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External Gauge Control System Delivers Greater Output
May 20, 2013 2:18 pm | by MDT Staff | Product Releases | CommentsAddex has announced an enhanced automatic external gauge control system for blown film extrusion lines. The new Tandem external gauge control system combines the gauge control efficiency of Addex’s EGC air ring with a bubble stabilizing lower air ring which achieves 15% to 30% greater output compared to Addex’s standard EGC system.
LISTED UNDER: Gauges, Meters, Monitors
Next Generation Line of Portable Air Gages
May 9, 2013 3:49 pm | by MDT Staff | Mahr Federal Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMahr Federal will be featuring the new Micro-Dimensionair II, the next generation of its well-established Micro-Dimensionair line of portable air gages, at MD&M East, June 18-20, 2013. The new Micro-Dimensionair II incorporates the enhanced Micro-Maxum II Digital Indicator and an interchangeable handle to provide accurate, convenient readouts...
LISTED UNDER: Gauges, Meters, Monitors
3D Surgical Microscopes with Innovative Video Technology
May 7, 2013 5:05 pm | by MDT Staff | Leica Microsystems, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsLeica Microsystems and TrueVision 3D Surgical announced the debut of 3D surgical microscopes at the 81st Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. By incorporating the digital smart 3D system inside select models, Leica Microsystems and TrueVision have eliminated the need for a separate 3D cart.
LISTED UNDER: Microscopes
Error-Free Labeling—Accuracy, Traceability, and Compliance
May 3, 2013 11:43 am | by Warren Ward-Stacey, SVP of Global Sales, PRISYM ID | Blogs | CommentsIn an era of intense media pressure, growing patient power, and escalating litigation, it is extraordinary that so many medical device recalls are due to labeling errors. After years of robust, highly compliant medical research and product design, ensuring the correct information is included with each device should be a given.
LISTED UNDER: Identification Products | Bar Coding Equipment | Labeling
FDA Grants Clearance for Biomedical Electrical Safety Analyzer
April 24, 2013 4:14 pm | by MDT Staff | Fluke Biomedical | Product Releases | CommentsThe United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today it has granted Fluke Biomedical clearance for the new automated, multifunctional ESA615 Electrical Safety Analyzer 510(k). Now, medical device quality and safety professionals can test to the newest safety standards in just minutes, using this all-in-one automated test tool.
LISTED UNDER: Other Testing Instruments | Medical Device Testing
Why New Inspection Methods Can Cost Less
April 24, 2013 10:36 am | by Steve Heveron-Smith, VP of Business Development and Marketing, Lumetrics | Lumetrics Inc. | Articles | CommentsThis article describes the challenges and successes in which a modern, non-contact technology replaced older manual methods. Four scenarios are discussed in which this newer technology can be integrated into a company’s process: new product development, process improvements, problem resolution, and existing products.
LISTED UNDER: Machine-Vision Systems | Measurement Instruments | Optical Inspection
Dating and Leak Testing
April 19, 2013 2:36 pm | by Joe Pustka, Director of Global Leak Testing Applications Engineering, USON | Uson, L.P. | Blogs | CommentsDating and leak testing—how could these possibly be related? Whether you are single or married, you no doubt know someone or are someone who has tried to find a date in today’s world—on the Internet, in a bar, church social, or a favorite cousin’s dinner table.
LISTED UNDER: Leak Testing
60601 Ed 3, What Happened?
April 17, 2013 4:53 pm | by Rob Keur, Regulatory Affairs Expert, StarFish Medical | Blogs | Comments60601 edition 3 is possibly the biggest change in the regulatory side of medical device development since the introduction of the FDA’s QSR. Until now, electrical safety testing was a black box test wherein a sample device was submitted and it passed or failed depending on a set of specific physical tests. There was no consideration of how the device was developed, just, “Is the device electrically safe?”
LISTED UNDER: Component Testing | Medical Device Testing | Other Testing Services
Materials Microscope for Routine Inspection and Quality Control
April 5, 2013 4:34 pm | by MDT Staff | Leica Microsystems, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe new materials microscope Leica DM2700 M from Leica Microsystems is ideal for all kinds of routine inspection tasks in metallography, earth science, forensic investigation, and materials quality control and research.
LISTED UNDER: Microscopes | Optical Inspection
Motorized Force Test Stand
April 4, 2013 11:23 am | by MDT Staff | Product Releases | CommentsShimpo Instruments, A Division of Nidec-Shimpo America Corp., has released its latest instrument with the new Series FGS-100E Vertical, Motorized Force Test Stand. The FGS-100E vertical test stand combined with a Shimpo force gauge, creates a complete force measurement system capable of handling the most precise testing applications.
LISTED UNDER: Measurement Instruments
Vibration Monitor Meter for Quick Vibration Surveys
April 3, 2013 11:45 am | by MDT Staff | Quality Bearings & Components | Product Releases | CommentsA new BETEX professional VibChecker vibration monitor meter from Quality Bearings & Components (QBC) is a light and compact-sized instrument designed for quick and accurate vibration surveys.
LISTED UNDER: Gauges, Meters, Monitors | Hand Held Instruments | Measurement InstrumentsNAMSA Expands Laboratory in Irvine, California
March 26, 2013 3:37 pm | by The Associated Press | Namsa | News | CommentsNORTHWOOD, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 26, 2013--NAMSA, the world’s leading medical research organization, continues its steady growth with the expansion of its microbiology laboratory in Irvine, California. The newly expanded and state-of-the-art laboratory space will utilize the latest technology...
LISTED UNDER: Laboratory Services | Laboratory Testing | Microbiology/Chemical Testing
Calibrated 3D Machine Vision Inspection
March 25, 2013 10:50 am | by MDT Staff | Cognex Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsCognex Corporation, the world's leading supplier of machine vision systems, has announced the release of the new DS1000 3D laser profiling system. The system calibrates real-world units of measurement for inspections too difficult to perform with traditional two-dimensional machine vision.
LISTED UNDER: Machine-Vision Systems
Portable Hydrogen Leak Detector
March 6, 2013 11:23 am | by MDT Staff | Vacuum Instrument Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsVacuum Instrument introduced their first portable hydrogen mass spectrometer leak detectors for testing the integrity of components, systems, and parts using hydrogen leak detection techniques.
LISTED UNDER: Leak Testing
Surge Tester Features Enhanced Efficiency
March 5, 2013 10:26 am | by MDT Staff | Compliance West USA | Product Releases | CommentsCompliance West USA, a leading provider and manufacturer of hipot and surge testing equipment, announced the introduction of its Megapulse D5-P:2011 V2, an upgraded version of its surge tester designed to meet and exceed new industry requirements in IEC 60601-2-25:2011 and -27:2011.
LISTED UNDER: Product-Safety/Performance Testing
