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3D Digital Process Aids in Skull Prosthetic Success
May 21, 2013 4:04 pm | by Bob Cramblitt | Articles | CommentsWhen Chinese exchange student Jiahone Guo suffered a cranial injury during a club soccer match, he thought "maybe I will go to see God," according to a report on WFAA-TV in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. Fortunately, due to timely surgery and a custom-made prosthetic skull plate designed by MedCAD, Guo is able to do almost everything he could do before the fateful match.
LISTED UNDER: 3D Modeling | Product Design & MFG Software
Single Mode Fiber Laser Markers Offer Processing Advantages
May 20, 2013 4:12 pm | by Dr. Geoff Shannon, Laser Technology Manager, Miyachi Unitek | Miyachi Unitek Corp. | Articles | CommentsThe fiber laser marker has become commonplace for mainstream marking applications, providing excellent high speed contrast marking of steels and plastics, as well as materials micromachining, including cutting, drilling, scribing, and ablation. Lasers with better beam quality can mark or machine faster, and provide better feature resolution and improved process quality.
LISTED UNDER: Laser Micro-Machining | Machining Equipment & Tools | Laser Marking
550°F Bench Oven
May 17, 2013 4:24 pm | by MDT Staff | Thegrieve Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsNo. 983 is an electrically-heated 550°F bench oven from Grieve, currently used for curing medical instruments. 3KW are installed in Incoloy sheathed tubular heating elements. Workspace dimensions are 26” wide x 22” deep x 16” high.
LISTED UNDER: Ovens
MicroPort Gets Knee Simulations Up and Running
May 15, 2013 4:20 pm | by Nick O’Donohoe, Senior Account Executive, Parker Group | Dassault Systemes | Articles | CommentsKnees can perform extraordinary tasks, but when all the activity they encounter takes too great a toll over time, total knee replacement surgery may be advisable. Product developers and manufacturers have to create total knee replacement implants that will perform as long as possible. Realistic simulation with finite element analysis software has now become vital to that process.
LISTED UNDER: 3D Modeling | Product Design & MFG Software | Prototyping
Optical Fiber Splicer with Large Diameter Fiber Splicing Capabilities
May 10, 2013 5:20 pm | by MDT Staff | Product Releases | CommentsVytran has introduced the “LFS-4100,” a new precision optical fiber splicer designed for use on fibers as large as 1.25 mm in diameter. The company will show the LFS-4100 at the LASER World of PHOTONICS exhibition in Munich, Germany, from May 13-16, 2013.
LISTED UNDER: Wire & Cable Cutters
Direct-Drive Workhead and Hydrostatic B-Axis on Cylindrical Grinder
May 6, 2013 4:21 pm | by MDT Staff | Hardinge Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsKellenberger Kel-Varia CNC-controlled, universal cylindrical grinding machines feature a robust and rigid direct-drive workhead to provide reliable and accurate grinding of large, heavy parts. A powerful torque drive allows heavy parts to be quickly and precisely accelerated and braked with zero backlash during bidirectional movements.
LISTED UNDER: Grinding Machines
Motor Components and Assemblies for Direct Drive in Vacuum
May 6, 2013 3:21 pm | by MDT Staff | Applimotion, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsApplimotion offers many of its brushless direct drive motor kits and assemblies for vacuum applications. Light vacuum applications employ Ni-plated magnets and potted coil assemblies. High vacuum applications employ laser welded, helium leak tested, stainless housings.
LISTED UNDER: Automation Equipment
Ultra-Compact PCB Mounted Single and Dual Axis Drive Modules
May 3, 2013 5:01 pm | by MDT Staff | Acs Motion Control | Product Releases | CommentsACS Motion Control, an international manufacturer of advanced multi-axis motion and machine control solutions, has developed a unique addition to the SPiiPlus EtherCAT Control Solution family. The UDMpc is a line of EtherCAT universal single and dual axis drives for AC servo / DC Brushless, DC brush, two phase and five phase step motors.
LISTED UNDER: Automation Equipment
Ultra-Compact Dual/Quad Axis Universal Drive Module
April 29, 2013 5:27 pm | by MDT Staff | Acs Motion Control | Product Releases | CommentsACS Motion Control has developed a unique addition to the SPiiPlus EtherCAT Control Solution family. The SPiiPlusUDMlc, or UDMlc, is a compact EtherCAT dual/quad axis drive, designed to meet the needs of OEMs designing control systems for motion demanding equipment which utilize small motors.
LISTED UNDER: Automation Equipment
Hospitals See Surge of Superbug-Fighting Products
April 29, 2013 9:24 am | by Mike Stobbe, AP Medical Writer | News | CommentsThey sweep. They swab. They sterilize. And still the germs persist. In U.S. hospitals, an estimated 1 in 20 patients pick up infections they didn't have when they arrived, some caused by dangerous 'superbugs' that are hard to treat. The rise of these superbugs, along with increased pressure from the government and insurers, is driving hospitals to try all sorts of new approaches to stop their spread.
LISTED UNDER: Cleaning Supplies | Cleaning Systems and Chemicals | Garments/Apparel
Groundbreaking Integrated Solution for Automating 3D Scanning & Inspection
April 25, 2013 5:21 pm | by MDT Staff | Product Releases | CommentsThe ATOS ScanBox 6130 is the newest addition to GOM’s product line of advanced automated solutions with the capability of scanning parts larger than 6.5 ft and/or up to 4,400 lbs in weight. The ATOS ScanBox series is a turnkey solution for automating 3D scanning and inspection applications.
LISTED UNDER: Automation Equipment
Robotic Fluid Dispensing
April 25, 2013 4:30 pm | by MDT Staff | Dispense Works Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsDispense Works has released a new device, ideal for larger dispensing applications. The RG 4836 Series offers machine tool performance in standard travels up to 4’ x 8’. Configurations for single and 2 part material dispensing are included.
LISTED UNDER: Machining | Dispensers/Fillers
Simulation Now Recognized by FDA as Essential to Medical Device Evaluation
April 18, 2013 4:24 pm | by Cheryl Liu, Life Sciences Senior Technical Lead, SIMULIA, Dassault Systèmes | Simulia | Articles | CommentsOne of the toughest design engineering challenges is making a medical device that works flawlessly with the human body. The unique anatomy and physiology of every patient create physical complexities and ever-shifting functional parameters that must be thoroughly accounted for when producing a therapeutic product that may need to last a lifetime.
LISTED UNDER: 3D Modeling | CAD | Testing Software
Steam Cleaning Technology for Industrial Part Cleaning
April 8, 2013 10:47 am | by MDT Staff | Product Releases | CommentsWith its EcoCSteam system, Dürr Ecoclean has developed a new eco-friendly cleaning technology that reliably removes both particulate and film-type contamination from parts and surfaces of diverse materials without any use of chemicals.
LISTED UNDER: Cleaning Supplies | Cleaning Systems and Chemicals
Workstation Solutions for Electronic Assembly
April 5, 2013 4:40 pm | by MDT Staff | Lista International Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsLista International Corporation announces the availability of its efficient and modular workstations for electronic assembly. Ergonomically designed, these workstations offer unlimited flexibility to accommodate the changing workplace.
LISTED UNDER: Furniture | Assembly Equipment
