Case Study: Siemens Healthineers achieves centralized chemical inventory, streamlined approval processes and major time & cost savings with Sphera

Strengthen On-site Inventory and Material Approval Processes

Siemens Healthineers, a medical technology firm with an R&D facility in Norwood, MA, faced inconsistent tracking and limited visibility of on‑site chemicals — managing more than 1,000 SDS and roughly 200 new chemicals annually via email and manual processes. To simplify chemical management so scientists could focus on R&D while meeting regulatory and environmental goals, Siemens Healthineers engaged Sphera and its SpheraCloud Chemical Management solution.

Sphera implemented its Chemical Management SaaS to centralize inventories, digitize approvals and introduce a bar code system to register and track chemicals and associated SDS. As a result, Sphera helped Siemens Healthineers establish transparent approval workflows, improve inventory accuracy and hazardous‑substance labeling, save over five hours weekly (about 240 hours/year) through cross‑referencing automation, realize $20,000 in annual inventory savings, and cut waste disposal costs by roughly 50%.

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