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ON OUR RADAR DIGITALISATION: The key to smarter facilities monitoring environmental regulations while improving efficiency. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) make it far easier for reliability engineers and technicians to evaluate water and air filtration systems across sensitive environments like biotech labs and hospitals, maintaining quality control with fewer errors. From processing facilities like cleanrooms to air quality at the manufacturing unit, air purity levels need to be kept pristine to avoid the threat of airborne contamination. To help customers optimise their filtration systems and the assets they protect, we ventured into providing new digital solutions platforms, STREAMETRIC and qlair, to complement our products. As a company that has been in business for 80 years, constant innovation and support is something our customers can rely on us to provide. STREAMETRIC is an AI-enabled water monitoring system that forecasts membrane permeability and trans-membrane pressure By consequence, the economic surge of pharmaceuticals sector in India has accelerated pharmaceutical pollution across the country, Varieties of pharmaceuticals have been detected in the surface, ground, and even in drinking water, with sources of pollutants traced back to pharmaceutical manufacturing plants, hospitals, and wastewater treatment plants. Furthermore, to ensure the high standards, safety, and efficacy of pharmaceutical products, stringent regulations must be observed. By Charles Vaillant, CTO/CDO of MANN+HUMMEL In the global pharmaceuticals sector, India has grown from a rising player to a significant contributor. Low cost of production and R&D place India competitively as the world’s largest provider of generic medicines, with 20% share of total pharmaceutical exports, and the largest vaccine supplier in the world. About 3,000 drug companies and 10,500 manufacturing units are advancing the country’s reputation for producing high- quality, low-cost generic drugs. As a solutions provider observing this shift across numerous industries, MANN+HUMMEL have found that digitalisation offers tremendous opportunities to comply to PREDICTIVE MONITORING FOR WATER SYSTEMS The effects of the accumulation of pharmaceutical residues in the environment are many folds, affecting species living in the water to the spread of antimicrobial resistance. However, facilities can improve the reliability of their filtration systems, reduce engineering hours, and even enjoy enhanced reporting if they implement digital water quality monitoring through a platform like STREAMETRIC. Through a streamlined framework, engineers can build cleaning schedules and prediction parameters, use Al-based predictive technology to set limits and detect anomalies, including forecasting membrane permeability and transmembrane pressure. More importantly, STREAMETRIC is compatible with all membrane types and most major programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and protocols and can be installed on systems ranging from small pilot plants to full-scale manufacturing facilities. To facilitate reporting for engineers and technicians, managers can also design personalised dashboards for team members, operators, and service providers. All data 54 WATER & WASTEWATER ASIA | JANUARY/FEBRUARY <strong>2023</strong>
ON OUR RADAR is gathered and stored in the secure and scalable STREAMETRIC cloud, while a digital logbook allows teams to capture and store all historical data without the need for manual referencing or data entry. When it comes to sustainability and environmental reporting, data and insights can be readily obtained to ensure a facility remains in compliance with company or government regulations. SETTING THE STANDARD FOR CLEAN AIR MANAGEMENT Air purification is vital to pharmaceutical companies, and it is easy to understand why. Unclean air can contaminate drugs which leads to devastating health impacts, for both workers at the lab as well as those who consume these products. Improved ventilation and filtration in pharma environments can be achieved with intelligent air quality monitoring, which is why we developed qlair: a platform that leverages machine learning for proactive clean air management in commercial buildings. qlair’s indoor air quality (IAQ) monitoring platform uses highly accurate sensors that can help pharmaceutical facilities meet air filtration guidelines set forth by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air- Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and World Health Organization (WHO). In addition to getting real-time IAQ data across multiple spaces, technicians can integrate qlair analytics into existing systems for more effective air quality recommendations — all on-the-go through web and mobile applications. ENABLING USER SUCCESS With these data-driven insights, companies can generate up to 20% savings in heating, ventilation, and other energy costs. In the case of Atrium Health, a North Carolinabased healthcare group with 40 hospitals and more than 1,400 care locations, the facilities management team was changing out their air handling unit (AHU) filters every three months on a time-based schedule. However, by installing AI-enabled filter lifecycle monitoring systems, they found that their AHU filters only need changing every 10-12 months. This led to a cost savings of US$345 per AHU, and the ROI from implementing qlair was reached within nine months. TRANSLATING DATA FOR ACCURATE INTERPRETATION Besides manufacturing conditions, businesses also need to consider the impact of IAQ on occupant health, and the COVID-19 pandemic has made this patently important. Yet, how can facility managers without heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) expertise be able to maintain optimal IAQ at all times? To solve this, qlair developed the COVID-19 Airborne Infection Risk Score (CAIRS). CAIRs automatically analyses all relevant IAQ factors that have a scientifically proven impact on indoor virus transmission, producing an easy-to-understand score so facility managers can promptly work on factors needing improvement, and occupants enjoy greater health and well-being. CONCLUSION In a climate of uncertainty and fluctuating costs, having reliable real-time data to manage research or manufacturing facility’s air and water quality can provide a muchneeded dose of confidence in remaining productive and profitable. Digitalisation is the way forward, and as a global provider of filtration solutions, we will continue to innovate and provide key technologies alongside the pharmaceutical industry to ensure a healthier planet. This article was first published in Pharma Bio World and republished with MANN+HUMMEL’s permission. WATER & WASTEWATER ASIA | JANUARY/FEBRUARY <strong>2023</strong> 55
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