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Turning Manual Manufacturing Variability into Data‑Driven Control – with Sebastian Dykas of Smith+Nephew

aired Jul 28, 2026 · 32.0m
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Summary

Welcome, everyone, to the Emerge AI and Business Podcast. Sebastian joins us on today's show to explore why medical device manufacturing still runs on paper workflows and limited machine visibility and what leaders can gain by moving toward tighter data capture and targeted automation.

Why listen

It goes beyond the title with direct discussion of data, process, going, including: Today's guest is Sebastian Dykus, Director of Manufacturing, Engineering, and Maintenance at Smith & Nephew.

Key takeaways
  1. 01Sebastian joins us on today's show to explore why medical device manufacturing still runs on paper workflows and limited machine visibility and what leaders can gain by moving towa
  2. 02Just a quick note for our audience that the views expressed by Sebastian Dykus on today's program do not reflect that of Smith and Nephew or its leadership
  3. 03So when it is no longer working properly, but we're not monitoring it until that condition comes so we can prevent something like that
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