Automation is the Best Policy for Manufacturing Medical Devices

• By: Dev Raheja, Design Assurance Consultant [email protected]
• Date: April 19, 2012

Automation often seems the best choice for medical device manufacturers in order to ensure that variations in processes are avoided and quality consistency is attained. However, automating blindly comes with high risks and therefore a number of steps must be taken to avoid such risks. In this article, Dev Raheja, a medical device quality expert, explains the risk management principles and processes that must be taken into consideration before implementing manufacturing automation.