Life Sciences
Life Sciences manufacturing requires precise, validated processes and full data integrity from R&D through commercial production. Software-defined automation provides the governance and traceability needed to support GMP and GAMP while keeping plants agile
Benefits
FDA 21 CFR Part 11–Compliant Version Control and Electronic Signatures
Complete version control, electronic approvals, and audit trails with digital signatures to meet FDA requirements such as 21 CFR Part 11, supporting validation and inspection readiness.
Faster Tech Transfer with Standardized Automation Templates
Faster tech transfers and recipe rollouts between sites using standardized automation templates.
Reduced Deviation Risk Through Controlled Change and Instant Rollback
Reduced deviation risk with controlled change management and instant rollback to the last known good state.
Policy-Driven Remote Access Aligned with Quality and IT Requirements
Segregated, policy-driven remote access for OEMs and service partners that aligns with quality and IT requirements.
Managing Multi-Vendor PLC Environments Under One Governance Model
Managing diverse programmable logic controller (PLC) systems from multiple vendors with insufficient tools for code management.
Secure Browser-Based Engineering for Validated Environments
Browser-based engineering which enables secure and maintenance-free IDE access from anywhere.
Lower IT Footprint with Fully Managed, Up-to-Date Engineering Platforms
Reduce your IT footprint – eliminate the burden of managing the IDEs and the laptops/virtual machines they run on. You’ll always work on the most up-to-date, fully patched version of the IDE and OS.
Software Defined Automation Customers
Software-Defined Automation for Validated Life Sciences Production
Software‑defined automation supports Life Sciences production with electronic approvals, version control, and traceable changes, ensuring the four‑eye principle for critical process modifications while accelerating tech transfers and maintaining GMP validation and data integrity.
Success Stories
GRASS improves PLC management with Software Defined Automation Version Control
Furniture movement system manufacturer GRASS GmbH’s struggles to manage their PLC software code led to inefficiency, lost productivity, risk, and higher costs. Software Defined Automation (SDA) lets them quickly identify who changed what and when for any kind of industrial software running on their production machines.
Software Defined Automation helps Henkel increase productivity and improve collaboration
Henkel holds leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses. The company’s portfolio includes adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings, as well as laundry and home care and hair products for consumers. Henkel implemented Software Defined Automation (SDA) to standardize management of their programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Today, they are more efficient and productive with SDA’s secure solution.
Clevertech integrates Software Defined Automation to offer scalable packaging solutions and improve machine efficiency
Clevertech SPA, a leader in packaging machinery innovation, has significantly enhanced its operations through the integration of Software Defined Automation's Industrial DevOps platform. This collaboration has enabled Clevertech to offer scalable packaging solutions, independent of proprietary PLC controllers, thereby improving machine efficiency throughout their lifecycle.
Prevent Downtime With Intelligent Monitoring
Ever questioned your company’s production processes?
