Identification of Big Bags and Bioreactors

Digital solution to ensure work safety and consistent quality

Big bags and bioreactors are often used in the pharma industry to store raw materials and precursor products. However, in complex production environments with up to 30 big bags in operation simultaneously, keeping an overview on the sterility of individual big bags or hoses can be difficult. Conventional methods of identifying big bags and bioreactors, such as barcodes or glued-on labels, are not always ideal because inks and adhesives could diffuse through the films and contaminate the product. A digital solution for increasing corrective and preventive action (CAPA) to ensure work safety and consistent product quality is an effective answer here.

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The identification of big bags and bioreactors with the BL ident RFID system ensures constant product quality and work safety
Simple tracking and tracing as well as easy call back of individual big bags

The tags are affixed to the big bag using special cable ties
The tags are available in various shapes and sizes
The tag can be read anywhere using the handheld device

RFID-based CAPA optimization

The corrective and und preventive actions are a key element of the ICH Q10 Pharmaceutical Quality System. In line with the CAPA approach, the integration of RFID technology in the identification of big bags and bioreactors enables a comprehensive improvement of quality, safety and efficiency in pharmaceutical production. Combining this innovative technology with proven principles not only strengthens regulatory compliance, but also promotes the efficiency and reliability of pharmaceutical processes.

Precise allocation with RFID

Turck has developed innovative RFID tags to meet this challenge. A main tag which acts as a primary identification unit is affixed to each big bag. These tags can be attached easily to big bags or bioreactors using special cable ties. Each hose assigned to a big bag is provided with an RFID tag containing a unique identifier or UID. This is used to identify the specific hose and associate it with the main tag of the corresponding big bag. A handheld device enables universal readout of the stored data. The BL ident RFID system controls the processing of the recorded UID data of the hoses and ensures the precise assignment to the main tag of the corresponding big bag or bioreactor.

Work safety and constant quality

Turck's RFID system enables deviations from product specifications or potentially dangerous product mixtures to be avoided from the outset. This reduces the risk of undesired incidents that could endanger the health of customers and the safety of employees. Work safety and consistent quality are at the heart of these efforts, enabled by data collection, monitoring and traceability.

More CAPA through digitalization

Turck's RFID system illustrates how digitalization can optimize corrective and preventive action (CAPA) to achieve a sustainable increase in work safety and consistent product quality in the pharmaceutical industry.

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