Improving Tableting Cycle Time using Digital OEE and SMED for a pharma customer in Poland!

The Vimachem team was recently onsite delivering digital continuous improvement for #Fette tablet presses and #IMA capsule machines, using the #Manufacturing #Analytics and #Overall #Equipment #Effectiveness (#MA&OEE) and #Digital #Changeover #Instructions and #Analytics (#DWI) #modules of the #composable AI-driven Vimachem Pharma MES.

The key challenges our client was facing:

1. Long and inconsistent changeover times.
2. No structured or standardized approach to managing changeover.
3. Unclear root causes of production stops and how to minimize them.
4. Lack of real-time monitoring for quantities of good vs. rejected products.
5. Limited real-time visibility into production performance on the shop floor.

The solution:
To solve these challenges, the customer has rolled out Vimachem’s modular, pre-validated, cloud-based Pharma MES platform.

Operators are now in control like never before. With our digital tools, they can:

1. Follow step-by-step digital changeover instructions using #SMED methodology.
   • Track and compare execution times.
   • Optimize changeovers into repeatable, high-performance routines.
2. Capture good vs. rejected products in real-time.
   • Eliminate guesswork with clear, accurate data.
3. Use pharma-ready MA & OEE dashboards.
   • Monitor machine performance live (powered by our Machine Connectivity module).
   • Quickly spot root causes of stops.
   • Reduce unplanned downtime.

The training went beyond just "how it works," it focused on why it matters - helping the team move from data collection to actionable insights. 

We wanted to give them the tools to identify inefficiencies, standardize best practices, and drive measurable improvements on the floor and they are now set up to gain faster insights and reduce changeover times. By integrating with #FETTE tablet presses and IMA capsule filling machines, they now have immediate access to actionable insights - enabling faster decisions, greater clarity, and real momentum toward reducing downtime.

Every visit like this, led by the pharma experts in our Vimachem Digital Continuous Improvement Consulting team, reinforces our belief: digital transformation is not just about software - it's about people, processes, and a continuous improvement mindset.

Learn more about Vimachem's Manufacturing Analytics & Overall Equipment Effectiveness (MA& OEE) solution: https://lnkd.in/dqg4wSkw

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