Press Releases
Manufacturing Execution and Quality System Provides Control and Performance Management
Needed to Eliminate Scrap, Shorten Lead Times and Reduce Risk
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (May 1, 2006) – Camstar, the established leader
in providing Enterprise Manufacturing Execution and Quality Systems for Life Sciences
and other global manufacturers, today announced the release of its new Medical Device
Suite™ v4.1. Powered by the company’s InSite MES framework, Medical Device Suite
further accelerates the implementation process for medical device and diagnostics
manufacturers. It is the most widely used manufacturing system in the medical device
and diagnostics industry, and Camstar’s customers include most of the top medical
device manufacturers – a number of whom are taking advantage of the Medical Device
Suite v4.x family.
Medical Device Suite v4.1 offers the best of both worlds: Industry-specific out-of-the-box
functionality plus business rules configurations (not coding). The solution features
complete and easily retrievable manufacturing audit trail and electronic device
history records, electronically managed specifications and procedures that eliminate
human error in manufacturing, automatic detection and control of non-conforming
material and test results, structured data for failure and root cause analysis,
and a rapid implementation methodology.
Camstar has worked directly with its Life Sciences customers to determine what features
will bring them the most benefit. According to AMR Research, these companies are
very interested: “Manufacturers continue to execute strategies aimed at limiting
manufacturing-related compliance liabilities and risk. The result is a reinvigorated
market for MES systems that provides broad manufacturing visibility, audit trails,
and early warning capabilities.” [from AMR Research Report “MES Market Rides Perfect
Storm Through $1B Barrier,” Friday, June 17, 2005]
Specifically, Camstar’s Medical Device Suite v4.1 includes enhancements to its flexible
work-in-process tracking; lot and order dispatching; 21 CFR Part 11 electronic signatures;
electronic procedures; operator training and certification; equipment maintenance;
non-conformance management; label printing; retrieval of externally managed specification
documents; and a number of frequently-requested standard reports. Standard, configurable
user interfaces are 100% thin client, so no downloads are required on workstations.
An updated Standard Validation Package accompanies all releases of Camstar’s applications
for regulated industries.
“At Camstar, we focus on customers deriving the most value in the shortest time,”
said Scott Jones, Vice President of Development at Camstar. “InSite and Medical
Device Suite go beyond a services oriented architecture (SOA) and offer a true Manufacturing
Services Architecture. It takes advantage of the best leading edge technologies
such as web services, a flexible data model and configurable user interfaces, all
of which dramatically reduce deployment and validation time.”
Accompanying Medical Device Suite v4.1 is Rapid eDHRTM v4.1. Rapid eDHR comprises
a subset of Medical Device Suite features which quickly impart electronic control
and visibility to device history records.
Camstar customers who wish to learn more about Medical Device Suite v4.1 should
contact Customer Support at insitesupport@camstar.com.
About Camstar Systems, Inc.
Camstar is a leading provider of enterprise Manufacturing Execution and Quality
Systems. Camstar’s InSite and Medical Device Suite applications manage, monitor,
and synchronize manufacturing activities across globally distributed plants, and
integrates them in real-time with core business processes. Rapid to implement, they
provide the manufacturing control needed to help eliminate scrap, rework, paperwork
errors and redundant checks. As a result, manufacturers improve yields and product
quality, shorten lead times and reach volumes quickly, respond to changing demand,
and reduce the cost of compliance. More than 100 leading companies, including Johnson
& Johnson, Roche, Tyco, ZOLL, CIBA Vision, Zeiss, Kinetic Concepts, BIOTRONIK,
IBM, Kodak, AMD, Philips, Hitachi, SCHOTT, Amkor, ASAT, Renesas, Arcelor and Industeel
rely on Camstar as a trusted software partner.
For more information, please visit www.camstar.com.
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