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A dedicated modular manufacturing execution system can provide higher flexibility and lower risk. It offers solutions to the problem of maintaining high production yields while ensuring strict quality control.
There is a growing demand for flexible automation in medical device production. The key factors driving this need are increased production of assembled kits, cost reduction pressures and the requirement for shorter lead times and product life cycles, as well as FDA validation.
Keeping product yields high while maintaining consistent quality is crucial to successful medical device production. In addition to common manufacturing execution systems, the assembly process dedicated manufacturing execution system (MES) can help safeguard both product yields and quality by providing: product quality control; tracking and tracing; operator information; line flow control; production statistics; and automatic documentation for FDA validation.
THE MODULAR APPROACH
To invest safely in MES, it is important to find software that suits the company’s process and covers all the information and logistics required in a step-by-step automated production, whether it consists of single serial lines or highly sophisticated logistical production systems.
Product and process life cycle management is now possible using a modular step-by-step plug-and-play system that can adapt layouts – from manual assembly processes to fully automated lines – in line with business needs. Such a step-by-step approach to automation reduces a company’s investment risk and allows it to take a flexible approach to the automation process. A modular dedicated MES solution offers the following advantages:
ASSEMBLY-DEDICATED MES SOLUTIONS
The main requirements for assembly process MES manufacturing are: quality control; operator information; tracking and tracing; line flow control; automation cell integration; feeding and buffer control; dynamic enterprise resource planning connection; order execution; and statistics and reporting. The dedicated MES solution safeguards maximum utilisation of modular and reconfigurable assembly automation equipment.
Successful MES implementations have led to dramatic improvements in assembly production. These may include:
MES solutions should enable automatic data traceability throughout the production process, double redundant operator interface and individual/batch control line clearance. Furthermore, using an audit trail with password/user name handling, MES can support automatic documentation in line with FDA validation requirements.
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