CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
12 July 2007
Implementation Investments
Agile PLM Accelerates Product Development at Medela AG
Medela AG , Baar/Swiss, has deployed Agile PLM from Agile Software Corporation in order to optimize their product development processes and speed up the development of new and innovative products. With the Agile PLM software, the international manufacturer of medical equipment intends to supply easily accessible, uniform product information to all development locations.
Medela AG specializes in the development and sale of high-quality medical equipment and products for breastfeeding, the treatment of jaundice and medical suction technology.
"Our development department will primarily use Agile's PLM solution to process all design documents from the development phase to production release. The data will then be switched over to the ERP system," explains Patrik Bosshard, Medela vice president of operations. "Our technical product support department will then refer to this data in case changes occur during the production phase. With the multitude of products that we offer, the flow of product information is continually growing. Thanks to the introduction of the Agile PLM solution at our headquarters, we have succeeded in optimizing processes so that we have been able to launch products on the market faster."
The decision to purchase Agile's PLM solution was preceded by an intensive evaluation of various systems and suppliers. During the evaluation process, it was determined that Agile offered the best PLM solution for this medium-sized medical device manufacturer. A considerable deciding factor was the comprehensive list of references with similar requirements that Agile provided.
The Agile PLM solution optimizes the development flow due to the improved data availability and the linking of items, parts lists and documents. All product record information that arises during planning, design, production, sales and further development is clearly available. This makes it possible to smoothly connect the design phase with the subsequent product cycle. For Medela AG, this will mean improved efficiency in production as well as cost reductions and time gains for administration. The Agile PLM solution is currently deployed at the company's headquarters in Baar, Switzerland, and they expect to expand their deployment to provide product data information to their U.S. subsidiary.
"Agile has a long history of providing PLM solutions to medical device manufacturers," said James Aufdemberge, senior vice president, European field operations. "We are pleased that Medela, a leader in medical device equipment, is already seeing improvements in its product development processes with the Agile solution. We look forward to continuing our work together."
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