 Richard Bahr MGS President and CEO Visit Website |
Richard has 20 years of experience in management with MGS. He has overseen and directed the building of a growing organization and building of the MGS reputation in the marketplace. Richard has provided key leadership in initiating the development of at least one new product each year since becoming President in 1996. He has sat on multiple industry panels and is frequently sought after for commentary on pharmaceutical packaging automation, most recently regarding compliance packaging formats. He currently serves on the PMMI board of directors.
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Automation Q&A
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What is the packaging automation industry’s definition of fail-safe? Should every step be fail-safe?Asked September 24th, 2009I do not know of an industry definition. It is really more about the application of Good Engineering Practices. Fail-Safe systems are one method of mitigating risks as determined from my earlier post.
Here are some examples:a. Duplication of sensing.
b. Redundant sensing, different from above in that you use different methods of sensing.
c. Sensor checking to verify on - off each cycle.
d. Design the control system for fail to off (reject all).The Risk Assessment described in my earlier post will determine which steps to follow.