The Essential Resource for the Medical Design Engineering Community
Assembling the Perfect Design Team
October 10, 2006 6:15 am | Product Releases | CommentsSince most manufacturers do not staff experts in every area of technology they may need to create a finished medical device, collaborating with professionals who are can be the ideal formula for success.
Fabricating Components . . . Rapidly
October 10, 2006 6:15 am | Inland Technologies, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMedical device manufacturers require device components to be produced quickly to ensure their products are available to the marketplace as soon as possible. However, quality cannot be sacrificed in this effort. Rapid prototype tooling is a unique option that satisfies both of these two criteria.
Measuring Up Lean: The Journey Towards Operational Excellence
October 10, 2006 6:06 am | Duggan & Associates Inc | Product Releases | CommentsLean manufacturing is commonly associated with automotive manufacturers but medical device makers are rapidly discovering the advantages of using it in their marketplace.
ISO 9001:2000 Certification
October 10, 2006 5:48 am | News | Product Releases | CommentsThomas Engineering Company’s Quality Management System has been certified as compliant with ISO 9001:2000. Bureau Veritas Certification (NA) has been chosen as the company’s partner in this process.
Metric Custom Mechanical Components
October 9, 2006 12:31 pm | News | Product Releases | CommentsThe Misumi website features enhanced product search capability. Parts can be searched by part number prefix(type), part categories as presented in the 2006 Metric Custom Mechanical Components catalog, and by part families.
Optomechanical Instrument Register
October 9, 2006 12:31 pm | News | Product Releases | CommentsThe Optomechanical Instrument Register is an information database for Optmechanical Instruments (scientific, medical, technical, and others) with text descriptions and functional illustrations, as well as industrial products.
Online Seminars
October 9, 2006 12:31 pm | News | Product Releases | CommentsMakino offers free, easy-to-view online seminars that focus on cutting edge machining techniques and processes such as machining Compacted Graphite Iron, titanium, large molds and lean cellular automation.
Tools and Downloads
October 9, 2006 12:31 pm | News | Product Releases | CommentsBosch Rexroth Corp. has developed a “Tools and Downloads” website with downloadable CAD files, calculators, configurators, literature, software, and more to help engineers save time in their design work.
“Off-Road” Rehab Wheelchairs Now a Stable Ride
October 9, 2006 12:31 pm | News | Product Releases | CommentsTechnology might finally be keeping pace with rehab patients whose spirits and energy require a sturdier wheelchair to explore the world and enjoy the outdoors, beyond the confines of a smooth hospital hallway.
Flowmeter Technology Selection Chart
October 9, 2006 12:31 pm | News | Product Releases | CommentsOn its website, Universal Flow Monitors Inc. provides a chart that enables site visitors to select the appropriate flowmeter technology for the type of fluid they are using. The flowmeter technology selection chart shows the technology that provides best value in a typical application of a fluid.
Metal Helps Give Patients Sweet Dreams
October 9, 2006 12:31 pm | News | Product Releases | CommentsWhen Airway Management Inc. wanted to improve its flagship product, the Thornton Adjustable Positioner (TAP)—a device for people who suffer from sleep apnea and snoring—it turned to Smith Metal Products for Metal Injection Molding (MIM) and BASF's Catamold feedstock.
Surface Mount Resistors
October 9, 2006 12:30 pm | Bi Technologies | Product Releases | CommentsProviding design engineers with a thermally efficient high current resistor in a surface mount package, this non-inductive power resistor is rated up to 20 W. Designated the SMHP Series, the resistor is housed in a small, thin TO-263 package suitable for high density PCB installation.
Power Switcher
October 9, 2006 12:30 pm | Emerson Network Power-Embedded Power | Product Releases | CommentsA line of compact, triple-output 50 W switching power supplies are suitable for medical electronics.
Ultrasonic Sensor
October 9, 2006 12:29 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe Virtu 30 is an ultrasonic sensor available in a 30-mm barrel body style that breaks new ground for the cost-conscious customer. These compact sensors solve a greater number of applications with an increased sensing distance of 39 in.
Particle Removal System
October 9, 2006 12:09 pm | Ibs-Integrated Biosciences Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThis particle removal system is offered to mold houses, contract manufacturers, or any company that needs to clean components either before delivery or before assembly of finished product.
