Zenon offer

Salzburg, Austria
November 5, 2012

Safe and consistent solutions for the pharmaceutical industry

Bausch + Ströbel uses zenon from COPA-DATA throughout the company

Bausch + Ströbel is now using zenon from COPA-DATA as a company-wide platform for process and information management. The globally-active specialist machine builder uses the HMI/SCADA solution for machine operation, logging operational data and the control and monitoring of individual machines and production lines for the pharmaceutical, chemical and cosmetic industry.

The specialist machine builder Bausch + Ströbel is now offering its customers all functionality for the control and monitoring of packaging and production processes in the pharmaceutical industry on the basis of zenon. The new zenon based HMI/SCADA application is used for lot-based recording, visualization, control and logging of all processes and all data created from production and packaging.

"We looked for a consistent solution from machine control through to the management level. The HMI/SCADA system should provide maximum process safety and comprehensive quality management and give us the capability to implement all compliance requirements and legal directives for packaging and production systems in the pharmaceutical industry. We have found the optimum solution with zenon," explains Michael Pratz, who is in charge of automation, equipment qualification and documentation as well as technical IT at Bausch + Ströbel.

A consistent basis of data for pharmaceutical companies

A significant requirement for an HMI/SCADA solution in the pharmaceutical industry is data integrity, which also has a decisive influence on the quality of the product. With zenon, Bausch + Ströbel can consistently write all data from processes, such as temperatures, pressure and weight values to a database, read them off again, evaluate or analyze them and archive them. The use of an SQL database and the OPC UA connection also makes it possible to forward the production results to superordinate systems such as MES solutions.

zenon – tamper-proof, reliable and with complete coverage

One of the decisive criteria that Bausch + Ströbel had for a HMI/SCADA solution was comprehensive user administration and the ability to use Microsoft Windows as the operating system and thus enable integration into Active Directory. zenon thus supports the pharmaceutical industry optimally in adhering to international legal requirements such as FDA 21 CRF PART 11 or GMP and with the creation of the required Audit Trails: zenon records which user has carried out which interaction and documents this. It is thus possible to trace all user interventions and relevant results – such as process events, value changes or limit values being exceeded – at any time.

Maximum user-friendliness and efficient working

On the basis of zenon, Bausch + Ströbel has developed modern and intuitive user interfaces that consistently portray all working processes of the machine and equipment operators. A minimum number of working stages ensures that the work is designed more efficiently and the likelihood of errors is reduced. Michael Pratz from Bausch + Ströbel says: “Our new zenon based application is a complete paradigm shift. The solution works consistently in a process-orientated and task-orientated manner and is extremely user friendly.”

Increased efficiency thanks to recipe management

With the zenon Recipegroup Manager, it is possible to keep individual packaging and manufacturing parameters, target values and commands in a list, enabling them to be executed in Runtime with a single function call.
Bausch + Ströbel uses the central recipe or format management in zenon to edit, delete, approve, save or administer all format parameters of the individual machines or a whole line.

Acting internationally

Due to the global orientation of the pharmaceutical industry and the fact that 90 percent of its goods are exported, international orientation of the software solution is a basic requirement for Bausch + Ströbel. With the language switching in zenon, users can switch language and fonts or convert units as desired whilst the program is in operation and without laborious adaptations. At the same time, the selected language is used throughout. Audit Trails are therefore stored in the desired language.
"We are very happy that our solution, zenon, impressed Bausch + Ströbel. Consistent processes, consistent data, maximum security, comprehensive quality management and compliance with legal requirements are the powerful and functional characteristics of our HMI/SCADA solution that companies in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, in particular, demand. With zenon, these companies can master the challenges of security and traceability and at the same time offer innovative solutions that increase efficiency and productivity,” says Frank Hägele, Sales Manager at COPA-DATA GmbH in Germany.
You can find further information about COPA-DATA and Bausch + Ströbel on the websites www.copadata.com and www.bausch-stroebel.com.

About Bausch + Ströbel

Bausch + Ströbel is one of the global leaders for customer-specific individual machines and multifunctional production lines in the pharmaceutical sector. Founded in 1967 with four employees, the specialist machine builder now has annual revenues of €120 million and around 1,000 employees. The percentage of goods that are exported by the company is over 90 percent. The international group of companies headquartered in Ilshofen manufactures around 300 machines per year – 95 percent of which are for the pharmaceutical industry. The range of products includes machines for ampoules, disposable syringes, carpules and vials. In total, Bausch + Ströbel has built over 10,000 individual machines for use worldwide. The services provided by the specialist machine builder also include factory site acceptance tests, qualification and validation, customer training and service and support for all machines.

About COPA-DATA

COPA-DATA is the technological leader for ergonomic and highly-dynamic process solutions. The company, founded in 1987, develops the software zenon for HMI/SCADA, dynamic production reporting and integrated PLC systems at its headquarters in Austria. zenon is sold through its own offices in Europe, North America and Asia, as well as partners and distributors throughout the world. Customers benefit from local contact persons and local support thanks to a decentralized corporate structure. As an independent company, COPA-DATA can act quickly and flexibly, continues to set new standards in functionality and ease of use and leads the market trends. Over 80,000 installed systems in more than 50 countries provide companies in the Food & Beverage, Energy & Infrastructure, Automotive and Pharmaceutical sectors with new scope for efficient automation.

About the zenon Product Family

zenon is COPA-DATA’s highly versatile product family for industry-specific ergonomic process solutions: from sensors through to ERP. It consists of zenon Analyzer, zenon Supervisor, zenon Operator and zenon Logic. zenon Analyzer provides templates to create tailor-made reports (e.g. on consumption, downtimes, KPIs) based on data from IT and automation. zenon Supervisor, an independent SCADA system, allows comprehensive process monitoring and control of redundant systems, even in complex networks and with secure remote access. zenon Operator guarantees, as an HMI system, safe control of machines and simple, intuitive operation – including Multi-Touch. zenon Logic, which is an integrated IEC 61131-3-based PLC system, allows optimum process control and logical data processing. As a platform-independent portfolio for process solutions, the zenon Product Family integrates smoothly into existing automation and IT environments and provides set-up wizards and templates to enable easy configuration and simple migration from other systems. The principle of "setting parameters instead of programming" is a characteristic feature of the zenon Product Family.

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Ing. Punzenberger COPA-DATA GmbH	Bausch + Ströbel
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