Körber has awarded the “PAS-X MSI Plug & Produce Certified” partnership certificate to machine manufacturer Bausch+Ströbel.
 
The partnership between the companies enables customers to integrate Bausch+Ströbel’s filling and packaging systems with PAS-X MES, Körber’s Manufacturing Execution System (MES). This aims to significantly reduce manual configuration efforts for customers in the pharmaceutical, biotech, or cell and gene therapy industries, as the machines can be connected to PAS-X MES with a few clicks.
 
Körber’s “PAS-X MSI Plug & Produce” interface is designed to facilitate a smooth and efficient integration of both systems. The no-code integration is based on standardized message-based communication, as described in the concept paper of the ISPE Plug & Produce Working Group.
 
Lars Hornung, Senior Principal Alliances & Technology Partners Software in Körber’s Business Area Pharma, said, “The successful collaboration with Bausch+Ströbel in recent years confirms the acceptance and added value of the PAS-X MSI Plug & Produce interface in pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical production. We are pleased to welcome Bausch+Ströbel as an MSI partner in our new partner program.”
 
Andreas Bühler, Head of Automation Project Design at Bausch+Ströbel, said, “The ‘PAS-X MSI Plug & Produce Certified’ partnership certificate is the result of our longstanding and open collaboration in many projects. I look forward to our partnership, which provides our mutual customers with the assurance of an efficient and secure integration. With the standardized and verified PAS-X MSI Plug & Produce interface, the cumbersome coordination of handshake signals is eliminated, and allows to immediately focus on the essential order and reconciliation data.”