Editor's letter

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Welcome to the latest issue of the Medical Technology magazine 

With human-reliant protocols affecting factors including production line uptime and potentially resulting in errors, there is a rising interest in automation models for medtech manufacturing. 

This month’s cover feature explores these evolutions, from the use of robots to guided vehicles in advancing medtech manufacturing capabilities. 

Also in this issue, we look at the shift in sterile processing, and hospitals’ move towards point-of-care 3D printing for patient-specific devices. 

Don’t miss this month’s interview on the role digital commissioning is having on the medical device manufacturing space and our highlight coverage from the 2026 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.

All this and the latest medtech industry news, comment, and analysis from GlobalData.

Ross Law, deputy editor