Case Study: Smith & Nephew achieves 10% OEE improvement and greater capacity with Idhammar Systems

Smith & Nephew - Customer Case Study

Smith & Nephew’s Hull manufacturing site, a global leader in advanced wound management, set out to become a world-class lean operation after a major £40m modernization. The challenge was replacing manual spreadsheets and eliminating frequent, unexplained stoppages that left some assets running seven days a week yet still failing to meet customer demand.

The company implemented the fully automated Idhammar OEE system across 30 machines, adding touch‑screen fault logging, real‑time dashboards, CMMS integration, and user training to drive TPM and an Improvement Agenda. Within nine months OEE rose by 10%, one bottleneck machine now produces the same volume in about 4.5 days (avoiding extra capital spend), and the plant gained capacity, clearer data-driven maintenance, and stronger shop‑floor teamwork.

Smith & Nephew

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