Automating Aseptic Manufacturing. (cover story)

HAPTIC devices; SUPERVISORY control & data acquisition systems; ROBOTICS; ENGINEERING equipment; ARTIFICIAL intelligence

The article reports on the efforts to automate aseptic manufacturing to reduce risk of contamination in the pharmaceutical industry. Also cited are the growing use of robotic technology in drug compounding and gloveless isolators, the benefits of robotic automation technology like the ability to handle multiple formats like vials and syringes, and the comment of Syntegon Pharma Technology's Laura Moody on the automation technologies.