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Pharma packaging machinery buyers turn to automation to deliver increased uptime

OEE, for the past several years, had not been a major focus for pharma packagers like it has been for their peers in food and beverage. A study by PMMI Business Intelligence shows the times are changing.

Pharma end users recommend improvements from OEMs
Pharma end users recommend improvements from OEMs

For the past decade pharma got a pass on OEE. Conventional thinking was margins are good, let’s focus on validation and documentation and not expect CPG-type figures in the high 80’s and low 90s. Some pharma line efficiency numbers sink lower than 50%.

OEE has finally come to pharma, and in a big way! Evidence in the report illustrates pharma machinery buyers are looking for improvements that will drive production and packaging line efficiency, and automation holds the answer.

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