Ethypharm is a European-based speciality pharmaceutical company with global reach and a committed player in the treatment of pain, addiction, and critical care. In the UK they are recognised as a key partner to the NHS and the private hospital sector with their range of quality products.
To ensure continuous, high-quality production of a range of products, Ethypharm has adopted high-speed, automated production and every product must be packaged in highly controlled environments which are regulated by strict protocols on cleanliness, material contact and repeatability.
Such high-speed production lines require regular maintenance and set-up by highly skilled engineers, and use a vast range of change and format parts to adapt the machines to different pack sizes and formats.
These format and change parts can become worn, damaged, or broken, particularly during change-over procedures, leading to unplanned–and in some cases, lengthy–downtime. While it’s common for the lead time of format and change parts to be ten weeks or more, downtime costs can be significant, particularly when involving high value product.