Webinar Description:
“Sustainability,” similar to “Digitalization,” has become a key focus and need in our everyday lives and in many industries around the world. Today, most companies follow detailed sustainability policies and invest heavily in new initiatives.
The pharmaceutical industry is one industry currently focusing on becoming more sustainable and prioritizing new environmental, chemical, and operational sustainability concepts. Operational sustainability initiatives include proper functioning production and assets without jeopardizing environmental and ecological boundaries.
Integrated Predictive Maintenance (iPdM) using vibration condition monitoring as part of sustainability and digitalization initiatives has been shown to be able to deliver improved uptime for assets in pharmaceutical production. Additionally, they have been proven to reduce waste by minimizing the frequency of asset repair, decrease the number of spare parts needed in inventory such as rolling element bearings, lower energy consumption, and helped to ensure regulatory compliance (GMP) by avoiding penalties.
During this webinar, we will explore the ISPE “Pharma 4.0™ operating model” in the context of sustainability, how it relates to iPdM, the utilization of vibration condition monitoring, and what it means for sustainability in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
We will go into a real technical case study of how iPdM of an oven heat exchange fan, as part of more than 370 assets being monitored in a pharmaceutical plant, contributes to sustainability.
3 to 4 Learning Takeaways:
. How sustainability, the highest standards in pharmaceutical engineering set by the (ISPE), and Integrated Predictive Maintenance (iPdM) using vibration condition monitoring form a balanced approach to Pharma 4.0.
. How sustainability initiatives benefit from iPdM in several regards.
. How vibration condition monitoring has been the foundation for a root cause analysis to help discover the unexpected source of a failure and how differing rolling element bearing types may avoid frequent replacements.
About The Presenter:
Dr.-Ing. Peter Kytka has worked with non-critical and semi-critical machines, predictive maintenance, asset management, and condition monitoring solutions for more than 13 years. He has vast, broad, and versatile expertise in his field that he built during his many years of experience. After studying electrical engineering/control engineering, he obtained a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering with a dissertation on “Robust control concepts for flexible mechanical structures.” After almost a decade in product management with B&K Vibro, Dr. Kytka is currently working as Global Sales Specialist for the company. He strives to bring a customer-focused mindset when consulting customers to build holistic strategies.
