How Artificial Intelligence is Revolutionizing Pharmaceutical Visual Inspection

The pharmaceutical industry and artificial intelligence are two powerful areas on which the future depends. When it comes to rapid digital technology transfer, the pharmaceutical industry faces unique challenges in manufacturing and production processes – one of them is the visual inspection of primary packages such as syringes, vials, or ampoules.? Let’s deep dive into the world of pharmaceutical visual inspection and find the answer to the question: How can AI make a difference in that area??

The potential of AI-powered pharmaceutical inspection

Automatic visual inspection (AVI) is a common practice in the industry. However, this inspection method brings along false reject rates (FRR), which can lead to costly re-inspections.???

Using AI-supported inspection processes guarantees a future-proof solution to counteract high costs and improve quality in various industries. This approach significantly increases the detection rate while minimizing false rejections, enabling a more accurate and efficient inspection process. Experts are training these AI models with relevant and high-quality data sets to boost the effectiveness these AI models. Then these trained models are integrated into automated visual inspection systems, enhancing defect and contaminant detection while maintaining inspection speed.??

Implementing AI-powered inspection solutions in production operations yields remarkable results for companies. Curious? Check out this article by K?rber Pharma !??

AI is Revolutionizing Pharmaceutical Visual Inspection

The pharmaceutical industry's stringent regulatory framework necessitates comprehensive quality inspections to ensure product and patient safety. After the filling process in primary packaging, such as syringes or vials, pharmaceutical products pass to a 100% inspection to detect impurities, defects, and contamination. Through prequalifying and classifying data sets, inspection experts enable learning systems to make accurate decisions based on camera images, resulting in improved inspection outcomes.??

InspectifAI is revolutionizing visual inspection by integrating cutting-edge deep learning methods into inspection machines while complying with regulatory requirements, regardless of the manufacturer. How does it work? Edge computing is a technologically advanced approach to establish exact connectivity between the inspection machine and the cloud software. Through a simplified qualification process the cutting-edge device can be integrated and qualified in a single day. This device works in three modes: systematic acquisition and storage of image data in the cloud, efficient operation, and benchmarking of the trained AI model.??

InspectifAl's GxP-compliant software manages and classifies image data captured using a qualified labeling unit. Inspection specialists can log into the system, access their assigned image classification tasks, and manage and track them effortlessly through a user-friendly interface. The use of learning systems in visual inspection has tremendous potential, and machine learning represents a revolution in the visual inspection paradigm.??

Speak it concretly: Business values of AI-powered pharmaceutical inspection?

“With our end-to-end approach, we tackle current pain points in visual inspection and offer the solution. Our solution design does not require significant retrofits or changes in the machine setup. We can apply AI to any automatic visual inspection machine.” - Dr. Mario Holl , VP Product, Sales & Relations at InspectifAI GmbH?

Level-up your visual inspection with AI??

Recognizing the importance of visual inspection and the unique needs and constraints of the pharmaceutical industry is a crucial step for building this sector's future. AI models and solutions that can be applied represent reliable, trustworthy, and compliant project execution.??

With our portfolio company, InspectifAI, we offer a modular and scalable approach that allows our AI solutions to be fully integrated into existing vision systems without having to adapt the machine floor plan - regardless of the manufacturer of your inspection line. So, if you want to the get the most out of your production and learn how InspectifAI is revolutionizing the pharmaceutical industry, check our portfolio page.??