Manufacturing & Packaging Articles

  1. What To Look For When Choosing A Medical Device (CMO) 9/17/2021

    ​Choosing the right CMO, with the qualified capabilities and experience your device needs prevents problems such as high failure rates, cost over-runs, misalignment on critical quality requirements, which could lead to missed deadlines and the loss of speed-to-market. 

  2. Manufacturing Transfer Requires Cross-Functional Leadership, Resources, And Open Communication 9/17/2021

    When a top-30 medical device original equipment manufacturer needed to close a legacy facility producing a Class III implantable device as part of its consolidation strategy, it opted to explore oursourcing rather than an in-house option.  

  3. Solving Tough Technical Challenges Through Agility And Experience 9/10/2021

    At Knowles Precision Devices, we thrive on working with companies who want to take technically challenging ideas and work through the details to figure out how to turn their seemingly impossible ideas into reality.

  4. Look, Ma! How I Solved These Disposable Diagnostic Device Challenges 9/1/2021

    Disposable diagnostic devices combine typical medtech design hurdles with high-volume production considerations, limiting the list of vendors capable of excelling — or even operating — in this space. 

  5. How A Platform Approach To Technology Modernization Is Transforming Manufacturing Performance And Quality 8/31/2021

    A provider of digital X-ray products and X-ray films with more than 4,400 employees in globally distributed locations was focused on updating their legacy systems. Read how a flexible solution has allowed them to deploy fewer, more modern technology tools across their global manufacturing environment with a single platform for production and quality management, which has resulted in improved visibility, efficiency, productivity and risk mitigation.

  6. 6 Must-Haves For A Quality Management System (QMS) 8/26/2021

    Not every QMS has the same capabilities and connectivity. A QMS that isn’t connected to other areas of the enterprise still slows down quality processes and introduces the possibility of more human error. 

  7. Top Device History Record Pain Points 8/25/2021

    Manual, paper-based systems to maintain their production records, or device history records (DHRs), for compliance purposes often fall short, exposing medical technology organizations to inefficient processes, poor data tracking, inaccurate or missing information, and other unnecessary risks. This white paper focuses on the pains of a manual paper system, the quality/compliance concerns around the device history record life cycle, and how a digital system alleviates such pains and concerns.

  8. Extend Your Digital Edge: Bringing Production Record Data Online To Drive Intelligent Manufacturing 8/24/2021

    By definition, when data is offline or only partially digital, it’s disconnected. This white paper explores why using paper and other standalone tools as an “easy” fix to fill gaps created by disconnected systems, missing or unused software functionality, and outmoded processes presents a bigger risk and results in more missed opportunities than many manufacturers realize.

  9. Bridging The Gap: Manufacturing Software And The New Digital Edge 8/23/2021

    Core enterprise software systems – MES, ERP, MRP and the like – are vital to the success of most manufacturing operations. Yet they’ve been largely unable to reach the periphery of the factory floor, where business-critical processes like production record creation, review and release take place. This white paper explores the past, present and future of manufacturing tech and how new smart manufacturing applications are extending core systems to deliver a digital edge to production and quality personnel.

  10. Patient-Centricity: The Importance Of Human Factors In The Pandemic Era 6/4/2021

    Discover how patient-centricity is at the heart of drug delivery device design and innovation and how the global pandemic has highlighted the importance of patient-centric development in this field.