For Emerging Technologies In Pharma, Choosing The Right Solution Is Always A Challenge

As pharma companies in India strive to tap opportunities in large emerging markets, lean manufacturing techniques will play a major role in enhancing profitability and compliance. Sajiv Nath, MD, Yokogawa India tells Viveka Roychowdhury that automation is the first step towards achieving improvement in compliance, which is why they are seeing increased traction from the pharma sector since last couple of years.

As a provider of industrial automation and test and measurement solutions, which sectors/industries form the bulk of Yokogawa’s global revenues?

Envision a pharmaceutical plant where people are watchful and attentive as the business responds to change quickly and efficiently. As digital transformation ensues to disrupt, transform and reshape industries, we can now picture an operation that delivers consistent production, real-time information and accurately controlled and safe processes that comply to the regulatory and demanding requirements of the pharma industry.

The pharma industry has recognised the value of automation as we have come to recognise that industrial automation is a business tool, not just a control tool, which can help process businesses meet their industrial challenge. It is imperative for pharma companies to achieve compliance and safety while maintaining cost efficiency as any deviation in the set standards can lead in jeopardising the lives of the end users.