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Industry 4.0

Critical Manufacturing MES applicable for Electronics Assembly
Electronics manufacturing March 22, 2022
Dealing with Lower Volumes, Mass Customizations and New Complexities in Electronics Assembly

For 2022 and beyond, the priorities for the Electronics Assembly and SMT industries seem to be focused on digital transformation, increased supply chain visibility and improved organizational results in efficiency, cost and sustainability. How can manufacturers get ready?

Factory worker man with mask and safety uniform hold the document also shows thumbs up and stand in front of operating machine
Discrete manufacturing March 16, 2022
All you need to know about MES implementation providers

Most MES vendors offer off-the-shelf solutions and industry-specific functional coverage. Market guide put out by Gartner explores third party implementation providers for MES platforms and what companies need to look for in their implementation partner.

CAPA: Worker using a tablet to ensure customer satisfaction and quality management
Medical device manufacturing March 4, 2022
MES and Integrated CAPA

In a digitized CAPA management system, actions and alarms are triggered automatically, and containment action may begin almost immediately once an event is detected.

New partnership between Critical Manufacturing and Magellan Consulting Group
Discrete manufacturing February 16, 2022
Consulting 4.0: Looking beyond People and Process, into Technology and Business Sustainability

Achieving the level of digitalization required for an ideal Industry 4.0 level operation can’t possibly be achieved without the people and processes of the company truly embracing the digitalization initiative and rallying towards better utilization of the technology associated with it to bring meaningful changes and derive genuine value.

Medical device manufacturing February 10, 2022
Data is a Team Sport

Medical device manufacturers face a unique set of challenges where data and its management are concerned from an Industry 4.0 perspective.

Medical devices
Medical device manufacturing January 20, 2022
Top Trends in the medical device industry. Where does MES fit?

Medtech are not only in response to a temporary market shift, but reflect a fundamental change in the way supply chains and demand will perform in the future.

Factory Automation
Discrete manufacturing December 14, 2021
5 Principles for Good Process Design

The five perspectives on your business process design that will help you prepare your operations for digitalization.

A man, with short black hair, and a woman, with blonde hair, in white lab coats, are standing in a brightly lit corridor, discussing data on a tablet in a laboratory setting while applying DataOps principles.
Medical device manufacturing November 10, 2021
DataOps and Automated Validation – Building Quality into Validation Practices

It is due to the self-actuating nature of DataOps in capturing, streamlining and enriching data that it is gaining popularity in the Regulated industry segments.

Woman looking at "Making Industry 4.0 a Reality" article of Critical Manufacturing, in a Electronics lab.
Discrete manufacturing October 27, 2021
Our 100th blog post—a reflection

For Critical Manufacturing, our 100th blog post milestone is especially relevant to us. Our blog posts are a reflection of cooperation—cooperation from our employees, customers and partners in creating thought-provoking, timely articles discussing technology, people, processes and products.