Eli Lilly & Co – Simplifying Deviation Investigations and Accelerating Time to Insights with PI Event Frames

Nick Contino, Principal Process Control Engineer, Eli Lilly & Company

In recent months, Eli Lilly’s Indianapolis API manufacturing site has gained strong site leadership support for the use of Seeq as a process data analytics tool. One of the biggest benefits, as communicated by frontline engineers using the tool day in and day out, is the ability to quickly access and utilize PI Event Frames to supplement their process data analytics. The Event Frames integration with Seeq allows easy access to ISA-88 batch information (recipe information, batch IDs, phase status, etc.) via Seeq Conditions, Capsules, and Capsule Properties. When coupled with Seeq’s of the shelf analytics capabilities, Event Frames have been used by IAPI to significantly reduce the time “data mining” for deviation investigations. This has led to accelerated time to meaningful data insights and more robust CAPA (Corrective Action & Preventative Action) plans to prevent deviation recurrence.