Customized Connector Capabilities
October 15, 2012 10:28 am | Advanced Interconnections Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsAdvanced Interconnections Corp. will feature a broad array of customized connector capabilities at electronica 2012 in Munich from 13-16 November. In addition to the company’s standard SMT and thru-hole board-to-board connectors, application-specific designs will be showcased...
LISTED UNDER: Connectors | Injection Molding | Micro Molding
Roundtable Q&A: Contract Manufacturing
October 11, 2012 5:01 pm | by Mike Gaul, Al Hoffmann, Ruben Macias Jr., Tim Nakari, Chris Paolo, and Mike Treadway | Sparton Medical | Articles | CommentsRepresentatives from contract manufacturing companies serving the medical device community respond to questions including, "What is your best recommendation to ensure clear communication between the CM and the OEM?" "How do you alleviate concerns of the potential for you to work with a customer’s competitor?" and "How do OEMs benefit from CMs who develop products for other industries outside of medical?"
LISTED UNDER: Electromedical Contract Manufacturing | Full Service Contract Manufacturing | IVD Contract Manufacturing
Bespoke Plastic Enclosures
October 11, 2012 3:32 pm | Okw Enclosures, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsOKW is widely known as a trendsetter in the market for design-oriented and ergonomic standard plastic enclosures. Today, the company continues to create new enclosures that differ from the norm...
LISTED UNDER: Enclosures/Chassis | CNC Machining | CNC Machining
Direct Metal Laser Sintering
October 8, 2012 10:10 am | GPI Prototype | Product Releases | CommentsGPI Prototype announced that it has completed the installation of a third DMLS machine from EOS. The additional EOSINT M 270 joins the EOSINT M270 & M280 machines currently being used...
LISTED UNDER: Laser Sintering | CNC Machining | Prototyping6 in. Wide 300 DPI with Ethernet Label Printer
October 2, 2012 5:06 pm | Tharo Systems, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Tharo Systems, Inc. H-600 Series, 6 inch wide, thermal transfer bar code label printers have a suggested list price of $2,245 USD for 203 DPI and $2,445 USD for 300 DPI...
LISTED UNDER: Marking Products | Other Equipment | Stamping
Precision Laser Cutting After Powder Coating Ensures Clean Edges
September 27, 2012 10:33 am | Product Releases | CommentsCustom laser cutting and drilling services performed on parts that are powder coated first to produce clean openings and eliminate masking are being introduced by Advanced Laser Technologies of Stoneham, Massachusetts.
LISTED UNDER: Laser Machining | Device CoatingTop Tool Named Finalist for 13th Annual Tekne Awards
September 27, 2012 9:25 am | News | CommentsThe Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA) has named precision micro stamping manufacturer Top Tool Company a finalist, along with 3M and Seagate Technolgy, in the Advanced Manufacturing category for the 2012 Tekne Awards. The award honors technological advancement in manufacturing.
LISTED UNDER: Stamping
Clear Medical Grade TPEs
September 21, 2012 10:02 am | Product Releases | CommentsSeveral new grades of clear, SEBS-based thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) from Elastocon TPE Technologies now offer medical products designers and manufacturers an even broader selection from which to choose.
LISTED UNDER: Thermoplastic Elastomers | Injection Molding | Handles and KnobsSil-Pro Expands Thermoplastic Injection Molding Capabilities
September 20, 2012 9:10 am | by Sil-Pro | News | CommentsSil-Pro has announced the purchase of new Sodick Plustech thermoplastic injection-molding machines and the conversion of a Liquid Silicone Rubber machine back to thermoplastics. The increased demands for thermoplastics molding has led Sil-Pro to more than double their thermoplastics capacity, which will be brought online in the fourth quarter of 2012.
LISTED UNDER: Injection Molding
XY Fiber Laser Cutting System
September 12, 2012 11:53 am | Miyachi Unitek Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsMiyachi Unitek Corporation, a leading manufacturer of welding equipment and laser systems, announces the availability of its new Sigma XY fiber laser cutting system, which enables high speed precision laser cutting of thin metals...
LISTED UNDER: Precision Cutting Tools | Strippers/Cutters
Ultra-Compact Mini-Mag Stages
September 11, 2012 10:53 am | Product Releases | CommentsMini-MAG (MMG) precision linear positioning stages from Dover are now available with a complete and optimized controls package. OEMs and end users can combine an MMG linear motor stage with a compact Dover board-level single axis servo drive...
LISTED UNDER: Positioning Stages and Tables | Actuators | Micro-machining
HD Mini Series CNC Router
September 10, 2012 11:34 am | Product Releases | CommentsTechno, Inc. CNC Routers is proud to introduce the new HD Mini Series CNC Router, a new, affordable precision cutting system. Developed by a team of engineers using global state-of-the-art manufacturing techniques...
LISTED UNDER: Machining Equipment & ToolsPulse Systems Completes Major Facility Expansion
September 10, 2012 9:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsPulse Systems has recently completed a major expansion of its production facilities to house its growing capabilities in Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machining, and to provide added space to its core contract manufacturing services for the medical device industry. Beyond its ...
LISTED UNDER: CNC Machining
6-Axis-Parallel Kinematic Positioning System
September 7, 2012 10:26 am | Newport Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsNewport Corporation, a worldwide leader in laser and photonic solutions that Make, Manage and Measure Light®, introduces the advanced HXP50 hexapod, a parallel kinematic motion device that provides 6-axis axis of motion...
LISTED UNDER: Linear Motion Systems | Positioning Stages and Tables | ActuatorsBrochure Shows Victrex Peek Polymer
September 5, 2012 10:41 am | Victrex Usa Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsWhen molders are tasked with forming large and intricate parts out of advanced thermoplastics, they are using VICTREX® PEEK, a high performance polymer with more than 30 years of proven success...
LISTED UNDER: PEEK, PEK | Polymers | Injection Molding
