// Customer Training in Action

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.

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GMP Execution

From error-prone paperwork to accelerated, compliant batch release.

Automate batch execution and review with built-in compliance. Reduce errors, eliminate manual logging, and shorten release cycles – so quality teams can focus on quality, not backlogs.

From inconsistent weighing to verified-first-time accuracy.

Digitally guide operators through material weighing and dispensing. Improve accuracy, ensure traceability, and connect seamlessly with inventory and batch records.

From paper logs to intelligent, mobile-ready records.

Digitize equipment and process logs to ensure compliance and audit-readiness. Configurable templates, mobile data entry, and real-time access reduce manual effort and boost data integrity.

From scattered documents to controlled compliance at scale.

Centralize document creation, approval, and version control. Ensure teams always follow the latest SOPs.

GMP Efficiency

From guesswork to real-time performance insights.

Track line performance, equipment efficiency, and downtime trends. Real-time dashboards give operations, maintenance, and Continuous Improvement teams the insights they need to improve continuously.

From downtime drag to agile, data-driven changeovers.

Digitize and streamline changeovers with guided instructions and real-time feedback. Cut changeover times and reduce variability while capturing execution data for continuous improvement.

From tribal knowledge to consistent execution across shifts.

Deliver smart, digital SOPs to frontline teams. Improve adherence, minimize training time, and standardize operations with traceable, real-time guidance.

From fragmented visibility to upstream process control.

Gain real-time insight into blending, granulation, and other bulk operations. Identify variability, reduce waste, and maintain consistent process quality.

From missed tasks to reliable, real-time execution.

Assign and track critical shop-floor tasks with live dashboards, compliance checks, and alerts. Ensure nothing slips between shifts or across departments.

From disconnected machines to unified shop floor intelligence.

Capture real-time data from any machine or line. Securely transmit and integrate with MES for visibility, traceability, and predictive analytics.

Track & Trace

From regulatory complexity to centralized serialization control.

Manage global serialization and aggregation across hundreds of lines. Integrates with any vendor, supports global standards, and provides real-time oversight at site and enterprise level.

From siloed systems to full material traceability.

Track every material, lot, and movement from warehouse to batch. Android-compatible, ERP-integrated, and scalable, so you’re always audit-ready and inventory-aligned.

From disconnected rework to streamlined, compliant aggregation.

Easily aggregate serialized units on manual or offline lines. Support sampling, returns, and rework while maintaining full compliance, traceability, and seamless integration with existing systems.

Changeover Instructions & Analytics

Changeover Instructions & Analytics

From downtime drag to agile, data-driven changeovers.
Digitize and streamline changeovers with guided instructions and real-time feedback. Cut changeover times and reduce variability while capturing execution data for continuous improvement.

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Manufacturing Analytics & OEE

From guesswork to real-time performance insights.
Track line performance, equipment efficiency, and downtime trends. Real-time dashboards give operations, maintenance, and Continuous Improvement teams the insights they need to improve continuously.

Manual Aggregation Module (ΜΑΜ)

Manual Aggregation Module // ΜΑΜ

From disconnected rework to streamlined, compliant aggregation.
Easily aggregate serialized units on manual or offline lines. Support sampling, returns, and rework while maintaining full compliance, traceability, and seamless integration with existing systems.

Smart Warehouse Traceability (SWT)

Smart Warehouse Traceability // SWT

From siloed systems to full material traceability.
Track every material, lot, and movement from warehouse to batch. Android-compatible, ERP-integrated, and scalable, so you’re always audit-ready and inventory-aligned.

Serialization Site Manager

Serialization Site Manager // SSM

From regulatory complexity to centralized serialization control.
Manage global serialization and aggregation across hundreds of lines. Integrates with any vendor, supports global standards, and provides real-time oversight at site and enterprise level.

Electronic Logbooks (eLog)

Electronic Logbooks // eLog

From paper logs to intelligent, mobile-ready records.
Digitize equipment and process logs to ensure compliance and audit-readiness. Configurable templates, mobile data entry, and real-time access reduce manual effort and boost data integrity.

Digital Work Instructions

Operator Training

From tribal knowledge to consistent execution across shifts.
Deliver smart, digital SOPs to frontline teams. Improve adherence, minimize training time, and standardize operations with traceable, real-time guidance.

Weigh & Dispense (W&D)

Weigh & Dispense // W&D

From inconsistent weighing to verified-first-time accuracy.
Digitally guide operators through material weighing and dispensing. Improve accuracy, ensure traceability, and connect seamlessly with inventory and batch records.

Electronic Batch Records (eBR)

Electronic Batch Records // eBR

From error-prone paperwork to accelerated, compliant batch release.
Automate batch execution and review with built-in compliance. Reduce errors, eliminate manual logging, and shorten release cycles – so quality teams can focus on quality, not backlogs.

Bulk Production Analytics (BPA)

Bulk Production Analytics // BPA

From fragmented visibility to upstream process control.
Gain real-time insight into blending, granulation, and other bulk operations. Identify variability, reduce waste, and maintain consistent process quality.