Building Audit Compliant Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Environment by the Aid of the Industrial Internet of Things (Iiot)

Abstract

The updated version of automation and connectivity through the internet is known as Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)This has been for many decades in the plant environment as a machine to machine communication without the advancement and connectivity. Pharmaceutical manufacturing has seen many changes in which automation is one, IIoT is nothing but automation of the entire plants situated at different places by the internet as the choice of network. Real-time auditing, by IIoT analyzing and interpreting the large data, can be made easier. IIOT acts as a tool for an industrial organization to improve connectivity, scalability, efficiency. along with these IIoT also saves time and money for organizations. SCADA, HMI, PLCs, RTUs, and network play important role in IIoT. Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) is a system of software and hardware elements that allows industrial organizations to Control industrial processes locally or at remote locations. SCADA acts as a vehicle that communicates with the operator and operation by carrying the information from the field level i.e., valves, motors, sensors and human-machine interface (HMI). It has both software and hardware elements which helps the operator to control the operation from the remote locations. the software is built to log and record the events which are performed through it by this SCADA helps the organization to make smarter decisions, communicate system issues to help mitigate downtime. PLC, RTU. HMI, sensors act as a supporting system. Automation in manufacturing can be divided into field level, automation level, and management level.by incorporation of IBCs with automation, manufacturing could see a different perspective in terms of analyzing the data and make important decisions. It also makes process and system more compliant to audits.