Sometimes a difficult starting point is the best driver for real improvement. “When we began the project in 2023, our initial situation was challenging,” recalled Christian Vogler, an SAP enterprise architect at medical product manufacturer Raumedic AG. “Our existing manufacturing execution system was set to an end of life in 2025, with extended software support until 2028.” Vogler, who is project lead for SAP S/4HANA and SAP Digital Manufacturing, spoke about his company’s SAP Digital Manufacturing implementation project in a session at the SAP booth at the Hannover Messe industrial trade fair.
Based in Germany, Raumedic designs, develops, and produces polymer- and silicone-based solutions for customer-specific medical and pharmaceutical applications, as well as products for intensive care. It offers a variety of products ranging from a single medicine tube to more complex systems such as kits for liver transplants or infusions. This diversity brings about very complex production and assembly processes. The company has over 70 years of experience in the industry; its more than 1,300 employees work in five locations in Europe and the U.S.
