Industries (FPID) Symposium will be held 14-15 March in Cork, Ireland.

Werum’s PAS-X MES went live at the Government Pharmaceutical Organization’s (GPO) manufacturing site in Rangsit, Thailand.

Pass provides unlimited access to process safety training courses along with other benefits for one low fee, representing a 90% discount from list prices.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The growing need in the biotechnology industry for many new products that serve smaller populations is driving manufacturers to consider highly flexible, modular facilities. The emerging “Factory of the Future” model is intended to address this new customized, small-batch product demand.

Abstract deadline is 30 November 2015

PTU is fully equipped through joint efforts of Endress+Hauser, Rockwell Automation and BridgeValley Community and Technical College.

The robotic system will provide complete verification of National Drug Code bar codes and validation of robotically placed patient labels for pharmacy unit of use items.

Classes typically are a combination of classroom and hands-on training on either the Endress+Hauser PTU (Process Training Unit), a full-scale, working process skid with on-line instrumentation and controls, or live instruments in training stands, both designed to simulate operating conditions.

Forberg Scientific is now the E+H exclusive sales rep forWisconsin and Northern Michigan.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Pharmaceutical automation professionals participated in an Automation Engineering Survey that focused on career, training, development, work tasks, use of contractors and more. This article summarizes the results of that survey. While the results are particular to the pharmaceutical industry, they are indicative of challenges faced by all industry segments.