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Where Has All the Training Gone?
May 14, 2013 11:41 am | by Kathy Bellemare, Director of Human Resources, and Robert Allen, Director of Engineering, Tooling, and Metal Form, Connecticut Spring & Stamping | Connecticut Spring & Stamping | Blogs | CommentsTraining is extremely important to the future of manufacturing in the United States, yet in many states, it has fallen by the wayside. Training for skilled manufacturing positions has been hit by a perfect storm of budget cuts and the mistaken idea that all young workers should go to college. What training exists has a near-exclusive focus on non-manufacturing skills.
LISTED UNDER: Coiling | Die-Cutting | Machining
Managing Medical Product Development Effectively: A Systems Engineering Approach
May 10, 2013 3:24 pm | by Jennifer Vondran and Richard Moroney, PA Consulting Group | Blogs | CommentsFor companies involved in designing and developing medical devices and diagnostic instruments, adhering to design control principles at every stage is critical. This begins with the identification of user requirements (voice of the customer) and continues through verification and validation testing.
LISTED UNDER: Design Services | Product Design | Technology Development
5 Ways to Turn a Medical Supply Chain into a Competitive Advantage
May 9, 2013 2:25 pm | by Greg Thompson, Vice President of Engineering, Sanmina | Blogs | CommentsDesign engineers are charged with creating reliable, high quality, safe medical devices that easily (and quickly) pass U.S. FDA and other geographies’ regulatory requirements. Because of the unique challenges that a medical device OEM must overcome to stay competitive, more and more OEMs are choosing to outsource manufacturing.
LISTED UNDER: Supply Chain Management | Electromedical Contract Manufacturing | Full Service Contract ManufacturingGHX Delivers Industry’s First Implantable Devices Supply Chain Solutions for Healthcare
May 7, 2013 11:09 am | by GHX | News | CommentsGHX has announced Case Xpert and Order Intelligence, the healthcare industry’s first end-to-end supply chain solutions for managing and tracking implantable medical devices, including the physician preference items (PPI) used in operating rooms.
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Make Two Models and Call Me in the Morning
May 2, 2013 2:47 pm | by Joe Hiemenz, Technical Communications Manager, Stratasys Inc. | Stratasys Inc. | Articles | CommentsA prototype lab is tasked with inventing solutions to design challenges presented to them by surgeons with medical device ideas. Utilizing a fused-deposition modeling machine and design software, engineers are able to create physical prototypes of medical devices that are able to be put through functional testing.
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Beyond 'Glocalization': Securing the Future for Medical Technology Innovation
May 1, 2013 3:08 pm | by Milind Purandare, Industry Principal, Medical Devices, Infosys | Blogs | CommentsIt is a well-known fact that innovation is the true lifeblood of a medical device company. In an industry where approximately 80 percent of revenue for a medical device company comes from products introduced in the last five years, strategic growth requires continuous and efficient innovation.
LISTED UNDER: Conceptual Design & Visualization | Design Services | Product Design
The Value of 5S Workplace Organization Methodology Programs
April 30, 2013 3:42 pm | by Jim Norton, President, Custom Products & Services, Inc. | Blogs | CommentsMany manufacturing facilities have opted to follow the path toward a “5S” workplace organizational and housekeeping methodology as part of continuous improvement or lean manufacturing processes. 5S is a system to reduce waste and optimize productivity through maintaining an orderly workplace and using visual cues to achieve more consistent operational results.
LISTED UNDER: Facility Design | Strategic Planning | Supply Chain Management
Cut to the Bone
April 30, 2013 2:54 pm | by Gus Breiland, Customer Service Engineer Manager, Proto Labs Inc. | Proto Labs, Inc. | Articles | CommentsAs material costs rise, designers are attempting to use as little as possible for their components without sacrificing the functionality or durability of a part. While this is the goal for virtually every designer across every industry, accomplishing it can be a challenging task. Using rapid injection molding for prototype parts, designers can get a much better handle on achieving this task.
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Making a Name for Yourself in the Industry
April 25, 2013 10:27 am | by Jonathan Gosberg, Principal, Gosberg Public Relations, LLC | Blogs | Comments2012 was a year marked by a great deal of uncertainty for medical device manufacturers in the U.S. with several key issues up in the air, including proposed changes to the FDA’s device review and approval process, healthcare reforms, and the medical device excise tax. That said, analysts are still predicting growth in the medical device market, moving forward.
LISTED UNDER: Business Planning | Strategic PlanningNet Medical Xpress Announces Formation of Technology User's Group
April 23, 2013 9:24 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsNet Medical Xpress Solutions, Inc., (OTC QB: NMXS), announced today the formation of a Technology User's Group to accelerate the development of improvements in telemedicine. Dick Govatski, CEO, Net Medical, said, "User Groups are an ideal way to solicit and collect valuable customer feedback...
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Meeting the FDA’s Mandates for Unique Device Identification
April 22, 2013 2:22 pm | by Hiroshi Ono, Group Product Manager, Roland DGA Corp. | Roland DGA Corporation | Articles | CommentsThe FDA’s UDI rule is on its way and will impact virtually everyone in the industry in one way or another. While the rule has its benefits, getting to compliance will not be achieved overnight. This article provides an overview of the direct part marking technologies required to comply with the UDI rule and offers a solution that addresses the shortcomings of several other technologies.
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Think Before Sending that Email
April 18, 2013 2:39 pm | by Patricia J. McGrath and Christopher M. Scharff, Shareholders, McAndrews, Held & Malloy | Blogs | CommentsThe medical device industry is, without question, one of the most litigious industries. Medical device companies are constantly engaging in high-stakes patent or trade disputes, defending against product liability claimants, or fending off new market entrants. So when a seemingly harmless communication becomes a major piece of evidence in a case brought against your company, you do not want to be the one who hit “Send.”
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LED-Optimized Medical Electronics Coating Offers Operating Cost Savings
April 17, 2013 3:59 pm | by MDT Staff | Dymax Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsDymax has introduced MD 1901-M, a flexible, high-performance, LED-curable coating for medical micro circuits typically used in hearing aids, wound-care devices, and medical pumps. 1901-M, developed to be tack free immediately after curing, helps prevent potential defects that could occur as a result of components being handled too soon.
LISTED UNDER: Device CoatingSt. Vincent, Austen BioInnovation Institute Announce Strategic Partnership to Develop New Products
April 16, 2013 11:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron (ABIA) and St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, a member of the Sisters of Charity Health System, jointly announced today a Strategic Innovation Partnership intended to create an innovation-oriented pathway for surgeons to explore and commercialize...
LISTED UNDER: Conceptual Design & Visualization | Design Services | Product Design
NCSIMUL Machine 9 Offers ‘Touch'NC’ Simulation to Shop Floor
April 12, 2013 4:27 pm | by MDT Staff | Product Releases | CommentsSpring Technologies has announced that it is among the first NC simulation software developers to offer mobile functionality in its latest release, NCSIMUL Machine 9, running on Windows 8 Pro and Intel certified. Now operators can access a realistic graphical representation of the machining process and other relevant data, in real time, right next to the machine.
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