Protecting 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 PlasmaMillipore'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
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 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
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 Manufacturing
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
Medical Manufacturers Drawn to Fast Growth of Combination Products
March 23, 2010 9:58 am | by Mark Paulsen | Articles | CommentsBy Mark Paulsen Examples of miniature silicone combination products Combination products are a rapidly growing segment of the healthcare market that has attracted the interest of a growing number of medical device manufacturers.
LISTED UNDER: Product Design
Rethinking the Standard Device Pre-Clinical Testing Paradigm for Combination Products
March 23, 2010 9:58 am | by Drs. Donald F. Palme II and Linda Hansen | WuXi AppTec | Articles | CommentsTraditional testing procedures are satisfactory for the majority of today's medical devices. However, with combination products, testing can become a significantly greater challenge.
LISTED UNDER: Product-Safety/Performance Testing | Biocompatibility Testing | Medical Device Testing
Validation: Does the Supplier Share Your Interpretation?
March 23, 2010 9:58 am | by Dana Schramm | Articles | CommentsValidation is a critical element in medical device manufacturing success, but what if a supply
LISTED UNDER: Injection Molding | Injection Molding | Precision MachiningApplying Tech: Telemonitoring
March 23, 2010 9:58 am | Medical Design Technology | Product Releases | Commentsmd03ATgalley03850000100Applying tech: TelemonitoringSOL How Are You Influencing Telemonitoring Technology? Chris Mertens VP, PSG Healthcare Business Development, HP The advantages to remote care are numerous, but the risks are real and potentially fatal.
LISTED UNDER: Product Design | Wire and Cable
