How can checkweighing systems help pharma manufacturers reduce production costs?

There are many ways in which checkweighers can help to improve productivity for pharmaceutical manufacturers.

First, we can reduce product give away. This is achieved using feedback loops in the software, which means that we can constantly analyse the fill levels within each pack and adjust the fill level of the products that are coming next in the production line. This means we can reduce giveaway and save costs for manufacturer.

Then we are able to help with meeting the weight and measures compliance. If underweight packs are sent out into the marketplace, that could result in legal claims from the customers.

Third, we could reduce waste within that manufacturer’s organisation. This means we can have consistent packs, no product recalls, and no out-of-compliance product.

Finally we can boost manufacturing efficiency. We can achieve this through dynamic weighing process, which means we provide high speed without stopping production. We can also utilise automatic reject systems to remove products from the processing and packaging line without stopping the process.

In terms of future development for checkweighing, there is always ongoing development work underway. We have new weigh cell technology that has been developed and that working with advanced software can give us real benefits for the manufacturer. This will ultimately result in increased accuracy and increased production speeds.