Automation
Letting smart machines work harder for you
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Automation
As of 2010, intelligent industrial automation, such as collaborative robots and smart manufacturing equipment, was inaccessible to most corporations. Today, quality, efficiency, and low production costs are vital to contract manufacturers and OEMs alike. Market research shows that automation is driving the MedTech industry. According to MedTech Intelligence, medical device manufacturers that adopted automation in their production lines saw a 40-60% decrease in processing costs. Automation has thus become a much sought-after capability for medical device manufacturers. Today, affordable and flexible automation is accelerating the rate at which manufacturers can strategically automate production, with the extent of automation directly impacting the bottom line—in terms of one-off and per-item costs, quality, repeatability, and customer satisfaction. Strategic automation is the best means for ensuring success.
The Automation Challenge
Once a contract manufacturer (CM) determines how much of its facility needs to be automated, other challenges arise, such as regular upgrades, new training, and specialized skills required to handle the automated machinery, and variations in production volumes. A CM that can handle these challenges and offer flexibility in terms of production volume (OEM) is close to priceless to customers.
Approach & Solutions
With decades of experience, Quasar provides robust production volume estimates for any medical device (including NPIs), thus preventing production bottlenecks. Quasar relies on automation for connectivity across every stage of production, ensuring high-volume, regulation-compliant products, a streamlined production process, and efficient inventory management.
Advantages of Automation
- High medical device quality
- Repeatability
- Quicker one-off and investment cost amortization
- Lower per-item cost
- Streamlined production
- Regulatory compliance and traceability
High Quality
Quick Amortization
Low per-item cost
Streamlined process
Repeatability
Traceability
Customers can rely on Quasar for flexible production volumes, consistently high quality, and changeovers—without any downtime. Since its founding in 1988, Quasar has implemented the latest manufacturing technologies. Today, with the implementation of Industry 4.0, we support a completely customer-centric design and production process.
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