{"id":1946,"date":"2021-05-18T11:57:58","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T15:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/opcenter\/?p=1946"},"modified":"2026-03-26T05:01:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:01:46","slug":"small-medium-sized-business-the-emerging-medical-device-manufacturer-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/opcenter\/small-medium-sized-business-the-emerging-medical-device-manufacturer-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Small-Medium-Sized-Business, the emerging Medical Device manufacturer leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the MD&amp;D manufacturing industry Siemens and its Opcenter Execution Medical Device and Diagnostics (Opcenter EX MDD) can be considered as the best-in-class manufacturing execution system (MES) needed by all medical device manufacturers to meet their challenges in the industry, with particular regard to the small- to medium-sized businesses (SMB).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SMB are the emerging leaders in the MD&amp;D market, and they need to face several additional factors to succeed in the market compared to their large competitors such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li><strong>Constrained resources.<\/strong> SMB manufacturers need to get their products manufactured \u201cright-at-first-time\u201d, complete the regulatory process and place their product on market faster than their competitors.<\/li><li><strong>Less experienced users and fewer support staff. <\/strong>SMB operators need to quickly implement new technology with minimal training.<strong><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Speed in the compliance process. <\/strong>Validation process for high-risk medical devices is both time-consuming and resource-intensive.<strong><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Acceleration of growth. <\/strong>SMB manufacturers must have their product to market quickly to establish a market position and but to bring potentially life-saving products to patients.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>That demands an urgency around creating a digital infrastructure that supports them increasing their product quality and ensure \u201cright-first-time\u201d product along with rigorous detailed manufacturing traceability to reach regulatory approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Opcenter Execution Medical Device and Diagnostics (Opcenter EX&nbsp;MDD)&nbsp;is the leading solution that&nbsp;helps MD&amp;D companies accelerate innovation for small- to medium-sized businesses, reduce cost and achieve&nbsp;the&nbsp;highest quality. 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