Medical and Life Sciences Market
The medical and life science market is becoming increasingly competitive. Several major manufacturers have partnered with Segue to provide design expertise, agile manufacturing processes and process capability all in a ISO 13485 and ISO 9000 certified and FDA compliant environment. Segue’s expertise in over-molded cable assemblies and turn-key solutions has helped position it as a leader in these markets.
Segue has become a critical partner for several major Medical customers by providing:
- ISO 13485 and ISO 9000 certified: Segue can provide manufacturing, test, and material records traceability as required. We also collaboratively support our customers with their product manufacturability risk assessments and post market vigilance requirements.
- Design Expertise: Segue has collaborated as an integrated design team member with several medical suppliers to concurrently design complex cables and related sub-assemblies.
- Agile Manufacturing Processes: Segue has demonstrated the ability to manage delivery of cable assemblies and sub-assemblies on a kanban replenishment basis. This is accomplished through the use of flexible production systems and the latest methods of DFM, DFT, JIT, Lean Principles and Vendor Managed Materials.
- Process Capability: Our workforce is trained to IPC-620 wiring and J-STD-001 soldering standards, in addition to dedicated manufacturing process documents for medical products.
Life Sciences Case Study
Seven step quality process eliminates field failures for global biotechnology company
In a business that helps scientists, researchers and humans work towards a better life, the quality of the company’s products is paramount to its success. However, when the company chose to outsource the manufacturing of a critical sub-assembly component of one of its systems, it underestimated how vital the engineering and problem solving skills of the contract manufacturer were to the success of the program...
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