Enabling Digital Thread in the Medical Devices Industry

Driving Compliance, Traceability & Efficiency

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Duration: 60 Minutes

Language: English

Overview

The medical devices industry operates in a highly regulated environment where compliance, traceability, and quality assurance are critical. At the same time, manufacturers face pressure to innovate faster, reduce costs, and improve operational efficiency. Learn how our Digital Thread – connected data flow across the product lifecycle – offers a transformative approach to help meet these challenges with complete end-to-end solutions.

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What you will learn

How Digital Thread connects Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Manufacturing Execution System (MES) to deliver end‑to‑end traceability, compliance, and real‑time visibility across the medical device product lifecycle.

How leading manufacturers reduce risk and manual effort by digitizing execution, automating records, and embedding compliance into daily operations.

How MES drives closed‑loop feedback between design, manufacturing, and quality – breaking IT/OT silos to boost efficiency and speed to market.

Practical insights from industry peers on starting or scaling a Digital Thread journey.

Speakers

Wilson Tan

Strategic Account Manager, Greatech Technology Berhad

Wilson Tan comes with experience across engineering, automation, and medical devices manufacturing. Having progressed from technical engineering roles into customer leadership, he specializes in connecting complex automation solutions with practical business outcomes.

John Clemons

MES Solution Consultant, Rockwell Automation

John is a Manufacturing IT and MES expert at Rockwell Automation, with over three decades of experience in digital manufacturing and enterprise integration. He also serves as Chair of the MESA Americas Board and is a well-known industry author and speaker focused on turning manufacturing data into real operational value.

Colin Speakman

Lead Principal, Digital, Rockwell Automation

Colin leverages his 25+ years of industry experience to deliver actionable advice for Life Science leaders. His hands-on approach to understanding how things "really work" enables him to help organizations develop and improve digital innovation capabilities through technology, organizational design, and business processes.

Moderator

Kenny Tay

Life Science Industry Consultant, Rockwell Automation

Kenny Tay is the APAC Regional Industry Consultant for Life Sciences at Rockwell Automation, with consulting experience across pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device manufacturers, including Edwards Lifesciences, LifeStyle, SCIEX, and Johnson & Johnson. He supports customers across the region in MES, regulatory readiness, and digital thread initiatives, bridging automation, manufacturing execution, and business outcomes.