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Sector: Pharmaceuticals
Simplified handling despite strict regulations
High degree of automation/user guidance of non-automated processes

The challenge
Automatic instead of manual
“Project terms are getting shorter and shorter. We need people who know what they’re doing and don't need a lot of training.”
Project manager on the customer side
PCS 7 multi-project, consisting of several ESs, redundant OS servers and batch servers, 37 clients and 7 ASs
Batch control with SIMATIC Batch, data storage, evaluation with Process Historian and Information Server
Virtualization from distributed ESXi servers with redundant storage systems (SAN)
Switch cabinets and ThinClients (partly for clean room environment)
Increased effectiveness
Effective in the face of the shortage of skilled workers
The reduced personnel requirements gave the pharmaceutical company a further advantage: Because the company had expanded its location, it would have had to hire a number of new employees. Experience has shown that recruiting them would have been difficult. However, automation reduced the number of new vacancies to a manageable size.