At a press conference on February 24, Haselmeier and plus10 were announced as winners of the Microsoft Intelligent Manufacturing Award 2021 for the "Innovate!" category and were able to present their winning use case to the audience. The Haselmeier project with plus10 won for their implementation of software on an automated assembly line for injection syringes to increase productivity in GMP compliant production.
AI-based software – process optimization in the assembly of medical devices
Medical products such as self-injection syringes are manufactured on fast and highly automated assembly lines. Process optimization is a complex undertaking, with AI-based software helping to find the most effective measures. medmix Drug Delivery (Haselmeier) leverages technology such as the GMP-compliant Shannon® software from plus10, to identify technical problems of the production line and understand their causes in real time, enabling appropriate solutions to address the specific situation. In this winning joint project between Haselmeier and plus10, the assembly line was analyzed to identify the causes of technical availability and performance losses. While the initial overall equipment efficiency (OEE) was already relatively high (70-80%), this project successfully uncovered additional productivity potential of over 10%.
Microsoft and Roland Berger honor innovative ideas and digital solutions
The Microsoft Intelligent Manufacturing Award, jointly organized by Microsoft Germany and consultancy Roland Berger, recognizes companies in the manufacturing industry that are actively helping to drive the transformation to Industry 4.0.
About Haselmeier™ a medmix Brand:
Haselmeier GmbH, a part of the medmix AG is an established brand in the healthcare market for more than 100 years. Haselmeier is recognized for the development and production of innovative self-injection devices with award-winning designs. Working primarily on behalf of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to improve the lives of patients with easy-to-use and precisely dosed pens, Haselmeier offers the full range of services to create high-quality self-injection systems - from design and planning to industrialization.
Haselmeier products are manufactured in state-of-the-art production facilities in Buchen im Odenwald (Germany), Dnešice (Czech Republic) and Bangalore (India).
About plus10:
plus10 GmbH is an independent Fraunhofer spin-off for automated production optimization with locations in Augsburg and Stuttgart. The company develops self-learning optimization software specifically for fully automated complex machines and plants of any industry, including GMP-compliant tools like Shannon® – the operational store floor assistance, provides situational problem-solving suggestions for the employees at an automated production plant. The tool thus forms a continuously operating optimization control loop based on high-frequency machine control data.
