Micro Molding: The Outsource and Offshore Alternative to Manufacturing Medical Devices for Minimally Invasive Surgery
April 30, 2010 11:51 am | by John Whynott | Mikrotech | Articles | CommentsMedical device companies have long benefited from global outsourcing of labor and manufacturing, and are now beginning to outsource product design and development as well. Rather than examine the pros and cons of insourcing versus outsourcing, this article challenges the basic principles of outsourcing, and brings a different outlook to this highly publicized and challenging subject.
LISTED UNDER: Molding Systems | Injection Molding | Molding
Revolutionary IV Design Relies on Upfront CFD Technology
April 30, 2010 8:44 am | by Ben Powers | Articles | CommentsDeveloping a revolutionary product requires deviating from the well-beaten product development path. The product-development processes you use will dictate just how innovative your products end up. The development and manufacture of Fluidnet’s new infusion pump demonstrates this point.
LISTED UNDER: Prototyping | Injection Molding | ProportionalWhy a Customer Would Choose a 100W Fiber Laser
April 30, 2010 7:51 am | by A-1 Laser | Articles | CommentsThere comes a time when a technology changes the way we think about applications or the approach to a problem. Fiber lasers have changed the laser world in just that way.
LISTED UNDER: Prototyping | CNC Machining | Micro-machiningFiber Laser Extends Capabilities of Laser Welding Workstations
April 30, 2010 6:47 am | by Crafford-LaserStar Technologies Corp. | Articles | CommentsCrafford-LaserStar Technologies Corp., a worldwide supplier of laser microwelding, cutting, and marking workstations for industrial applications, premiered its first FiberStar laser welding workstation earlier this year, and is already examining other workstation products that feature fiber laser engines.
LISTED UNDER: Welding | RF Welding | Laser WeldingProtecting Product Quality in an Outsourced Manufacturing Model
April 30, 2010 6:18 am | by Chris Rehl | Articles | CommentsToday’s chilling economic climate is accelerating the adoption of cost-cutting initiatives. Outsourcing component and sub-assembly manufacturing, as well as application development, has long been standard practice for high-tech and consumer manufacturing, and medical electronics manufacturers are now increasingly following suit.
LISTED UNDER: Full Service Contract Manufacturing | Electronic Components | Medical Device TestingWhat’s in the Secret Sauce for U.S. Manufacturing?: Century Old Company Stays Competitive by Designing for Manufacturability
April 28, 2010 12:15 pm | by ATW Companies | Articles | CommentsFor more than a century, the ATW Companies have been world-class suppliers of precision tubing and fabricated metal components. This article explores the ways in which the company has maintained high standards of manufacturability in the modern market.
LISTED UNDER: Prototyping | Injection Molding | CNC Machining
Singapore: Gateway to Asia
April 6, 2010 5:08 am | by Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief | Articles | CommentsBy Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief Last month, I had a fantastic opportunity to visit Singapore to see several medical device suppliers and outsourcing service providers. It was a country I knew very little about and had simply grouped in with the rest of Asia as a low labor market for manufacturing.
LISTED UNDER: Asia | Product Design
Silicone Coating Reduces Inherent Surface Tack
April 6, 2010 5:08 am | Product Releases | CommentsSilicone elastomers inherently have a high degree of surface tack and a tendency for blocking, which may cause problems in applications in which they come in contact with each other or other surfaces.
LISTED UNDER: Silicone | Silicone | Silicone
Gas Plasma System for Lubricious Coating
April 6, 2010 5:08 am | Plasmatech, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThis low pressure gas plasma system is designed for deposition of a lubricious, low coefficient of friction coating on bulk medical components.
LISTED UNDER: Gas Plasma | Lubricious | Gas Plasma
The Ultimate Design Guide 50 Showcases Nordex Components
April 6, 2010 5:07 am | Product Releases | CommentsNordex Inc. has announced its Ultimate Design Guide 50. This latest 850-page edition is available both in print and online, and offers hundreds of new and expanded lines of inch and metric components, further enhancing the company's capability for high mix/short run contract manufacturing.
LISTED UNDER: Full Service Contract Manufacturing | Full Service Contract ManufacturingMillipore's Biomanufacturing Courses Receive IACET Certification
April 6, 2010 5:07 am | Product Releases | CommentsMillipore Corp. announced that its Access Knowledge Institute Courses for Biomanufacturing have been certified by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), and authorized to grant continuing education credits. The certification is valid for five years.
LISTED UNDER: Full Service Contract Manufacturing
FlexLink's Website Offers Comprehensive Technical Information
April 6, 2010 5:07 am | Product Releases | CommentsFlexLink has launched a new web site that features easy navigation, presenting products, solutions, and corresponding customer value. The entirely new website will help users find the right solution through a comprehensive offer description where all related information is one click away.
LISTED UNDER: Full Service Contract ManufacturingBSI Launches Website for Supply Chain Security
April 6, 2010 5:07 am | Product Releases | CommentsBSI has announced a new Supply Chain Security Website intended to provide essential information and guidance necessary to launch and/or maintain a successful Supply Chain Security Compliance Program.
LISTED UNDER: Quality-System Certification
Making the Case for Enclosures
April 6, 2010 5:07 am | Articles | CommentsThe Project: An enclosure was needed for a power source that aided surgeons with a very delicate procedure.
LISTED UNDER: Enclosures/Chassis | Power Supplies | Product DesignBuilding Efficient and Effective Graphical User Interfaces for Medical Devices
March 23, 2010 9:58 am | Aubrey Group, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsProper design of the physical medical device itself is obviously important to its success. The design of the user interface for that device, however, can be equally critical.
LISTED UNDER: Software Integration | Prototyping | Medical Device Testing
