A Pharmaceutical Manufacturer of Medical, Diagnostic, Testing, the Equipment Provides a One-Stop shop for Anatomical Pathology. The Company Runs a Fully Automated Diagnostic Dispensing Machine Used to Process High Volume Biopsy Tests.

 

Asset: Automated Diagnostic Dispenser

 

Challenge:

The automated machine experiences frequent issues with the vacuum pump used to control the dispensing process.

Each vacuum pump failure costs thousands of dollars to replace.

Catastrophic failures occur due to moisture penetration in the motor.

Improper calibrations made to sensors and components.

 

 Results:

9 anomalies detected with a 66 day lead time to failure alerting maintenance personal way in advance.

True root cause analysis is given by showing the top 3 leading sensors with the highest contribution to the specific failure.

SORBA-ML analyzed all the discrete I/O time durations as if they were analog sensors. Same technique applied to predict failures in an automated assembly line.