The Essential Resource for the Medical Design Engineering Community
FDA Compliance Kit
April 17, 2006 7:00 am | News | Product Releases | CommentsMedical device companies today struggle with the continual need for design innovation and faster time-to-market, while under pressure to comply with strict FDA regulations.
Online Sensor Configurator
April 17, 2006 7:00 am | News | Product Releases | CommentsMinco, a designer and manufacturer of critical components for critical applications, offers the “Sensor Configurator”—a configuration tool that allows customers to specify, price, and order Minco sensors, instruments, and assemblies online in one easy process.
Plastics Search Engine (2965)
April 17, 2006 7:00 am | News | Product Releases | CommentsIDES Inc. has launched their vertical search engine for the plastics industry. In one simple search, IDES gives users free access to articles, technical documents, and websites.
3D Fluid Power Device Models
April 17, 2006 7:00 am | News | Product Releases | CommentsBeswick Engineering designs and manufactures high-performance miniature fluid power devices and its web site now offers 3D models for download. Many customers have transitioned from 2D drawings to 3D models to shorten their design cycle.
Online Cylinder Sizing
April 17, 2006 7:00 am | News | Product Releases | CommentsBimba Manufacturing offers a powerful, web-based Sizing and Selection module for designing-in Bimba products. The user-friendly software allows engineers to find the right part for the job, test it to different application variables, and easily generate a model number for ordering.
The Open Prosthetics Project Shares Free Designs
April 17, 2006 7:00 am | News | Product Releases | CommentsThe Open Prosthetics Project has adopted the Alibre Design 3D parametric modeler as the CAD standard for industry-wide collaboration. On the project’s website, medical product designers can post new ideas for prosthetic devices as CAD files, which are then available to the public free of charge.
Fluid Sensing Website
April 17, 2006 7:00 am | News | Product Releases | CommentsGems Sensors & Controls has opened a web site dedicated to addressing the fluid sensing and control needs of medical equipment design engineers.
Hypotube
April 6, 2006 7:32 am | Creganna-Tactx Medical | Product Releases | CommentsThe PoleVault is an innovative hypotube for catheter manufacturers seeking to improve outcomes for patients undergoing angioplasty. The hypotube is a long metal tube with micro-engineered features along its length.
Display
April 6, 2006 7:32 am | Data Image USA | Product Releases | CommentsThis 3.5 in., QVGA, full color TFT with white LED backlight is ideal for handheld portable instruments, automated instrumentation, medical devices, and many more applications. The display is an 8 Bit x RGB (24 Bit) input via serial, parallel, CCIR601, or CCIR656.
Bi-Solvent Cleaning System
April 6, 2006 7:32 am | Product Releases | Comments3M and Forward Technology have cooperated to optimize a cleaning process that employs Novec 7200 engineered fluid and methyl soyate. Both are clean air solvent certified by the South Coast Air Quality Management District of California.
Thick-Gauge Lidstock
April 6, 2006 7:32 am | Ampac Flexibles | Product Releases | CommentsThe Flexi 6864 is a polyester/foil/heat-seal coated polyethylene for physically demanding applications such as orthopedic parts, cardio kits, diagnostics, and other heavier medical device/sterile medical disposable items.
LM Guide
April 6, 2006 7:32 am | Thk America, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Type RSR1M and Type RSR2M (2 to 4 mm rail width) were developed in response to today's increasing demand for decreased design sizes. The ultra-compact RSR Series features minimal rolling resistance and four-way equal load ratings.
Micro Continuous Coiler
April 6, 2006 7:32 am | Kinefac Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsRecognizing the growing need for a high-speed, economical process to make catheter casings, biopsy coils, and similar long, small diameter, round wire coils for the medical device industry, this version of the Micro-Coiler deflection coiling machines, the Micro Continuous Coiler, is offered.
Dispensing System (2953)
April 6, 2006 7:32 am | Fluid Metering, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Smooth-flo fluid delivery system is a fully programmable dispensing system which is controlled by precision stepper motors. The phase-canceling technology uses three separate valveless pump heads, uniquely timed, to eliminate pulsation.
Touchscreen Display
April 6, 2006 7:25 am | Parker Automation | Product Releases | CommentsA stainless steel bezel option is available for the company’s 15 in. display HPC industrial PCs and HPX Windows-based HMI PowerStations. This option will provide these workstations with an exposed front that is ideal for maintaining sanitary conditions in FDA-regulated environments.
