Manual aggregation in pharmaceutical serialization is the process of physically grouping serialized individual product units into larger containers and then manually recording the hierarchical relationship between the unique serial numbers of the individual units and the unique identifier of the aggregated container.
A worker uses a handheld scanner to scan the unique 2D barcode or data matrix on each individual product unit as it's being placed into the larger carton/container.
Once all the individual units for a specific aggregation level are placed in the container, a unique identifier is manually attached to the outer carton/container.
The worker then scans the unique identifier of the outer container. The system records the association between this carton/container ID and all the serial numbers of the individual units that were scanned prior to scanning the carton/container ID. This creates the "parent-child" relationship in the data.
Our manual aggregation processes include a verification step where the system might display the list of aggregated serial numbers for confirmation by the operator, ensuring accuracy.
This aggregation data, linking individual product serial numbers to their parent carton/container identifier, is stored in a central database, providing traceability at different packaging levels.
Designed for bottle, carton, bundle, shipper
Entry level system for slow production line
Scanner based systems
Floor mounted systems