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Medical device assembly automation is about improving production, quality, accuracy and regulatory compliance by introducing automation into the medical manufacturing process, improving your position in the demanding market competition and shortening time to market.
Now, medical device automation enables more manufacturers to better respond to market changes and customer needs by enabling high levels of complexity and customization.
Medical device manufacturing involves several different processes, including design, prototyping, manufacturing, and testing. Each of these processes is critical to the final product’s quality and performance.
After design and prototyping, medical devices move to the manufacturing stage, where specialized equipment and materials are employed to create the product’s components and assemble them into the final device.
As new technologies and processes are developed for the manufacturing industry — such as ultrasonic welding, 3D printing, assembly cells, rotary transfer machines (RTM) or dial tables, etc — medical device automation challenges of the past are disappearing, and the types of medical devices that can be automatically or semi-automatically assembled are expanding.
How does medical device automation work?
Manufacturing automation is often incorporated into a manufacturer’s existing systems and workflows by an automation system integrator, who combines disparate automation hardware and software into one large system.
In the field of medical device automation, automation system integrators work with medical device manufacturers to make the necessary changes to product designs to make the product suitable for automation.
System integrators will also work with manufacturers to develop a series of operations based on the manufacturer’s specific requirements and needs, and then carefully examine failure modes to ensure that the manufacturing process is executed with the highest precision and quality. Depending on the automation system integrator’s in-house capabilities, assembly systems can be designed, built, and tested on-site before delivery to the manufacturer.
Selecting a Medical Device Automation System Integrator
To successfully transition to automated or semi-automated manufacturing processes, manufacturers need to select experienced medical device automation experts as their system integrators. The right experts will help you identify or develop the ideal automation system for your specific products and applications, taking into account your current operational and business needs.
Freshen Technology offers flexible, agile, advanced medical device automation solutions that have been developed through years of collaboration with leading medical device manufacturers.
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