Hidden Costs of Legacy BMS: Why Data Center Upgrades Can’t Wait Until 2026
Why work with Avid? We’ve been in your shoes. We leverage deep operational experience to help you manufacture smarter. We act like an owner, we are built on agility, and we excel at purpose-driven innovation. We are focused on operations, predicting asset issues, lowering unplanned downtime, and driving down support costs. We are a pacesetter in remote […]
Employee Spotlight: Justin Ryan – Director of Technology and Energy Transition
At Avid Solutions we take great pride in our talented and dedicated team; they are the backbone of our company’s success! In this article we are excited to shine a light on Justin Ryan, the Director of Technology and Energy Transition at Avid Solutions. Justin brings a wealth of experience and passion to his role, […]
Online Startup at a Paper Manufacturer Sets Precedent
Two-Phase Plan Mitigates Risk; Maximizes ROI Challenge Work in the Pulp & Paper industry is never without unexpected challenges, even with a great project team and a well-known customer site. This batch project was no exception. To ensure a successful project our engineers at Avid Solutions had to adapt to unplanned scheduling changes in such […]
A Tin Plating System That’s Worth It’s Weight in Gold
Avid Solutions takes an outdated, underperforming electroplating system and turns it into an efficient, state-of-the-art, well-oiled machine that will stand the test of time. Background The client is a full-service fabrication, machining and electroplating operation that has been providing finished components to a wide range of manufacturers since 1986. They were long overdue for an […]
Outcome-Based Engineering Case Study
The Optimization of Evaporators Background Our client was coping with a daunting combination of performance issues with their multiple evaporators: throughput issues, energy costs, and product quality. In response, we completed an Outcome-Based Engineering (OBE) field study of an evaporator and determined several operational improvement opportunities. The OBE study determined that adding instrumentation, a variable […]
From Archaic to Automated – Without Missing a Batch or a Beat
Avid Solutions transforms a specialty batch chemical company’s production process from manual to fully automated. Background The client is a leading specialty chemical company with a presence in more than 25 countries throughout the world. The company’s core business is the development, manufacturing and marketing of plastics, rubber, intermediates and specialty chemicals. A portfolio of […]
Developing an integrated tracking and control system for a new drug manufacturing plant.
Background A major pharmaceutical company built a facility in Research Triangle Park, NC to manufacture and package a new cancer drug. The drug is produced from a highly potent compound on an aseptic filling line using isolator technology. Avid Solutions was given the job of implementing a control system to track and coordinate all the […]
SCADA Implementation for New Aseptic Fill Line
Client Profile A major pharmaceutical company enlisted Avid Solutions to help install a new Aseptic Fill line in their primary Fill / Finish facility. Being that the project was to be executed in an operating site, Avid faced numerous challenges, including the necessity to minimize production downtime. ChallengeA key element of the project was the […]
Life Sciences Specialty Pharmaceutical Case Study
Life Sciences How one Specialty Pharmaceutical Company reduced risk and improved data integrity Background Our client, a multi-billion-dollar specialty pharmaceutical company, has been providing high-quality products to a large portfolio for over 150 years. They observed a steady decline in production levels and were looking to their historized data to diagnose the issue. However, they […]
Aseptic Production Facility Capacity Expansion
Customer Profile: Integrated Automation for Batch Process / SCADA / PLC Control System(s)(Aseptic Formulation, Sterile Storage, Aseptic Filling and Clean Utilities) Background A major pharmaceutical company in NC expanded their manufacturing capacity by adding a new production line, thereby greatly increasing the production volume of one of their critical medications. This new line capacity expansion […]