Manufacturing Life Sciences

Asset: Automated Diagnostic Dispenser

A Pharmaceutical Manufacturer of Medical, Diagnostic, Testing, the Equipment Provides a One-Stop shop for Anatomical Pathology. The Company Runs a Fully Automated Diagnostic Dispensing Machine Used to Process High Volume Biopsy Tests.

Challenge:

• The automated machine experiences frequent issues with the vacuum pump used to control the dispensing process
• Each vacuum pump failure costs thousands of dollars to replace
• Catastrophic failures occur due to moisture penetration in the motor
• Improper calibrations made to sensors and components

Results:

• 9 anomalies detected with a 66 day lead time to failure alerting maintenance personal way in advance
• True root cause analysis is given by showing the top3 leading sensors with the highest contribution to the specific failure
• SORBA-ML analyzed all the discrete I/O time durations as if they were analog sensors. Same technique applied to predict failures in an automated assembly line

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