PEOPLE IN THE LINE
A workstation docks like a module.
Not every step needs a robot on day one. A manual workstation takes the same place on the conveyor as a module, and the line keeps running. When volumes grow, a module takes the step over. When a module goes into service, a person steps in and production goes on.
The line grows with your people, at the pace your numbers allow.
Production
Ramp up with the team you have. Automate the step that hurts first.
Engineering
One conveyor interface for modules, workstations and the machines you already own.
Quality
The modules around a swapped step keep their status.
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the same standard under every module we build
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controller per module: every cell runs alone or joins a line
UP TO
ISO 7
cleanroom class, stainless GMP version
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years in a row: ISPE Robotics Application of the Year Award, each with a customer or partner project
PROOF
Built with customers. Awarded four years in a row.
“At Roche, we were looking for a modular, flexible solution for assembling different devices and found this solution in ESSERT’s MicroFactory Ecosystem.”
Philip Schneider
Roche
ISPE Robotics Application of the Year Award, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026, each for a customer or partner project. In 2025 the MicroFactory Assembly Line for Medical Devices, built with Roche, won Best Innovative Technical Concept and the Audience Award.
MANUFACTURERS PRODUCING WITH ESSERT ROBOTICS MODULES
WHAT CHANGES, WHAT STAYS
Change the product. Keep the line and its papers.
Designed for changeovers in under 15 minutes.
A new product is a new recipe on the same modules, with no format parts to change. The software sets the line up, cameras check line clearance.
Qualified module by module.
Every module passes its own acceptance test and brings its own documentation. Only then is the line composed for performance runs and final acceptance. Add a module later, and you document the addition, not the line.
YOUR FIRST MODULE
The entry is a module, not a line project.
One module. Qualified on its own. Nothing else decided yet.
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Assessment
We look at your process and your floor and tell you which step a module takes over first.
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One module
One MicroFactory Core, one process on top, qualified on its own, running in your production. It earns its place before anything else is decided.
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The line
When volumes grow or the product changes, the module stays and the next one docks. Your investment moves with you.
After the handover
The people who built your system stay with it: PQ support, ramp-up, preventive maintenance, spare parts. From Bruchsal, Germany and Morrisville, North Carolina.
WHERE THIS GOES
FAQ
Questions we get asked.
Is the MicroFactory Ecosystem a product?
No. It is the platform every ESSERT solution is built on: the MicroFactory Core under every module (frame, interfaces, controller, safety, module software) and the Process Control Center that runs a line of them. RoboTub, the MicroFactory assembly lines and the packaging cells are products built on it.
Does every ESSERT module use the same MicroFactory Core?
Yes, in several widths. The frame, the interface, the controller, the safety architecture and the software are identical. What differs is the process on top.
Can a single module run on its own?
Yes. Every module has its own controller, safety controller and operator panel. It runs alone and joins a line later without changes to the module.
Can I add a module to a line that is already validated?
Yes. The new module is qualified on its own. The line keeps its status; you document the addition, not the whole line.
Does it work with the machines I already have?
Infeed and outfeed modules dock to your filling, inspection or sealing machines through the conveyor interface. Your machine controls and safety concept stay as they are.
Which cleanroom class is supported?
The stainless GMP version is designed for cleanrooms up to ISO 7.
Can a person work in the line?
Yes. A manual workstation takes a place in the line the way a module does. When volumes grow, a module takes the step over. When a module is in service, a person can take the step in the meantime.
