RTP Company's Glow-in-the-Dark Masterbatch Helps Medics Save Lives
June 27, 2012 8:46 am | by Tim Duncan | Rtp Company | Articles | CommentsWhen the inventors of the Rip Shears Ripper received feedback from medics in the field that their life-saving product would be even more effective if it glowed in the dark, they and co-developer ICON Injection Molding, sought assistance from custom...
LISTED UNDER: Product Design | Injection Molding
Simultaneous, 5-axis, High-Speed Milling of Small Parts
June 26, 2012 6:44 am | Datron Dynamics, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsAt IMTS this year, DATRON Dynamics will launch the new "DATRON C5" high-speed milling machine – the best solution for cost-effective, high-precision, simultaneous, five-axis machining of small parts. This will be the first demonstration of this machine in North America.
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Buy it or Build it? The Great Start-up Dilemma
June 20, 2012 11:23 am | by Pat Pickerell | Peridot Corp. Precision Manufacturing | Articles | CommentsWhether venture capital or angel-funded, medical device start-up companies are often brought to life by doctors with big ideas who have found a quicker or more effective way to treat a particular pathology. Many of these doctors are entrepreneurs at heart and are most happy when immersed in the adrenaline rush of a new start-up. But no matter how novel the device, the passion and zeal behind that drives these new medical innovations must be channeled into a process that will make the idea a commercial success.
LISTED UNDER: Prototyping | Rapid Prototyping | StampingA New Record in 3D Printing: The 100 Material Range Barrier Has Been Broken
June 20, 2012 8:44 am | News | CommentsObjet Ltd., the innovation leader in 3D printing for rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing has announced 39 new 'Digital Materials' available with its Objet Connex range of multi-material 3D printing systems. This development places Objet customers...
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How to use market intelligence to innovate more effectively
June 19, 2012 10:21 am | by Hans Hedin | Blogs | CommentsMarket intelligence involves the collection and analysis of information that will impact a business’s current and future market environment. Companies often don’t use market intelligence enough for product innovation and fail to drive greater value and create greater competitive advantage.
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Universal Cylindrical Grinder: Extreme Speed, Accuracy & Cost-effectiveness
June 19, 2012 8:06 am | Product Releases | CommentsUnited Grinding Technologies (UGT) announces the new Studer S41 CNC universal cylindrical grinder, featuring outstanding technology and cost-effectiveness. The machine grinds with superior precision...
LISTED UNDER: Surface Treatment | Casting
New Hyundai Vertical Machining Centers
June 19, 2012 7:14 am | Product Releases | CommentsHyundai WIA announces an all new Series of CNC vertical machining centers developed to offer premium performance at an affordable price, the F400VM (X-axis, 31”, Y-axis, 18” and Z-axis, 20”) and F500VM...
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Lithium Battery Holders
June 15, 2012 9:41 am | Keystone Electronics Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsA broad, new selection of polarized SMT and THM CR2 and CR123A Lithium Battery Holders has joined the Keystone Electronics roster of premium battery holders.
LISTED UNDER: Stamping
Balloon Forming Process with High-Efficiency Water Jackets
June 15, 2012 9:33 am | Interface Catheter Solutions | Product Releases | CommentsInterface Catheter Solutions new high-efficiency water jackets improve balloon yields and balloon forming cycle times. The high-efficiency water jackets have been improved...
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Fast Cure and Flashless LIMS
June 14, 2012 10:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsShin-Etsu Silicones of America recently premiered advanced technical demonstrations with industry leading equipment partners at NPE 2012. The demos featured Shin-Etsu’s KEG-2000 LIMS...
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Virtual mold & process development for medical parts
June 13, 2012 5:00 am | by Christof Heisser and Matt Proske | Articles | CommentsSimulation has established itself as an invaluable tool for design engineers in developing new parts and deciding what materials to use in metal casting or plastic injection molding manufacturing processes serving the medical device industry. In the past, such simulation tools were used by analysis groups and the operators of such tools were specialists who would “setup and run” simulations. Today, however, leading design and manufacturing engineers need to be able to provide answers to questions regarding all areas of the manufacturing process, requiring communication between all members of the product development and production team, as well as management and procurement. Conventional design simulation tools, however, do not cover the simulation of the manufacturing process.
LISTED UNDER: Injection Molding | Silicon Molding | Silicon Molding
Resealable closure for infusion bags
June 12, 2012 12:23 pm | by KRAIBURG TPE | Articles | CommentsEven at an altitude of 4000 meters above sea level, quality made in Germany is in great demand: The Bolivian plastics specialist Matriplast is probably the KRAIBURG TPE customers nearest to the sky. Together with the manufacturer of the THERMOLAST M compound, the company has recently brought a development project for an innovative new solution to completion. Matriplast produces closures for infusion bags that are made from the special medical series THERMOLAST® M.
LISTED UNDER: Injection Molding | Thermoplastics Molding
SLA and Low-Volume Injection Molding and Parts
June 12, 2012 11:47 am | by Patrick Hunter | 3D Systems | Articles | CommentsSuppServe is a boutique package design firm located in northern California that specializes in single-serve dispensing solutions. “Inventors, innovators, marketers and sellers of all things single-serve”, SuppServe is dedicated to simplifying the delivery methods of a variety of common products that are sold in bulk and require single-serve dosing by the customer.
LISTED UNDER: Prototyping | Rapid Prototyping | Injection Molding
Machining a Brighter Future
June 12, 2012 11:14 am | by Stacey Wiebe | Dp Technology Corp. | Articles | CommentsImproving Lives with Complex Machinery and the Right CAM. Machining a better world is a tough job, but someone’s got to do it. In a world where instant gratification is increasingly instant and consumables increasingly consumable, it can be easy to forget that most everything we use was manufactured by someone, somewhere at some time.
LISTED UNDER: CNC MachiningLessons Learned at the Intersection of Electronics and Medical Molding
June 12, 2012 9:33 am | by Philip Katen | Articles | CommentsAs the cross-pollination of the molded electronic and medical components industries continues, the products in each industry are becoming much smaller and much more complex. Toolmakers, molders, suppliers and the OEMs of medical components that incorporate electronics must all have a firm understanding of the ideas, processes, expectations and standards of both industries in a collaborative effort to produce the highest quality component-level parts at the lowest viable cost.
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