THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS

Jan 22, 2020 • 3 minute read

Today’s medical device original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are living in a world of ever-increasing opportunity – and complexity. As technologies continuously grow more sophisticated, so do the possibilities and challenges facing everyone from manufacturing engineers to company management. Specific demands may vary across positions, but one universal truth remains: Incorporating emerging technologies while maintaining manufacturability requires an innovative partner that can help you do more than ever before.

That’s why the best manufacturing partners aren’t interested in one-off solutions. They’re committed to developing a partnership that can pay increased dividends over time and have the expertise necessary to incorporate advanced technologies. Ideally, their breadth of capabilities enables them to handle it all in-house, maximizing the ease of doing business.

How exactly can a medical device OEM find the right manufacturing partner that meets their needs today while positioning them for tomorrow? Look for an advanced manufacturer that offers the following three benefits:

A COLLABORATIVE MINDSET

At the core of every successful partnership is a shared understanding of challenges, goals and achievable outcomes. Reaching this common ground requires an advanced manufacturer who collaborates with you to solve challenges – one committed to understanding every relevant aspect of your business, from internal workings to larger industry trends. By taking the time to ask questions, partners put themselves in the position to offer solutions, diagnose undiscovered issues and identify new opportunities for growth. The result? A collaborator who doesn’t just react but also proactively discovers ways to elevate your capabilities.

EXPERTISE ON A WIDE RANGE OF TECHNOLOGIES

Once it’s time to chart a course of action, you need a manufacturer with proven technical expertise. Manufacturing partners who are knowledgeable across a wide range of technologies are able to understand how to combine those unique innovations to create game-changing solutions. This expertise enables any medical device manufacturer to streamline production, improve quality and deliver pioneering products.

COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES

Solving technological challenges is hard enough. Problems caused by outsourcing add unnecessary stress – from the risk of offshore intellectual property theft, to the challenge of working across time zones, to issues of accountability associated with production delays or flawed parts. That’s why it’s advantageous to choose a partner that can maximize work in-house. Benefits include the ease of communication and expediency that comes with internal troubleshooting, as well as the simplicity of having a single point of contact.

THE ADVANTAGE OF ALL THREE: A CASE STUDY

When an in vitro diagnostic medical device had an issue with precision liquid control, the team at Canon Virginia, Inc. applied their expertise to develop a consumable offering microfluidic channels within a macro product. The Canon team leveraged their advanced understanding of precision microfluidics operations, gathered through years of developing and manufacturing inkjet printers in their own facilities.

Canon didn’t turn to an existing solution that might offer lower quality results for its client. The team at Canon used their collective skills across a wide range of technologies and collaborative problem-solving to precisely manufacture an innovation that uniquely solved the medical device maker’s needs. And because Canon manufactures in its own facilities within the United States, the risk of intellectual property theft is greatly diminished.

This case study is a powerful testament to the value of working with an advanced manufacturing partner that takes the time to truly understand your needs. For medical device makers, it’s important to choose an innovator that can solve your greatest manufacturing challenges and turn those solutions into what sets your business apart from the competition.

Learn more at cvi.canon.com/mfg