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Sustainability used to be a nice-to-have in MedTech, but now it’s a core priority. It’s no surprise that manufacturers are under pressure to change how devices are created, produced, packaged and handled at end of life. After all, the healthcare industry accounts for around 4.4% of global carbon emissions, and roughly 80% of that comes from the production, transport, use and disposal of medical supplies. Change is now essential, not just for environmental impact but also long-term business survival.

In this article, we’ll look at how the MedTech sector is shifting to create a more sustainable future.

If your CAD system is slow, has a tendency to crash under pressure or makes simple changes painful, it’s time to move on. Creo is the design professional’s choice for stable, fast and smart design. Built on 35 years of experience, Creo helps engineers and manufacturers turn ideas into products more efficiently than ever. 

In this article, we’ll share eight ways Creo keeps ahead of the design curve.

In almost every industry, sustainability has become a defining challenge. Automotive, MedTech and aerospace companies face pressure to cut emissions, reduce waste, and use resources more responsibly.

AI is a manufacturing revolution waiting to happen. McKinsey estimated that it could add $13 trillion to the global economy and increase global GDP by 16%. In manufacturing alone, the potential is worth up to $2.1 trillion through greater automation in factories. Yet for all the promise, adoption is still limited. Gartner reports that fewer than 10% of companies have generative AI running in production. The challenge is that most manufacturers face a tangled web of systems, data silos and compliance pressures that make implementing AI at scale difficult.

Manufacturers today face constant pressure to deliver products customers want, at the quality they expect, at the speed the market demands. Achieving this requires coordination that stretches across every department in the business. At the same time, new technology is reshaping every industry, forcing leaders to rethink how they operate and how to change for the future.

It’s a tough time for product engineering leaders. Working against a backdrop of geopolitical and economic uncertainty, every investment is under scrutiny. Companies want to see three key improvements:

• Fast, measurable returns
• Greater efficiency with lower costs
• Quicker routes to market

You’re chasing a product deadline and you’ve handed your designs off to the manufacturing team. But manufacturing doesn’t understand some of the key details because they’ve been working on a different version of the design. Emails fly. Drawings need to be revised. By the time you’ve sorted the problem out, you’ve lost weeks.

You’ve got a great design idea, but you know that getting a manufacture-ready 3D CAD design is a huge amount of work. It’s time-consuming, and your design might not even be sufficient to achieve your goals.  

Imagine being able to spot a critical design flaw before you spend time and resources creating a prototype. Now, imagine doing that every single time you make a design change.

Mathcad Prime 11 is here to help engineers do more with their time. Of course, being Mathcad, version 11 doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel. Instead, it makes calculation processes smoother, faster, and more responsive where it matters. If you’re already using Mathcad Prime, you’re sure to discover some valuable improvements with version 11. If you’ve never used Mathcad Prime before, you’re in for a treat.