“Innovation to Legacy Manufacturing”

1. “Innovation to Legacy Manufacturing” Jennifer Nock December 2009

2. Engineering Product Design BSc Hons July 2007 2.5 yrs Jennifer Nock Oct 2008 to Oct 2010 May 2009 About Me

3. Agenda • About Becton Dickinson • Why KTP? • The KTP Project Aim • Progress & Achievements • Benefits • Conclusion • Question Time

4. BD Plymouth • Pre-analytical medical industry • Manufacture a variety of evacuated blood collection systems –Vacutainer® • Manufacture millions of units per week • UK and European Market

5. Vacutainer Tubes Plastic Tubes Injection Moulded Additive added to tubes Tubes evacuated & sealed with lids Tubes Labelled Blood Sample Taken Tubes Dispatched Tubes Packed & Sterilized

6. Why KTP? • Strong market position is maintained by continuous production improvements • Requirement to understand some specific manufacturing processes in order to improve them. • BD lack experience and knowledge to fully understand these processes. • These capabilities accessed through KTP • Expertise and Resources from: School of Marine Science and Engineering

7. The KTP Project Aim • To develop, embed and disseminate a culture of applying technological innovation to advance manufacturing and efficiency improvements resulting in sophisticated production systems. Projects • Polymer Printing* Complete • Additive Dispense In Progress (*amendment from initial project plan)

8. Project Aim • Confirm business concerns. • Identify solution & develop solution to overcome potential issue Polymer Printing Project Situation • Changes to manufacture of tubes could effect ability to print on tubes.

9. Tube Printing Project Progress Confirmed concerns • Identified Potential Solutions • - Surface treatment best solution New Surface Treatment Technology Integration: Tube Handling Technology Solution Costed Business Case to Raise Capital Completion Report Ready for Implementation

10. Project Aim • Understand Additive Dispense Process • Improve Additive Dispense Process    Additive Dispense Project Situation • Additive to blood ratio critical! • Require full understanding of process in order to improve them. • Ultimate goal: Zero Defects

11. Early stages of cause investigation Additive added to tubes • Developing offline test rig • Further investigation • Evaluate possible solutions Additive Dispense Project Progress

12. Benefits Exposure to operations of manufacturing plant & manufacturing issues faced by industry Polymer Printing Research report Potential case study for students Raised awareness of surface treatment technologies Access to university test equipment Additional resource to project engineering department Specialist resource to assist with other projects Solution to polymer printing University Company Associate Formal training: KTP and BD Improved skills: presentation, project management Project Management Industrial Experience New contacts in industry

13. Knowledge Transfer so far… • Knowledge transfer limited due to project amendment. • Knowledge base taken on more of a supportive role. • Have been in the background assisting with ‘hot topic’ queries.

14. Knowledge Transfer Future • Knowledge base to be part of a team @ BD • More involvement rather than just reporting to. • Bring the University and BD together. • Culture change to BD with being able to outsource information.

15. Conclusion • KTP & Projects Challenging • Improved skills • Developed a solution to safe guard business activity. • Majority of benefits from next project • Focus is on Knowledge Transfer

16. Acknowledgements • Project Manager – Mandy Bowden • Company Supervisor – Larry Stockman • Academic Supervisors – Neill Hughes, and Dr Peter Dyson • Colleagues at BD Plymouth

17. Any Questions…? Plastic Tubes Injection Moulded Additive added to tubes Tubes evacuated & sealed with lids Tubes Labelled Blood Sample Taken Tubes Dispatched Tubes Packed & Sterilized