Case Studies - TOOL - Driving Force Analysis

Troubleshooting Reaction Issues in Additives Manufacture

An example of how a Britest study enabled one of the world's leading formulators, manufacturers and marketers of fuel and lubricant additives to gain a fundamental understanding of the influence of raw material composition and process conditions on the properties of a free-radically produced polymer which wasn't always hitting the mark. Having identified an issue in a critical raw material, Infineum were able to agree a new monomer specification with their supplier and save £350k a year.

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- PROBLEM SOLVINGSpeciality ChemicalsTOOL - Driving Force AnalysisTOOL - Process Definition DiagramTOOL - Transformation Map







Britest Improvement Study to Increase Throughput by 50%

This case study describes the elements of a Britest throughput improvement study carried out by a custom synthesis manufacturer to meet an identified customer need to increase process throughput by at least 50% within three years, which was successfully delivered by halving batch times.

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- OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCECustom ManufactureProcess DesignProcess ImprovementTOOL - Driving Force AnalysisTOOL - Initial Screening AnalysisTOOL - Process Definition DiagramTOOL - Process Information Summary MapTOOL - Rich PicturesTOOL - Transformation Map




Britest in Drug Product Development

A large pharmaceutical manufacturing Britest member had identified processing issues associated with a micronisation step during late stage development with several new drug candidates intended for inhalation. A multi-disciplinary, cross-site team was put together which used Britest tools to identify key material attributes, equipment and process parameters impacting upon the micronisation unit operation. With the root causes identified the team was able to define a generic workflow and guidance for successful micronisation in the future.

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