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US 2011/0209336 A1Published application
Efficient layout and design of production facility
AssigneeBeacons Pharmaceutical Pte. Ltd.
InventorJoseph Wei Chak LAM
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Abstract
Methods for manufacturing a product or pharmaceutical product in an improved production layout are disclosed. The layout includes a production area which includes a hub which is at least partially surrounded by a manufacturing area. The manufacturing area comprises production stages used in the manufacturing process. The hub, having direct line-of-sight to the production stages, can easily monitor the manufacturing process.
Claims20
A method for manufacturing a product comprising:
- providing enclosed structure containing a manufacturing facility, the manufacturing facility having abutting production and non-production areas,
- the production area includes a hub having a first hub portion abutting the non-production area and a manufacturing area surrounding a second hub portion of the hub, the manufacturing area including first or inflow manufacturing end and second or outflow manufacturing end, the inflow and outflow manufacturing ends abutting the non-production area,
- the non-production area having inflow non-production areas, the inflow non-production area having first and second inflow ends wherein the second inflow end abuts the first manufacturing end and an outflow non-production area having first and second outflow ends, the first outflow end of the non-production area abuts the second manufacturing end of the manufacturing area;
- receiving raw materials for the manufacturing of the product at the first end of the inflow non-production area;
- transferring raw materials to the production area to be processed to form a processed product;
- transferring the processed product from the production area to the outflow non-production area;
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- post-processing of the processed product in the outflow non-production area, wherein processing flow from raw materials to processed products comprises a sequential or continuous flow progressing from the first inflow end to the second outflow end.
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A method for manufacturing a pharmaceutical product comprising:
- providing enclosed structure containing a manufacturing facility, the manufacturing facility having abutting production and non-production areas,
- the production area includes a hub having a first hub portion abutting the non-production area and a manufacturing area surrounding a second hub portion of the hub, the manufacturing area including first or inflow manufacturing end and second or outflow manufacturing end, the inflow and outflow manufacturing ends abutting the non-production area,
- the non-production area having inflow non-production areas, the inflow non-production area having first and second inflow ends wherein the second inflow end abuts the first manufacturing end and an outflow non-production area having first and second outflow ends, the first outflow end of the non-production area abuts the second manufacturing end of the manufacturing area;
- receiving raw materials for the manufacturing of the phamaceutical product at the first end of the inflow non-production area;
- transferring raw materials to the production area to be processed to form a processed pharmaceutical product;
- transferring the processed pharmaceutical product from the production area to the outflow non-production area;
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- post-processing of the processed pharmaceutical product in the outflow non-production area, wherein processing flow from raw materials to processed products comprises a sequential or continuous flow progressing from the first inflow end to the second outflow end.
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A method for manufacturing a product comprising:
- providing enclosed structure containing a hub and a manufacturing area surrounding the hub, the manufacturing area having first inflow and second outflow manufacturing ends;
- receiving raw materials in the inflow end of the manufacturing area;
- processing raw material to produce the product in the manufacturing area;
- transferring the product out of the manufacturing area at the outflow end, wherein processing flow from raw materials to the products comprises a sequential or continuous flow progressing from the inflow end to the second outflow end.
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A method for manufacturing a pharmaceutical product comprising:
- providing enclosed structure containing a hub and a manufacturing area surrounding the hub, the manufacturing area having first inflow and second outflow manufacturing ends;
- receiving raw materials in the inflow end of the manufacturing area;
- processing raw material to produce the pharmaceutical product in the manufacturing area;
- transferring the pharmaceutical product out of the manufacturing area at the outflow end, wherein processing flow from raw materials to the pharmaceutical product comprises a sequential or continuous flow progressing from the inflow end to the second outflow end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.