Swivel Head VMC
January 11, 2007 8:17 am | Chiron America Inc | Product Releases | CommentsAimed at medical parts manufacturers, the FZ12KS Tilt vertical machining center incorporates a swivel head spindle for single setup machining of complex parts. It has a swiveling range of -10° to 115°, and it only takes 0.5 seconds to swivel from 0° to 90°.
LISTED UNDER: Machining CentersSoftware Solutions: Building Blocks for FDA Compliance
December 5, 2006 10:48 am | Syspro | Product Releases | CommentsMany medical device manufacturers have discovered that their choice of ERP
LISTED UNDER: Compliance Software | Injection Molding | Medical Device TestingInjecting Design Into the Molding Process
November 10, 2006 10:24 am | Amoebic Inc | Product Releases | CommentsThere are a number of factors medical device manufacturers need to consider when using injection molded parts in their device. If they don’t, they may be caught by surprise when they think they are ready to move into full production on a part.
LISTED UNDER: Injection Molding | Injection Molding | Thermoplastics Molding
Micro-Abrasive Blasting
November 6, 2006 11:11 am | Product Releases | CommentsMicro-abrasive blasting is a simple, yet highly effective, method to clean, cut, deburr, or texture a wide variety of surfaces.
LISTED UNDER: Surface Modification | Micro Molding
Cleanroom Injection Molding
November 6, 2006 5:02 am | Advanced Scientifics Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsFull service contract manufacturer offers certified class 100,000 clean room, custom and high precision medical injection molding. A variety of Class VI medical grade materials, sterilization, thermal performance, and strength/durability materials are available.
LISTED UNDER: Injection Molding | Injection Molding
Liquid Injection Molding
November 6, 2006 5:02 am | Rubber Industries | Product Releases | CommentsLimfast Liquid Injection Molding is a service offered for molding custom medical liquid silicone rubber components and bonded Silicone to metal or plastic components, delivered in prototype quantities within 10 working days.
LISTED UNDER: Injection Molding | Injection Molding | Silicon MoldingThe Right Material Makes a Difference
October 13, 2006 9:52 am | Rtp Company | Product Releases | CommentsThe Project: An innovative design for a new insulin management system results in concerns regarding the manufacture of several components.
LISTED UNDER: Thermoplastic Elastomers | Injection MoldingSilicone Is the Stone That Kills Two Birds
October 13, 2006 9:50 am | Product Releases | CommentsSilicone has emerged as one of the most researched biomaterials available to pharmaceutical makers and medical device manufacturers. As such, it readily lends itself to being an ideal choice for use in combination products where these two industries merge.
LISTED UNDER: Silicone | Injection Molding | Micro MoldingFabricating 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.
LISTED UNDER: Rapid Prototyping | Prototyping | Rapid PrototypingMetal 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.
LISTED UNDER: Injection Molding | Casting | Metal Injection Molding
Dryers
September 7, 2006 8:32 am | Dri-Air Industries, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsA complete line of high-performance, four-bed dryers (HP4-X) are designed specifically for the medical products industry. Because cleanliness is critical in this field, extra precautions have been taken to eliminate contamination from rust or corrosion during the drying process.
LISTED UNDER: Molding Equipment
Blender
September 7, 2006 5:49 am | Optek Technology | Product Releases | CommentsWhile the MicroPlus blender accommodates processing machine throughputs of 100 to 350 pounds per hour instead of the 100-pound maximum of the widely used MicroBlender, it provides the same user-friendly features for reducing downtime during color or job changeovers.
LISTED UNDER: Molding Equipment | FlowThe Art and Science of Rapid Prototyping
September 5, 2006 7:16 am | Np Medical Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsSpeed is the name of the game in getting a product to market before the competition. One technique medical device manufacturers are employing to help achieve faster design cycles for their products is rapid prototyping.
LISTED UNDER: Rapid Prototyping | Prototyping | Rapid PrototypingChoosing a Vent Membrane for a Medical Device
September 5, 2006 7:16 am | Millipore Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsHydrophobic polymeric membranes are widely used in medical devices to sterilize gases which pass through them or to provide sterile barriers between the atmosphere and device interiors.
LISTED UNDER: PTFE | Insert Molding | Micro Molding
Machining Software
August 8, 2006 12:52 pm | Cgtech | Product Releases | CommentsVericut 6.0 CNC machine simulation and optimization software has many features designed to increase the ability of CNC manufacturing engineers to analyze and optimize the entire CNC machining process in order to increase manufacturing efficiency.
LISTED UNDER: Product Design & MFG Software | CNC Machining | CNC Machining
