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Medical device manufacturing

Worker holding a tablet in a smart manufacturing environment
Discrete manufacturing August 27, 2024
Transforming Manufacturing: Key Focus Areas, Trends, and Challenges in Digital Transformation

The manufacturing industry is undergoing a seismic shift driven by digital transformation. No longer a futuristic concept, digital transformation is essential for manufacturers operating in today’s competitive landscape. This article provides an overview of this critical initiative–exploring its focus areas, emerging trends, and potential challenges.

Scientist analyzing medical data from three screens
Medical device manufacturing August 22, 2024
Ensuring compliance: Aligning maintenance with production in the MedTech Industry to avoid unnecessary downtime

Comprehensive state-of-the-art maintenance management modules provide all the necessary functionalities to create and execute maintenance plans along with all their associated activities. And it does not stop at processing the equipment, it includes maintenance planning for all manufacturing assets such as transport or storage systems.

Quality Control Laboratory medicine. Chromatograph operation. A woman makes an analysis on a gas chromatograph. Development of a new vaccine against the covid-19 virus
Medical device manufacturing August 1, 2024
Understanding Medical Devices Manufacturing: Key Insights

Various factors, such as heightened pricing pressures, stricter regulations, and operational inefficiencies, have transformed the Medical Devices industry landscape. By digitizing their operations, Medical Devices companies can create the momentum needed to achieve sustainable growth and profitability. Here is what you need to know about how digitization processes work.  

Factory Automation dashboard
Discrete manufacturing July 1, 2024
IIoT in Manufacturing: Benefits, Use Cases & Integration with MES

If you work in manufacturing, you’ve probably heard a lot of buzz about the Internet of Things (IoT) lately. And for good reason – IoT has the potential to completely disrupt how products are made.

Manufacturing data analytics analysis.
Discrete manufacturing May 24, 2024
Industry Pi.0 – How Mature is your Manufacturing Data Analytics Strategy?

The implementation of an MES CoE offers a strategic solution, aiming to standardize processes and technologies across these diverse environments while fostering agility and responsiveness to shifting business conditions.

Discrete manufacturing May 23, 2024
Supercharging Manufacturing Transformation: An MES-Centric Model for Tracking and Driving Business Value

Transformation of manufacturing process is a crucial component for global competitiveness. Today, most large organizations explore new technologies such as IoT, Machine Learning, Cameras, 5G and new generation software to transform their manufacturing systems. 

Discrete manufacturing May 8, 2024
Breaking Silos, Boosting Efficiency: The Transformative Power of MES Centers of Excellence

The implementation of an MES CoE offers a strategic solution, aiming to standardize processes and technologies across these diverse environments while fostering agility and responsiveness to shifting business conditions.

Discrete manufacturing February 15, 2024
Why the future of manufacturing will rely on open source

How manufacturers can accelerate transformation and stay ahead of the competition in 2024 and beyond.

Medical device manufacturing February 1, 2024
Pretending to be Agile – Implementation of MES in a regulated environment

In regulated industries such as medical device manufacturing and pharma, where adherence to strict standards is paramount, embracing the agile flexibility presents its own set of challenges.