Guide To Product Inspection Systems In The Pharmaceutical Industry

In pharmaceutical manufacturing, metal detectors, X-ray systems, and check weighers play a critical role. These inspection systems are integrated with the main manufacturing equipment via software, allowing real-time monitoring of production status, capacity forecasting, and early detection of machine failures. Metal detectors use an electromagnetic field to detect metal contaminants. X-ray systems, on the other hand, work by passing products through an X-ray beam to detect both foreign contaminants and quality defects. Checkweighers were made essential due to the FDA's strict weight tolerance rules, and are designed to measure the weight of products with high accuracy. The article dives further into the use of these systems and highlights the importance of security measures such as password authentication, audit trails, data encryption, and equipment validation.