Manufacturing is a challenging field. At any given time there are hundreds (if not thousands) of things that might go wrong, stop working, or (simply put) go crazy. Manufacturing of surgical instruments is even more difficult because of the sheer load of information that comes with product variations, production stages, and the item-specific parameters that …
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At the upcoming launch of our new general surgery instruments catalog, our CEO collects his memories of how he started the company and where that journey has led him up till now. — ‘Can I have your couch for tomorrow?’ I asked my friend back in 1980 when our first customer planned to visit our …
Back in 1991, FDA enforced an import alert for all the stainless steel instruments being exported to the US. The alert allowed FDA to detain any consignment for testing purposes even when a company was following cGMP guidelines and holding regular audits. Needless to say, this caused unnecessary problems and delays with the authorities and …
Even though we export millions of instruments each year, our $ volume compared to that of the world is miniscule. However, if the governments were to support the industries through various methods like technical trainings, universities, infrastructure and global marketing, the surgical industry can definitely give a better result than their current benchmark. Same holds …
The above stats appeared in the Surgical Instruments Manufacturers Association of Pakistan (SIMAP) newsletter of May 2011. As the table suggests, there is little overall change over the last years performance. In my view, much of the poor performance can be tracked to the general distress of the economic conditions of Pakistan. I mean, what …
