- Fast and accurate development information 24 hours a day
- Supports 'Quality by Design' strategy
- Direct mounting onto robotic systems
Scientists at GlaxoSmithKline collaborated with Hydramotion and Cambridge Reactor Design in pursuit of enhanced insights into their downstream processing operations. The solution was to deploy a filtration and washing robot with viscosity control across their drug research platforms worldwide.
By combining real-time machine vision with robotics, this state-of-the-art platform collects all the data needed to understand the filtration and washing processes.
Automation viscosity is a critical function and is performed day and night with high levels of precision and accuracy. The goVisc is mounted on a robotic arm designed to move between measuring a sample and a cleaning station. During the process the formulation is slightly modified, re-measured, and then cleaned in a continuous cycle. See the goVisc in action below:
The goVisc’s dip and read capability coupled with its lean and compact design, makes it the only viscometer on the planet that can accomplish this task. The goVisc head supports direct mounting onto robotic systems and its contoured sensor profile also promotes easy draining for automated read and wash cycles. A tip-mounted thermometer gives the simultaneous reading of both viscosity and temperature.
Unlike rotational lab viscometers you don’t need a specific vessel size to make the measurement. The goVisc will return the same reading whether the fluid is being measured in a test-tube, beaker or tank.
The filtration and washing system generates fast and accurate development information 24 hours a day to support downstream process scale-up and troubleshooting activities. This capability supports GSK's 'Quality by Design' strategy, and is resource efficient due to the excellent control system, automation platform and data handling capabilities.