Procedure tracking and supervision in pharmaceutical production
Cameras above the bench watch the work zones; each procedure step is ticked on the checklist once the object and the action in its zone are verified in the image. A skipped or out-of-order step is reported to the operator and logged.
The verification time of every step, the carrier identity and the weight are written to the cycle record; on a skipped step the zone and the checklist are flagged, the stack light warns and the cycle record is not released. A complete cycle closes the record into the electronic batch record.
- 01 Identify
- 02 Weigh
- 03 Label
- 04 Close
The container is placed in zone one; the carrier code is read and the cycle record opens.
- Steps verified
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- Weight
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- Skipped step
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Need
In a manual procedure the container lands in a slightly different spot each cycle, the operator's hand briefly covers a zone, and small objects such as a label or a lid occupy little of the wide bench image. For a step to count as done, object and outcome must be verified together.
Solution approach
Two overhead cameras watch the bench divided into four zones; when the carrier enters a zone the tracking box locks onto the container. Step-specific evidence is sought in each zone: the carrier code for identity, presence on the scale and the display value for weighing, the applicator stroke and the label for labelling, the seated lid for closing. A skipped step blocks the checklist.
Process steps
- 01
Identify
The container is placed in zone one; the carrier code is read and the cycle record opens.
- 02
Weigh
The container goes on the scale; the camera confirms its presence, the display the weight.
- 03
Label
The applicator strokes, the label is applied and the camera verifies that it is on the container.
- 04
Close
The lid is fitted and the camera verifies that it is in place.
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