Medical Devices & Pharmaceuticals - Medical Devices & Pharmaceuticals

The MedTech approach to the Digital Enterprise strategy

February 14, 2018

James B. (Jim) Thompson, Ph.D. Jim has worked in the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) industry for 30 years. Initially in R&D roles for development of CAD/CAM and PLM software, and then as a ...

By Riccardo Consonni

Good news for MedTech manufacturers: Siemens MES positioned as Leader by Gartner

January 17, 2018

Siemens has been named by Gartner, Inc. as a “Leader” in its 2017 Magic Quadrant for Manufacturing Execution Systems/Manufacturing Operations Management (MES/MOM). Why is that good news fo...

By Riccardo Consonni

Medical Device Manufacturing: Today’s Approach to the 5Ms of Manufacturing

December 20, 2017

Pressure has never been greater for medical device manufacturers. The introduction of new products, accelerated clearance processes, and the ability to efficiently run new manufacturing activities in...

By Riccardo Consonni

Controlling the 5Ms in Medical Device Manufacturing | Automating Product Quality

December 06, 2017

This is a fundamental truth in manufacturing: delivering quality products means controlling the 5Ms of manufacturing – material, man, machine, measure, and method. If you are in medical device manufa...

By Riccardo Consonni

Siemens PLM joining LyoHUB (Advanced Lyophilization Technology Hub)

November 21, 2017

As an effect of globalization, the patent life of newly discovered drugs has decreased considerably, forcing manufacturers to minimize drug development time as well as maximize throughput. To achieve...

By Kristian Debus

Beyond the 5Ms | Part 6: Additional benefits of modern MES

November 15, 2017

In this blog series, we got back to basics for manufacturers. Delivering product quality is still rooted in controlling the 5Ms of manufacturing – material, man, machine, measure, and method. However...

By Riccardo Consonni

Controlling the 5Ms in Pursuit of Product Quality | Part 5 - Method

November 08, 2017

There are some basic tenets of manufacturing that we’ve been reviewing in this blog series. Control of the 5Ms of manufacturing – material, man, machine, measure, and method – is critical for creatin...

By Riccardo Consonni

NX Manufacturing

PM-Bearings achieves excellent part quality with integrated NX solution

November 06, 2017

PM-Bearings specializes in the design and manufacture of high-precision linear bearings, motion systems and positioning stages, and supplies the high-end semiconductor, medical device an...

By Stephanie Aldrete

Controlling the 5Ms in Pursuit of Product Quality | Part 4 - Measure

November 01, 2017

In this blog series, we’ve been getting back to basics. Product quality is rooted in the control of the 5Ms of manufacturing – material, man, machine, measure, and method. If you get those right, you...

By Riccardo Consonni