Finding a Manufacturing System Upgrade to Match In-House Innovation

Radiation medicine pioneer Elekta is growing fast. In anticipation of regulatory changes requiring more documentation and labeling, the company implemented a manufacturing execution system (MES) at three of its sites, one each in Europe, the UK, and China. The company implemented a manufacturing execution system (MES) at the three sites before regulatory changes went into effect that required more documentation and labeling. One facility is processing nearly 35 percent more manufacturing order lines per month than it did four years ago, without increasing the number of employees. They have already saved $85,000 in archiving costs over four years and expect $850,000 in savings over the 20-year storage period. Elekta has also reduced its time to implement an engineering change to a work instruction by about 97 percent.