1C31123G01In the most core bioprocessing link for life science, it brings together the molecular generation and purification of many drugs. Accuracy and stability have always been the goal of Schneider Electric’s continuous pursuit of excellence in this link. In addition to adopting the same AVEVA system solution as Chemists, at the Hannover stand, Schneider Electric also presented ProLeiT process control solutions, known as “process control experts”, which cover the full control needs from the enterprise to the workshop level, making the production process of pharmaceutical companies more sustainable and resilient.
ProLeiT can help pharmaceutical companies achieve the empowerment of “Pharmaceutical 4.0”, that is, the visual presentation of “Industry 4.0” in the pharmaceutical industry. In the horizontal dimension, ProLeiT can cover the entire product process from raw material storage, biological processing to finished products out of the warehouse, while in the vertical dimension, ProLeiT realizes the interconnection at all levels from workshop control to MES and then to enterprise ERP.
Green materials production: Energy electrification for low-carbon sustainable de1C31123G01velopment
Sustainability is also an important issue for the life sciences industry, with 4.4 percent of global emissions generated by the entire pharmaceutical supply chain, the equivalent of driving an average car around the world 58 times. Due to the special requirements of health and safety, compliance and other aspects of the life sciences industry, in the daily operation and research and development links, often produce some additional energy and material losses; At the same time, the manufacturing of glass, aluminum, steel and other products as raw materials for products and equipment in the life science industry is often a high-energy industry, and its control of energy consumption and carbon emission levels will also have a conductive impact on the downstream life science industry.
In response to this challenge, the carbon emissions of these traditionally energy-intensive industries can be effectively reduced through the electrification of raw material manufacturing. For example, by using electric furnaces powered by green electricity in the glass manufacturing and processing industry, CO2 emissions can be reduced by up to 70%. In the future, this trend is expected to extend to a wider range of raw material manufacturing fields such as steel and chemicals, providing a way to achieve sustainable development in the life sciences industry and other industries.
Packaging and logistics: Innovation converging digitalization and automation
The characteristics of the life sciences industry will also bring different challenges to the packaging and transportation of products, such as the need to avoid leakage and pollution during the packaging and transportation of drugs, and achieve efficient and punctual packaging and transportation, while taking into account cost and sustainable be1C31123G01nefits. In this regard, solutions such as advanced robotics, automation and intelligent transportation are needed to provide assistance.
In the packaging process, Schneider Electric can not only integrate parallel robots, manipulators and modular flexible conveying systems in the same production line to achieve efficient and seamless collaboration, but also use intelligent algorithms to optimize the speed of the conveying unit, so that the container can maintain a stable liquid level during high-speed transportation, avoiding spills and spills. In addition, the production line can be maintained in segments as needed to maximize the overall equipment efficiency. In the logistics sector, Schneider Electric can use digital twin technology to conduct simulation demonstrations for the design and planning stage of automated logistics transmission lines, as well as the final digital delivery, and users can also wear AR wearable devices to visually browse the virtual digital model of logistics transmission lines.
Industrial software: Open automation and integrated operations create new value
It is not difficult to find that in all aspects of the life sciences industry, the definition, control and empowerment from software have become indispensable, which vividly explains the innovative development trend of digitalization and software-defined automation in this industry. In the daily operation process, staff at different levels and in different positions have different requirements and application perspectives for software. This time, Schneider Electric displayed a series of advanced core industrial software such as EcoStruxure open automation platform, AVEVA PI System operational big data management platform, and AVEVA UOC integrated operation Center in the “central control room” throughout the park.
In this regard, the AVEVA integrated operation Center can be described as a “system on top of the system”, which can collect and summarize data from enterprise-level, factory level to workshop level in the factory, providing information support and decision support for enterprise-level managers. The EcoStruxure open automation platform can help users realize the “plug and play” of automation equipment, as well as drag-and-drop graphical programming, and simulate the production line. Moreover, this platform, based on the concept of open automation, can support any automation product that complies with the IEC61499 standard without discrimination, providing users with a variety of choices across vendors.
