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Dec 6, 2024 | 
forbes.com | Andreas Eschbach
Andreas Eschbach is the founder and CEO of eschbach, a software company that helps production teams work smarter and enhance collaboration. Manufacturers are quickly understanding the strategic opportunities created by sustainable business processes. From manufacturing sustainable products and services to decarbonizing supply chains and operations to managing regulatory reporting, sustainability offers transformative business insights that can drive growth.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
chemicalprocessing.com | Andreas Eschbach
Siloed communication can often be construed as poor communication. But is it really? Often, we hear that information is on a need-to-know basis. Companies will silo their information to avoid information overload for different workers. This strategy helps ensure that communications is targeted for clearer instructions and improved productivity.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
automation.com | Andreas Eschbach
To achieve true digital transformation, a digitalization strategy must be built around the most important part of the system: the people who will use it.
Process manufacturing has become increasingly digitized and automated. But to achieve true digital transformation, a digitalization strategy must be built around the most important part of the system: the people who will use it.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
chemengonline.com | Andreas Eschbach
An artificial intelligence (AI)-based search tool allowed workers to quickly mine historical data to improve operations and respond to emerging problemsAt the Bayer Crop Science facility in Muttenz, Switzerland, managers and workers wanted to improve communication during shift handovers and enable more efficient knowledge transfer.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
pharmamanufacturing.com | Andreas Eschbach
Precise communication is critical to success in any field, and the pharmaceutical industry is no exception. A shift supervisor working in a pharma plant typically needs to manage a team of engineers and work collaboratively with cross-functional stakeholders such as technical development, manufacturing, regulatory and quality, to ensure all technical aspects of production are successfully executed.
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Jun 21, 2024 | 
plantengineering.com | Jim Thomas |Kristen Quasey |Andreas Eschbach |Tyler Wall |Chris Vavra
Learning ObjectivesLearn how standards development organizations are embracing digital transformation. Understand that software as a service platforms are central to the work of integrating the digital transformation of standards into engineering workflows. Know how to better streamline processes, trim costs, earn and maintain market access and boost the bottom line of a manufacturing plant.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
smartindustry.com | Andreas Eschbach
Process manufacturing plants generate thousands of data points every day, from automated sensor readings to notes and observations from plant operators. The answers to today’s problems are often buried beneath mounds of historical data; the trick is finding them. But one artificial intelligence-enabled system, with the proprietary name Smart Search, helped one agrochemical company transform digitized data into a usable knowledge platform that empowers their people.
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May 14, 2024 | 
drugdiscoverytrends.com | Andreas Eschbach |Brian Buntz
The success of any organization is dependent on consistent, clear, and reliable information sharing among all internal stakeholders. In the pharmaceutical industry, where there are multiple complex layers within manufacturing processes, communication among teams is especially critical. If information-sharing gaps occur among these layers, vulnerabilities could result in costly errors impacting all levels of the operation – from raw materials handling to final product packaging.
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May 7, 2024 | 
automationworld.com | Andreas Eschbach
Digitizing key processes such as shift handover and plant processes delivers clear benefits in plant safety, productivity and operational performance. And yet, nearly one-fourth of process manufacturers still rely on paper-based processes and systems for these key activities. An even larger number depend on an ad hoc mix of email, in-person communication and informal document sharing.
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May 6, 2024 | 
supplychainbrain.com | Andreas Eschbach
Analyst Insight: For process manufacturers, sustainability is about more than achieving environmental goals — it’s also a smart business strategy. A more sustainable plant is also more profitable, productive, efficient and resilient. Smart digitization strategies can help plants identify opportunities for improvement, monitor progress toward sustainability goals, and facilitate buy-in across the organization.
