Success Story: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Automation with Winmate Stainless Series

Technological advances in automation and robotics are benefitting the pharmaceutical industry of today

Background

In the pharmaceutical industry, hygiene is of the utmost importance. From material processing to filling & packaging goods, all production facilities have to be spotless and contamination-free. The whole production facility has to be thoroughly cleaned every day, with extensive wash downs with cleaning agents and high pressure, high temperature sprays to ensure disinfection of the drug processing areas. As a large-scale drug manufacturer was reconfiguring their production line, they were looking for stainless steel Panel PCs to use as machine line controllers to produce their packaged drug products. Winmate offered 21.5” IP69K Flat Stainless Panel PC W22IK3S-SPA369 that has to withstand routine cleaning procedures and handle tough work environment facing dust, dirt, and liquids on every day basis.

Main Challenges

Corrosion-resistant SUS316/ AISI316 stainless steel housing with IP69K water, dust protection - The solution has to be easily cleaned and disinfected daily, meaning it needs to be corrosion, waterproof and dustproof to withstand close-range high-pressure, high-temperature wash-downs. Additional cabling protection is necessary for ensuring the connectors and cables to remain waterproof.

Multi-touch projected capacitive touch - The operator interface requires PCAP technology to deliver excellent responsive performance, even in extreme environments, to allow production workers to operate it efficiently with fingers.

Multiple mounting options - The device with versatile, secure mounting options, such as Yoke mount and VESA mount, is crucial for installation in all the industrial automation scenarios, optimizing the HMI terminal functionality.

Why Winmate?

✔ Versatile product specification options to meet the unique customer requirements

✔ Waterproof ports with adapter cables for external connectivity

✔ Customization possibilities, adding Wi-Fi antenna for wireless communications

✔ Ensures efficient process control from the qualifying examination, packaging to logistics and complete traceability throughout the entire value chain

✔ Professional support during the project implementation phases

Featured Stainless Panel PC & Display

Purpose-built for the pharmaceutical industry. Rugged and powerful. They are engineered to visualize and control operations and drive productivity in the most challenging environments.

✔ SUS 316/ AISI 316 ✔ HYGIENIC ✔ HIGH-PERFORMANCE ✔ PCAP MULTI-TOUCH

About Winmate

Winmate Inc. is a rugged computing and embedded solutions provider for industries operating in some of the most challenging environments. Founded in 1996 in Taipei, Taiwan, where its headquarters, research, and development facility, and production lines are located. Today, the company has offices and service centers worldwide. Winmate develops rugged industrial-grade computing solutions that advance the Industrial Internet-of-Things (IoT), including the industrial display and panel PC, HMI, embedded systems, IoT gateways, rugged tablets, and handheld devices for industries ranging from transportation and logistics to marine and military, railway, oil and gas, smart grid, healthcare, and field services. Winmate also provides professional services in customizing products and project management to create a unique solution for specific customer needs.

For more information, visit www.winmate.com.