Ensuring Success With a Rubber Molding Partner via the 3 Ds
May 7, 2010 7:58 am | by Holly Dorland | Articles | Comments“The molding process is most effective when the designer and the molding company work closely from the beginning of the design process all the way to first article. Many molding concerns can be addressed at the design phase. It takes
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Considerations for Outsourced Injection Molded Parts and Prototypes
May 6, 2010 10:36 am | by Brad Cleveland | Proto Labs, Inc. | Articles | CommentsHaving a reliable external injection molded components supplier on speed dial seems like a more common requirement for today’s medical device design engineer. However, prior to making that choice, there are a number of aspects to evaluate
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Twin-Sheet Forming is the Best Medicine
May 5, 2010 7:38 am | by Specialty Manufacturing Inc. | Articles | CommentsWhen is a medical tray not a tray? When it’s a crash bumper, a patient’s walker, or a makeshift briefcase. Philips Medical Systems knew from experience that its portable medical devices needed to be able to withstand abuse far outside the scope of the intended design.
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Polymer Delivers High Heat Resistance to Improve Performance of Dental Bite Stick
May 5, 2010 5:54 am | by Victrex | Articles | CommentsWhen Dentronix, a Coltene/Whaledent subsidiary, was designing its new “High Heat” bite stick, it needed a material that could withstand the high temperature requirements of dry-heat sterilizers. It chose Victrex Peek (a high performance polymer used in many high-end medical applications) because of the material’s superior combination of properties.
LISTED UNDER: Injection MoldingMicro 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.
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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.
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Antimicrobial Protected Tubing 2010: Focus on New Materials
April 30, 2010 7:24 am | by Marcia Coulson | Eldon James Corp. | Articles | CommentsSeveral issues are pushing dramatic changes in the area of medical tubing. This article covers, in detail, what these areas are, what challenges they pose to all involved in making and using medical tubing, and what new approaches, materials and testing are going into the new breed of tubing that is being demanded by end users today.
LISTED UNDER: Injection Molding | Micro Molding | Laboratory 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 MachiningUltraSafe Passive Needle Guard Utilizes High-productivity Medical Grade of Polycarbonate Resin
March 23, 2010 9:59 am | Product Releases | CommentsTo manufacture its UltraSafe Passive Needle Guards, Safety Syringes Inc. needed to find a material that was not only robust and transparent, but also offered improved flow, lubricity, and easy release characteristics.
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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
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Thermoplastic Elastomer Compounds Form Excellent Bond With High-Density Polyethylene
February 9, 2010 4:12 am | Teknor Apex Company | Product Releases | CommentsInnovation at Teknor Apex Company (MD&M West Booth 2115) has yielded thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) compounds with double the adhesive strength of standard TPEs when over-molded onto high-density polyethylene (HDPE) substrates.
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Protomold Makes Complex Parts
February 5, 2010 10:55 am | Proto Labs, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsProto Labs (MD&M West Booth 3617) has created a new complex feature demonstration sample, The Protomold Torus. It shows features that can be designed into the customer’s injection molded parts for an assortment of different purposes.
LISTED UNDER: Injection Molding | Injection MoldingScientific Injection Molding: A Tool for Lean Manufacturing
December 2, 2009 4:26 am | by Frank Staples and Alpesh Patel | Helix Medical | Articles | CommentsInjection molding is a critical component fabrication technique in medical device manufacturing. Therefore, any method that can be employed to reduce costs associated with it is of much interest to device makers.
LISTED UNDER: Molding | Injection Molding | Silicon MoldingImproved Medical Polymer Offers Improved Strength and Innovative Surface Technology
October 30, 2009 7:05 am | Dsm | Product Releases | CommentsDSM PTG, part of DSM Biomedical, a global leader in biomedical materials science, offers the Bionate II PCU, a versatile medical polymer with built-in surface technology designed for chronic implants.
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Perspectives on Manufacturing Technologies, Part I
October 5, 2009 6:19 am | Articles | CommentsThe capabilities of manufacturers are growing to enable the fabrication of components that are extremely tiny, very complex, and incredibly intricate. These advances are leading to medical devices that could not have been developed just a few years ago.
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