Podcast: The Voice of Smart Digital Manufacturing: Closed-Loop Manufacturing is Critical

Closed-loop manufacturing seeks to increase efficiency in resource usage and data flow throughout the production line. It promotes a faster flow of information that is aimed at increasing the quality of the products and production efficiency. This is why the medical device industry, which operates under strict regulatory frameworks, has embraced it as part of the digital transformation.

I’m your host, Bettina Pruemper, with Siemens Global Marketing, and today I’m joined by Dr. James B. Thompson, Senior Director for Industry Strategy, Medical Device and Pharmaceutical, at Siemens Digital Industries Software. He’ll help us understand the role that closed-loop manufacturing plays in medical device manufacturing.

In this podcast, you’ll find out what digital enterprise entails and the impact it is having on the medical device industry. We’ll also highlight the benefits that come with digitalizing the manufacturing floor, and we’ll discuss the concept of closed-loop manufacturing and how it relates to other concepts such as digital twins and digital enterprise.

What You’ll Learn in this Episode:

  • The role of digital enterprise in the medical device industry (04:40)
  • How digital enterprise helps reduce the risk of errors in medical device manufacturing (06:33)
  • What is meant by digital twins (07:46)
  • The benefits of closed-loop manufacturing in the medical device industry (09:05)

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