Jabil helps Candela drive business growth

Jabil is collaborating with Candela, a global medical aesthetic device pioneer known for energy-based laser devices to treat conditions impacting quality of life, ranging from hair removal and wrinkle reduction to traumatic scarring involving wounded warriors and burn victims.

With more than 700 patents and over 50,000 medical devices deployed worldwide, Candela’s rapid growth outpaced its manufacturing capacity and supply chain capabilities. Jabil’s expertise in the medical device sector enabled them to consolidate Candela’s supply chain while rapidly ramping volume manufacturing. Faced with aggressive timelines, Jabil Healthcare mobilized teams to transfer manufacturing responsibilities while guiding innovations in process improvements, manufacturing best practices, and quality.

Together, Jabil and Candela ramped volume manufacturing, transferred complex capital equipment, and met rigorous product quality requirements. As a result, in less than 18 months, Jabil Healthcare brought up production lines to produce 11 Candela products optimized for performance and quality. Jabil’s global supply chain capabilities empower Candela to expedite product launches by ensuring a consistent and economical supply of core components, and Jabil continually mobilizes its procurement and supply sourcing experts to strengthen Candela’s overall supply chain.

“Jabil’s supply chain management team identified suppliers who couldn’t match our ramp and capacity goals,” says Todd Van Horn, Chief Operating Officer, Candela. “They then found and qualified new ones to give us the strength and resilience to weather a challenging environment, which is absolutely critical.”