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ECT FORMULA tradition. However, we have continuously expanded our expertise beyond the machine. We share this pharmaceutical expertise with our customers, for example in seminars where they can learn about topics like granulation and coating. WHAT OTHER CHALLENGES DO CUSTOMERS COME TO YOU WITH? Many customers are familiar with small-scale production but struggle with scale-up to larger volumes. This often requires large investments and bares some risks. With our NextStep software, we offer concrete support in just one day. In addition, many customers are now considering a switch to continuous manufacturing. We have our own continuous manufacturing platform, Xelum. But we can also design their manufacturing process so they can switch to continuous manufacturing at a later point in time. And of course, many of our customers are thinking about digitisation but don’t know how to get started with low budget. WHICH FIRST STEPS TOWARD INDUSTRY 4.0 WOULD YOU RECOMMEND? In many cases, even older systems offer enough data for analyses.
The challenge is to not only generate machine data, but to precisely analyse that data and draw the right conclusions. We combine our equipment, processing, pharmaceutical and software know-how with data mining to gain valuable insights that help us optimise production processes.
The key to minimising the risk of failure is extensive experience and know-how. Dr Marcus KnĂśll Bosch Packaging Technology
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