Articles about YKK’s Medical Device Solutions
3 Pitfalls to Avoid When Choosing Fasteners for Wearables
Medical wearables technology has advanced significantly in recent years. Fasteners play a critical role in product performance. In this article for Medical Design & Outsourcing, Keith Glaser, Director – Industrial Fastening Group at YKK USA, explores three key pitfalls to avoid when choosing fasteners that can result in underperforming wearables, wasted time and money and missed opportunities for innovation.
Prioritizing Total Cost of Ownership During New Product Development
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculates all costs associated with a particular product or service through its entire lifecycle. It considers price, risk, opportunity cost as well as hidden costs, including product recalls. In this article for Orthopedic Design & Technology, Keith Glaser, Director of Medical & Hygiene at YKK USA, explains how choosing the right supply partner can help medical device manufacturers optimize TCO.
Partnering for innovation
With their unique perspective and capabilities, suppliers are ideal resources to help medical device manufacturers innovate, drive competitiveness, and enhance profitability. But innovation can go even further when manufacturers align themselves with suppliers that bring a new level of insight that can only result from the formation of trusting, intimate relationships with their customers.
Develop winning medical devices with early supplier engagement
To stay competitive in a crowded and ever-evolving industry, medical device manufacturers must consistently deliver value in two ways. The first is through innovative products that improve safety and efficacy for the patient. The second is by maximizing cost-effectiveness throughout the product life cycle from development and launch through scale-up and mass production. Suppliers play a central role in a manufacturer achieving these goals, but many companies don’t use these strategic partnerships to their full advantage, or they bring experts into the process too late to influence the effectiveness and efficiency of product development.
How To Design Medical Devices With Sustainability In Mind
Sustainability has risen to the top of the corporate agenda in many industries, including the medical device market.
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