Amphenol's New Web Tool Simplifies Online Part Configuration of Its Most Popular Connectors
July 18, 2012 12:09 pm | Amphenol Industrial Operations | Product Releases | CommentsAmphenol Industrial Global Operations, a global leader in interconnect systems, now offers a web-based tool that simplifies online part selection and configuration of its most popular connectors. This new tool allows users to download 3D CAD models or PDFs of the connectors that they have created using this new system.
LISTED UNDER: CADBecome an Ultra-Low-Power Expert and Achieve Ultimate Power Optimization
July 18, 2012 11:58 am | Texas Instruments Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsTexas Instruments Incorporated (TI) announced another ultra-low-power industry first with the ULP Advisor software code analysis tool, teaching developers how to create the most energy-efficient, ultra-low-power applications with TI’s MSP430 microcontrollers – and helping make the world greener one design at a time. Created by MSP430 microcontroller experts, the ULP Advisor tool is the first, true software-based, power-optimization teaching tool for microcontrollers that brings together decades of MSP430 microcontroller and ultra-low-power development experience.
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Hexagon Metrology Debuts Next Generation Software Features Ease of Use and Flexibility
July 17, 2012 1:09 pm | Hexagon Metrology, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsHexagon Metrology today announced the launch of PC-DMIS 2012, a significant development release of the world’s most popular metrology software. PC-DMIS focuses on the collection, evaluation, management and presentation of manufacturing data to reduce scrap, improve throughput, reduce costs, and build lean manufacturing operations. Hexagon will demonstrate PC-DMIS 2012 with over 100 software enhancements in Booth E-5202 at IMTS (International Manufacturing Technology Show) 2012, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL from September 10-15, 2012.
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Siemens’ Integrated CAD/CAM/CNC Process Chain for Medical Part Manufacturing
July 17, 2012 12:09 pm | Siemens Energy & Automation | Product Releases | CommentsSiemens announced the introduction of CNC solutions designed specifically for the medical industry. These CNC solutions featuring the Sinumerik® 840D sl CNC, the Sinamics® S120 drive system and high performance motors enable machine tool users to create CAD/CAM data with NX CAM, as well as a system platform for high-speed cutting.
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Medical Device Firm Creates Complex Production Parts
July 11, 2012 9:59 am | by Acist | Stratasys Inc. | Articles | CommentsAcist (Advanced Contrast Imaging System Technology) is a medical-device company that specializes in developing contrast injection systems in the fields of cardiology and radiology. Acist’s devices infuse dye into the vascular system, letting physicians visualize anatomies.
LISTED UNDER: Molding Systems | Prototyping | Rapid Prototyping
Rapid Growth of Additive Manufacturing Disrupts Traditional Manufacturing Process Companies
July 11, 2012 9:39 am | by David Burns | Articles | CommentsAdditive manufacturing is exploding on the manufacturing scene as leading companies are transitioning from “analog” to “digital” manufacturing in order to recognize cost saving and design benefits not possible through traditional manufacturing , said Dave Burns, President and COO of ExOne.
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Bones made of titanium: CNC technology produces medical implants with the highest precision
July 11, 2012 9:19 am | by Siemens | Siemens Energy & Automation | Articles | CommentsSubstantial legal requirements result in more complex functional specifications for the implant manufacturers: From the design, including the materials, through production, the complete process chain must be documented and validated. CNC-controlled high-tech machines support the prosthetics manufacturers and permit high-quality products to be manufactured, despite being subjected to the continuing high cost pressures.
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July 11, 2012 8:55 am | by The Biomedical Research Institute Staff | Articles | CommentsThe Biomedical Research Institute BIOMED located at Hasselt University in Belgium, in conjunction with Orbis Centre in Sittard-Geleen, Xilloc Medical BV located at Maastricht University and Cam bioceramics BV in Leiden have managed to successfully remove the lower jaw of an elderly woman and replace it with one created with 3D printing. While artificial parts built via 3D printing are nothing new in the world of surgery and reconstructive surgery in particular, nothing as sophisticated as a lower jaw had ever been successfully implanted into an elderly patient through such a process.
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Roundtable Q&A: Medical Electronics
July 10, 2012 1:43 pm | Logic Pd | Articles | CommentsQuestion 1: What is the most significant challenge in the miniaturization of medical electronic devices?
LISTED UNDER: Microbiology/Chemical Testing | Electronic Components | Medical Device Testing
Laser Innovative Combination of FIB-SEM Technology with Laser Ablation
June 19, 2012 6:48 am | Product Releases | CommentsAn innovative configuration of the proven AURIGA® CrossBeam (FIB-SEM) workstation combines a pulsed micro-focus laser for fast ablation of material with proven FIB-SEM technology. New applications and an awesome improved workflow for numerous tasks.
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NVision Helps Orthodontic Company Recalibrate CT Scanner
June 12, 2012 10:21 am | by Jerry Fireman | Nvision Inc. | Articles | CommentsNVision Inc., a leader in 3D non-contact optical scanning for over 21 years, recently provided an orthodontic company with the information it needed to recalibrate its CT scanner. The company, an orthodontic supplier, utilized NVision’s Engineering Service Division to scan a human skull as part of the verification/inspection process for its in-house CT machine. The scanning results provided by NVision contained all the measurement data necessary for the orthodontic company to recalibrate its CT machine to the highest possible level of accuracy.
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Quantifying Design for Manufacturability
June 6, 2012 8:56 am | by John Rokus | Micro Power Electronics, Inc. | Articles | CommentsIt was the scientist Lord Kelvin who said, "When you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meager and unsatisfactory kind.” So, if you are among those in the medical device industry who are struggling to keep DFM alive and well within your organization, or you plan to kick off a DFx initiative, this article is for you.
LISTED UNDER: Wire and Cable | Medical Device Testing | Component Testing
Perspectives on Prototyping, Part II
June 5, 2012 8:39 am | Articles | CommentsHas design software reached the point where it can serve as an acceptable replacement for physical prototypes in medical device manufacturing?
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Additive Manufacturing Systems
May 16, 2012 5:39 am | Renishaw, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsRenishaw's new laser melting additive-metal manufacturing process is capable of producing fully dense metal parts direct from 3D CAD data using a high-powered fiber laser.
LISTED UNDER: Control | CAD | Gas Valve
Embedded Vision In Medicine: Let Smartphone Apps Inspire Your Design Decisions
May 14, 2012 5:37 am | by Brian Dipert | Blogs | CommentsEmbedded vision refers to the ability of equipment to extract meaning from (and appropriately respond to) visual inputs. It's quickly becoming the hottest trend in electronics technology, fueled by the emergence of increasingly capable high-performance, energy-efficient, and affordable processors, image sensors, memories, and other semiconductor building blocks, along with optics, illumination LEDs, and other subsystems. Advancements in these areas, along with software and algorithms, have enabled engineers to implement robust image analysis and understanding capabilities in a system that fits in the palm of your hand, versus the traditional approach of using high-end workstations.
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