The Essential Resource for the Medical Design Engineering Community
Laser Drilling
May 8, 2007 11:29 am | Avicenna Technology, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsCompany has augmented its ability to drill precise holes in polymer material by adding automated vision recognition to its process.
Disposable Medical Instrumentation
May 8, 2007 7:25 am | Disposable Instrument Co., Inc. | Articles | CommentsIn an effort to enhance safety, sterility, and convenience, device manufacturers are seeking solutions to enable them to create disposable medical instrumentation. New sensor technology and innovative modular design are helping to make these types of devices a reality.
Rotary Position Sensor
April 17, 2007 11:43 am | Bei Technologies Inc | Product Releases | CommentsThe 9950 non-contacting rotary position sensor incorporates all the proven performance characteristics of the company’s dual Hall effect sensors, including the durability of non-contacting technology and EMI capabilities, into a single analog output, lower-cost, and more compact package.
Dual-Gas Sensor
April 17, 2007 11:43 am | Sensor Electronics Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsA new dual-gas—EtO plus H 2 O—sensor has earned CSA Approval for hazardous applications. This explosion proof sensor gives precise readouts of both gases simultaneously.
Flexible Pallet System
April 17, 2007 11:34 am | Midaco Corp | Product Releases | CommentsThis automatic flexible pallet system is designed to increase productivity at most 5-axis vertical and 400 mm horizontal machining centers. Adaptable to new or existing machines, these systems allow unattended, automatic exchange of pallets in only seconds.
Automated Testing Software
April 17, 2007 11:34 am | Aitken Scientific Ltd | Product Releases | CommentsA-S Automate is a user-friendly programmable software tool for the control and scheduling of multiple devices in automated testing processes. Data from a range of sources can be captured and processed and many liquid handling components can be controlled simultaneously through one user interface.
A Generic Era in Medical Device Manufacturing
April 17, 2007 6:58 am | Articles | CommentsWith patents beginning to expire for brand name medical device products, competition will have the opportunity to emerge in the form of generic alternatives.
Power Filters (4043)
April 12, 2007 11:59 am | Sola/Hevi-Duty | Product Releases | CommentsThe STF Series of Active Tracking Filters are designed to safeguard medical equipment against damaging low-energy voltage transients and high-frequency noise. The filters continuously track the input AC power line at all locations on the sinewave and instantaneously counter noise.
Inspecting Complexity: An Overview of Cross-Sectional Scanning
April 10, 2007 8:09 am | Articles | CommentsQuality inspection of parts and components used in the manufacture of medical devices is of utmost importance. Therefore, finding which inspection solution works best for a particular part geometry is equally important.
Five Tips for Selecting the Right Packaging Partner
April 10, 2007 8:09 am | Articles | CommentsDesigning and manufacturing medical devices are complicated tasks and should be the main focus for the companies doing it. Therefore, when forming a team upon which to rely for ancillary components—such as the device packaging—they need to ensure they partner with a reliable company.
Pad Printing: More Than Just a Marking Solution
April 10, 2007 8:09 am | Articles | CommentsTraditionally, pad printing has offered device manufacturers an effective method with which to add identification markings to a device or package. More recently, however, it has been sought after as a solution to challenges regarding the application of specific types of adhesives and fluids.
Power Filters
April 10, 2007 8:08 am | Sola/Hevi-Duty | Product Releases | CommentsThe STF Series of Active Tracking Filters are designed to safeguard medical equipment against damaging low-energy voltage transients and high-frequency noise. The filters continuously track the input AC power line at all locations on the sinewave and instantaneously counter noise.
Touch Sensing ICs
April 10, 2007 8:08 am | Omron Electronic Components, LLC | Product Releases | CommentsThe B6TS application-ready touch sensing IC family of products measures floating capacitance through most touch panel materials.
Automatic Crimping Machines
April 10, 2007 8:08 am | Schleuniger, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThis family of fully automatic crimping machines has grown with the introduction of the CrimpCenter 64 with four processing stations and the CrimpCenter 65 with up to five processing stations.
Microstructure Motion Analyzer (4023)
April 10, 2007 8:08 am | Product Releases | CommentsThis system is designed for precise 3D dynamic characterization of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and micro-optoelectromechanical (MOEMS) microstructures.
