Why d-dispensing
Dispense up to 200 % faster — because the second check goes away
Four- and six-eye checking is not abolished, it is replaced by guided, logged check steps: the system verifies material, container and quantity — not a second person who has to stand alongside.
Several orders in parallel
One bench serves several production orders and batches at once — with an unambiguous material assignment per line.
Partial weighings on container change
A quant or LOT change mid-line: every partial quantity stays individually evidenced and traceable.
Audit trail to 21 CFR Part 11
Hash-chained, with reason, timestamp and export for QA — reviewable without asking production.
Hazard information at the bench
GHS pictograms and signal word visible during the weighing. Connected to ECHA, CLP, Toxnet and COSING.
Completeness enforced
No order closes while a line is still open — and no label is printed without a stored record.
One record all the way into the ERP
Weighing, label and stock movement in the same transaction — one place for the data, less administration.
In production since 2015 — at several manufacturers, across several million dispensed lines.
No pilot: grown against real batches in pharma, cosmetics, food supplements, food and cleaning products. Every change runs against hundreds of automated tests.
without interruption
lines
without four-eye checking
21 CFR Part 11
Workflow
Five steps, always in the same order
Guided rather than freely entered: the terminal keeps the wrong material, the wrong quantity and the missing documentation out of the batch.
Scan the order
Bill of materials with dispensed and open quantities — multi-batch orders included.
Scan the container
The quant number is checked against the line. Wrong container: no weighing.
Weigh
Live weight, tolerance band and GHS pictograms in the same view.
Complete
The finish button only goes live within tolerance — the server checks independently.
Post & label
Stored first, then the label, then the ERP posting — offline too.
Live demo
No video. The real terminal.
Against a simulated scale, a simulated printer and a sample order book. Try scanning the wrong container, or completing outside the target.
No sign-up · runs in the browser
GxP & quality
Built for the audit, not just for the weighing
An unbroken audit trail
Hash-chained, trusted timestamps, verifiable checkpoints, export for QA.
Container checked before the weighing
Quant number against the bill-of-materials line; every rejection is logged.
Keeps running without a network
The weighing in progress is stored locally, labelled and posted later, idempotently.
Signed updates
Ed25519 signature, size and checksum verification, never during an open weighing.
Use cases
How manufacturers use d-dispensing
Paper dispensing replaced for tablets and capsules
Actives and excipients per line, container check before every weighing, batch record straight out of the data.
“Dispensing was no longer on the list at our last inspection.”
Surfactants, acids and alkalis with the warning at the bench
Pictograms and signal word visible while filling, stock posting into the ERP in one transaction — even when the network drops briefly.
“The network went down mid-batch — the terminal kept weighing and posted afterwards.”
“The old terminal was our biggest audit risk. After the switch, dispensing was no longer on the list at our last inspection.”
“The network went down mid-batch — the terminal kept weighing, labelling and posted afterwards. Exactly what we were looking for.”
“The operators had nothing new to learn. The routine at the bench is the same — only evidenced.”
Industries
Dispensing for every regulated batch production
Active ingredient, surfactant or dried fruit: the routine and the evidence stay the same — only container sizes, viscosities and depth of checking differ.
Pharma — solid forms
Actives and excipients for tablets and capsules under EU GMP.
Pharma — semi-solid & liquid
Ointments, creams and liquid preparations: same routine, different containers.
Cosmetics — bulk & powder
Many small quantities, similar raw materials, traceability to ISO 22716.
Detergents & cleaning products
Surfactants, enzymes, acids and alkalis in multi-batch orders with GHS at the bench.
Food supplements (vitamins and micronutrients), food (dried fruit, for example) and medical devices (KOH preparations, cough syrup) — everywhere with hazard labelling during the dispensing.
Deployment & systems
On site or cloud — connected to the ERP you already have
The same interface, the same routine at the bench. The only difference is who runs the server.
One site server in the plant
Installed and run at your place — weighings in progress need no internet connection.
Hosted by us
The same terminal client without a server of your own — switchable right at the bench.
Requirements
d-dispensing needs an ERP system: production orders and bills of materials come from it, stock movements go back into it. Several ERP and warehouse systems are already fully integrated, e.g. myfactory, weclapp and xstorage. Running something else? Talk to us — the integration layer is built for exactly that. Get in touch →
We only name what is implemented and tested. Further scale types and printers are connected on request — the integration layer is built for exactly that. Request a connection →
Does d-dispensing replace our ERP or MES?
No. It takes over the dispensing step and posts the stock movement into your existing system — in the same transaction as the weighing.
Is d-dispensing Annex 11 compliant?
Compliance is a property of your qualified system, not of a product. d-dispensing supplies the technical controls — server-side checks, a hash-chained audit trail, signed updates — and the documentation for your assessment.
What happens if the network drops?
The weighing in progress is completed, stored locally for good and labelled. As soon as the server is reachable it is posted automatically — idempotently, with no double posting. Opening new orders offline is deliberately not possible.
Which scales are supported?
Serial industrial scales from the common manufacturers, including Mettler Toledo, Sartorius and RHEWA. Further manufacturers are easy to add in the driver layer, without touching the terminal.
How long does the rollout take?
A weighing station is set up in a few minutes. For the initial setup with the ERP connection and a test run at your plant, allow a few weeks – from order to go-live usually 4–6 weeks.
Ready to modernise your dispensing?
30 minutes against your own production orders — or start by reviewing just your documentation.
The dispensing terminal for pharmaceutical, cosmetic and chemical batch production — by D-Automation GmbH.
Why d-dispensing
Dispense up to 200 % faster
Because the second check in four- and six-eye working is replaced by guided, logged check steps.
Several orders in parallel
One bench, several orders and batches at once.
Partial weighings on container change
Every partial quantity stays individually evidenced.
Audit trail to 21 CFR Part 11
Hash-chained, with reason, timestamp and export.
Hazard information at the bench
ECHA, CLP, Toxnet, COSING — in line with EU 1272/2008.
One record all the way into the ERP
Weighing, label and stock movement in one transaction.
In production since 2015 — at several manufacturers.
Workflow
Five steps, always the same
Scan the order
Bill of materials with open and dispensed quantities.
Scan the container
Wrong container: no weighing.
Weigh
Live weight, tolerance and GHS in one view.
Complete
Finish button only live within tolerance.
Post & label
Stored first, then the label, then the ERP.
Live demo
No video. The real terminal.
Illustration of the terminal interface at the bench
Start the terminal →GxP & quality
Built for the audit
An unbroken audit trail
Hash-chained, with checkpoints and export for QA.
Keeps running without a network
Stored locally, labelled, posted later, idempotently.
Voices from production
“The weighing takes exactly as long as before — I just get no more questions about the batch record.”
“The network went down mid-batch — the terminal kept weighing and posted afterwards.”
Industries
Where d-dispensing produces
Pharma — solid, semi-solid, liquid
Actives and excipients for tablets, capsules, ointments and preparations.
Cosmetics — bulk & powder
Many small quantities, similar raw materials, ISO 22716.
Also in use: food supplements (vitamins), food (dried fruit), medical devices (KOH preparations, cough syrup) and detergents & cleaning products.
Deployment & systems
On site or cloud
Site server in the plant
Weighings in progress need no internet connection.
Hosted by us
No server of your own, switchable at the terminal.
Needs an ERP. Already fully integrated: e.g. myfactory, weclapp and xstorage. Something else? Talk to us →
Frequent questions
Does it replace our ERP?
No. It takes over the dispensing step and posts the stock movement into your existing system — in the same transaction as the weighing.
Annex 11 compliant?
Compliance is a property of your qualified system, not of a product. d-dispensing supplies the technical controls — server-side checks, a hash-chained audit trail, signed updates — and the documentation for your assessment.
Which scales?
The weighing in progress is completed, stored locally for good and labelled. As soon as the server is reachable it is posted automatically — idempotently, with no double posting. Opening new orders offline is deliberately not possible.