Ajay Gabhale is assistant general manager-IT at Sai Life Sciences. He is an Automation and Digital Transformation professional in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry expertise in process control systems, MES, IT/OT integration and convergence, industrial networking, and digital manufacturing technologies, leveraging automation, data analytics, Industrial IoT (IIoT), and AI-driven solutions to improve operational efficiency, process visibility, and data integrity while balancing innovation with regulatory compliance.
This article examines how modern automation platforms create the digital foundation required for Pharma 4.0 by integrating manufacturing systems, centralized data management, Industrial Internet of Things connectivity, electronic batch production records, and AI-driven analytics.
