Optimal's PAT Software Update Accommodates Lab Research to Global Production

With the release of synTQ V4.0, process industries — such as life sciences, chemical and food, plus oil and gas — can use one proven software platform to develop, deploy and manage PAT from the research laboratory to global production. synTQ V4.0 is the latest major update of the PAT implementation management software from Optimal Industrial Automation. synTQ is in use today by six out of the top twelve global pharmaceutical companies, and by major industry regulators.

In its effort to drive up quality and reduce manufacturing costs, the global pharmaceutical industry is moving away from a reliance on end-of-line and end-of-process testing and inspection, and towards on-line and in-line analysis and closed loop control, through the use of PAT. synTQ supports this transformation by providing a bridge between the sophisticated instrumentation used to monitor manufacturing processes and the advanced multivariate analysis and modelling systems needed to interpret that data. At the same time, synTQ records all of the measured and derived data, can feed the derived data into the control system of choice and does all of this in compliance with regulatory requirements.

Its new enterprise system architecture allows companies to manage all of their data from one central point, thus greatly simplifying model management, and enables the sharing of models between different synTQ nodes anywhere in the world. Naturally, data archiving is also very much simplified. Such extended management and control capabilities are becoming increasingly critical as life science clients scale up and roll out their PAT systems. Using synTQ 4.0, for example, companies can ensure that products manufactured at multiple sites across the globe all use the most up-to-date models and controls. The new capabilities are equally important as the use of external suppliers grows, allowing clients to integrate process monitoring and control at their contract manufacturing partners directly with their own quality control and recording systems.

The new synTQ release includes significant enhancements for process users too. Enhanced data visualisation modules, including web views, further improve the system’s speed and usability, helping companies gather data and build, test and validate models faster and with more confidence.

These improvements, combined with synTQ’s real-time analysis and control capabilities, give users a seamless route through PAT development, from initial laboratory tests and model design and validation, all the way to high-volume global production.

Optimal Industrial Automation Ltd, +44 1454 333 222, mgadsby@optimal-ltd.co.uk, www.optimal-ltd.co.uk.