$35B
Annual revenue
Industry 4.0 Assessment Guides 50+ Smart Factory Projects in Medical Devices
A leading global pharmaceutical and medical devices company leveraged EFESO’s Industry 4.0 assessment to identify high-impact smart factory initiatives. More than 50 projects were launched, enabling predictive maintenance, digital shop floor management, and material flow automation with strong business cases and rapid payback.
Industry: Life Sciences
Service: Digital & Ai
Service: Manufacturing
Our Client
Our client is a major multinational corporation in the pharmaceutical and medical devices industry, boasting a remarkable revenue of 35 billion euros and a workforce of over 100,000 employees. With a global presence and a diverse portfolio of products.
+100K
Employees
The Challenge
- Assess Industry 4.0 potential across multiple sites
- Identify, pilot, and roll out initiatives to achieve targeted productivity
- Improvements of 10% per year
Real Results Achieved Together
Thanks to the Industry 4.0 assessment, more than 50 projects were launched, enabling predictive maintenance, digital shop floor management, and material flow automation with strong business cases and rapid payback.
+50
Smart Factory projects with positive business case
-2
Years in average payback period
Transformation Impact
- Conducted business case calculations, including project prioritization and cost-benefit analysis
- Developed a detailed implementation roadmap for Industry 4.0 projects in three waves, including work packages, resources, and budget
- Focus areas included smart material flow automation, predictive maintenance, and digital shop floor management
Our Approach
Potential analysis and short list of I4.0 opportunities
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- Conducted 3-day site assessments focusing on material flow, quality and maintenance
- Provided an overview of process execution, information flow, IT systems and areas for improvement
- Collaboratively identified the most promising I4.0 initiatives, emphasizing smart material flow automation, predictive maintenance and digital shop floor management
Business case calculation
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- Evaluation of investment costs, savings, complexity, technical feasibility and implementation effort to prioritize initiatives
Implementation roadmap
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- Determination of a detailed roadmap to implement Industry 4.0 projects in 3 waves, including work packages, required resources and budget for first wave
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Ready to Unlock Your Smart Factory Potential?
- Transform your operations with Industry 4.0 initiatives that deliver measurable productivity gains
- Stop guessing which digital projects will actually drive ROI
- Join leading manufacturers who’ve turned technology assessments into profitable transformation roadmaps
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