The intelligent barrier system

The objects can be equipped with an RFID chip. Using the PLCT® software, the path of an object is then documented seamlessly.

The options for scanner usage are diverse. RFID chips are just as possible as QR codes or barcodes.

PLCT® creates process transparency: You always know where your object is and what its condition is, for example, in a reprocessing process.

Especially through the tightening of infection control laws, hygiene regulations, and stricter guidelines of sustainability management within the healthcare industry, it is of high importance to be able to document and verify compliance with these strict requirements. SerWarTec GmbH has developed an application with the Product Lifecycle Traceability Software PLCT®, which can document and verify the traceability, data integrity, and uniqueness of an object throughout its lifecycle.

Seamless and Unambiguous Object Identification

The Product Lifecycle Traceability Software PLCT® enables unambiguous assignability and seamless traceability of an object over its entire lifecycle through permanent object identification. Lifecycle points are defined within the lifecycle for this purpose. The various lifecycle points of the objects are specifically adapted to customer-specific requirements and individual process flows. Each object is registered once via a permanently attached object identification. During this registration, various properties such as lifespan, maximum number of allowed process cycles, and permitted process steps can be defined and set. Identification via the object identification is provided for each lifecycle point. All information about the object, such as processed steps, date or time, are unchangeably documented for each lifecycle point and can be retrieved at any time. PLCT® detects, among other things, unauthorized process steps and alerts the user. It can be documented and verified whether critical regulations and requirements have been implemented and validated in an appropriate and prescribed manner. Quick error detection and analysis are important advantages that arise from using the software. The generated data are processed within the software and can be checked with the help of an audit trail in a clear, seamless presentation.

The application possibilities for PLCT® are extremely diverse and can be individually adapted to the specified conditions and goals. Examples include:

- Intelligent glove testing on pharmaceutical equipment
- Machines, tools, and materials used in cleanrooms
- Reprocessing processes of, for example, clinical instruments, cleaning utensils, or cleanroom mats
- Intelligent unlocking and locking of hatch covers on filling systems
- Aseptic production

Drastically Reduce Risks

Regulations for workplaces that, for example, require compliance with hygiene guidelines or infection control laws, or necessitate cleanroom-compatible loading and unloading of objects or even employees, can only be adhered to through restricted access under the enforcement of established conditions. Restricted access areas or workplaces pose the risk that objects or persons who do not meet the specified requirements or permissions may gain unauthorized access. This can lead to contamination, falsified results, and high costs. By using the software, intelligent barrier systems can be created that significantly reduce this risk. Specific properties to be fulfilled are defined individually. Allowed and non-permissible process steps for objects and persons can be specified to prevent access without the necessary requirements. Process security is demonstrably increased.

Process Transparency Throughout the Entire Product Lifecycle

PLCT® is a high-performance traceability system that increases reliability, ensuring, for example, that incorrect components are not used or that products undergo a defined process flow with steps and a fixed sequence in prescribed form. By capturing data across the product's lifecycle, a high level of process transparency is created. This transparency forms the basis for continuously improving internal process flows and increasing efficiency. PLCT® connects internal complex processes with customers, suppliers, and the company's own products. All data are intelligently linked within PLCT®, enabling interface operation with used enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.

The PLCT® software allows you to document the traceability, data integrity, and uniqueness of an object. It complies with the highest internal standards, FDA regulations, and EU guidelines for computer-assisted systems.

SerWarTec GmbH was founded in 2012 and is a modern technology service provider specializing in the development of barrier protection systems, process, and interface management. The company specializes in glove testing, data security, automation, data acquisition, monitoring, software and embedded systems development, and process management. SerWarTec GmbH offers hardware and software solutions from a single source, process control with WLAN support, product tracking via RFID/barcode, database-supported reporting, automatic documentation according to the highest international standards, and integration of data collection into audit systems.