Today at INTERPHEX 2007, Sensicast Systems, the world's leading provider of turnkey wireless sensor network systems, unveiled and showcased a wireless system for pharmaceutical and life sciences facilities who need to accurately monitor temperature, humidity, and other key data in their facilities.
BOSTON & NEW YORK (BusinessWire EON) April 25, 2007 --
Today at INTERPHEX 2007, Sensicast
Systems, the world’s leading provider
of turnkey wireless sensor network systems, unveiled and showcased a
wireless system for pharmaceutical
and life sciences facilities who need to accurately monitor
temperature, humidity, and other key data in their facilities.
Pharmaceutical labs, drug manufacturers, and bio-test facilities are
increasingly deploying Sensicast’s SensiNet
systems to report real-time operational data from applications,
processes, and facility conditions, and to change how they meet FDA
regulations.
At Booth 3123 in the INTERPHEX Pharma IT Pavilion, Sensicast will
demonstrate how its new solution integrates into pharmaceutical
manufacturing and delivers improved productivity and regulatory
compliance while reducing operating costs.
Based on Sensicast’s patented SensiNet®
technology, the new system collects data from Smart Sensors installed at
monitoring points in labs, manufacturing, storage and shipping
environments and then seamlessly passes the data wirelessly into the
company’s network infrastructure. The network
provides self-managed data routing capability for redundancy and
reliability. The SensiNet Gateway aggregates data captured throughout
the monitoring areas, provides basic displays and alerts, and makes the
information available to internal automation, process and control
systems inside the facility. Data from the monitoring points flow from
SensiNet into the control and logging software for validation and
documentation.
SensiNet’s self-managing network capability
combined with autonomous battery-operated sensors enable a new level of
manufacturing facility flexibility. Incubators, cold storage devices,
and other critical equipment can be relocated during production line
reconfiguration without the expense of rewiring. SensiNet automatically
compensates for the changes in setup without requiring user intervention.
Pharmaceutical facility operators and production managers are required
to conform to FDA regulations governing record keeping that is essential
in order to document safe manufacturing and storage of their products
(according to GMP and GLP). SensiNet enables customers to easily collect
the environmental data required by the FDA without making FDA 21 CFR
Part 11 compliance more difficult. In fact, most existing FDA 21 CFR
Part 11 monitoring systems are plug-and-play compatible with SensiNet.
Sensicast now offers A2LA-accredited calibration services to users of
its SensiNet systems. Through this service, operators of SensiNet
networks can ensure that Smart Sensors running in their facilities are
calibrated according to ISO/ICE 17025-1999, using dedicated equipment.
“Known for their reliability and data
certainty, Sensicast’s wireless sensor
networks are running production networks in a wide range of industries,”
said John Blanchard, Principal Pharmaceutical Industry Analyst with ARC
Advisory Group. “Pharmaceutical manufacturers
will find Sensicast attractive because it can help them to reduce the
cost and time to validation, and accelerate product time to market,”
said Blanchard.
The value of SensiNet’s wireless collection
of data is compounded as the information is made available to automation
and control systems currently in use in life sciences facilities, such
as those from Citect, ICONICS, Intellution and OSIsoft. SensiNet
integrates easily with software systems for OPC, Web-enabled HMI/SCADA
and manufacturing intelligence to provide real-time visualization, alarm
management, and plant historian functionality giving users real-time
visibility into enterprise-wide operations and systems
Benefits to Sensicast’s life sciences
customers are significant:
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Wireless system allows data sampling from previously difficult or
inaccessible locations (e.g. large physical spaces, HVAC, mobile
racks, and sealed chambers)
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Centralized data collection and easy integration with legacy software
applications and network infrastructure
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Interfaces with PLCs and software commonly used in pharmaceutical
facilities
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FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliance documentation
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Alarms and alerts deliver early detection of problem occurrence
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Improved process and quality control
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Accelerated manufacturing
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Reduced operational and energy costs
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Rapid Return-on-Investment
For more details, go to http://www.sensicast.com/white_papers.php
to download Sensicast’s White Paper on SensiNet
Wireless in FDA 21 CFR Part 11 Compliant Systems.
About Sensicast
Sensicast provides turnkey Wireless Sensor Network systems and services
that help operating managers dramatically reduce costs & improve
efficiency. Sensicast’s easy-to-deploy
SensiNet® systems report real-time data from
applications, processes, and facility conditions. SensiNet is a
patented, self-installing, self-healing solution that captures critical
data through Smart Sensors and makes the information available and
actionable through internal and remote Web-based access. SensiNet meets
the needs of a range of industrial and commercial enterprises—including
remote monitoring of temperature, energy, moisture/humidity, and other
data types; while also facilitating governmental/environmental
compliance. Visit www.sensicast.com.
Sensicast and SensiNet are registered trademarks of Sensicast
Systems, Inc.
All other marks are property of their respective owners.
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