Services
Component Fabrication
Custom Injection Molding, Dip Molding and Extrusion
CaplugsCaplugs’ medical molding capabilities include custom injection molding, dip molding and Extrusion of a wide range of medical & FDA grade materials.
Bondable LSR Overmolding Capability Demonstrated With a Free Widget
Rogan CorporationRogan Corporation, a leading molder of plastic components for more than seventy-five years, is featuring its Bondable Liquid Silicone Rubber capability in a Free “WIDGET”...
Tube Coating System
Efd Inc.The Relius tube coating system is a fast, foolproof way to apply accurate, repeatable amounts of solvents or UV-cure adhesives on tubing, fittings, and other cylindrical components.
Design/Manufacturing Services
Helping Hand From Computer Giant Enhances Drug Delivery
Ibm Engineering & Technology ServicesThis article describes how a design-centered company leveraged its innovative consumer design expertise from the audio-visual world and transferred this knowledge to its drug delivery device affiliate, while receiving the collaborative assistance from a computer technology leader.
Films That Dissolve Diagnostics Manufacturers' Needs
Adhesives Research, Inc.Dissolvable films are currently used in a variety of applications such as consumer breath freshener products and as vehicles for over-the-counter drug delivery. Manufacturers are also exploring the technology’s unique characteristics for use with in vitro diagnostic devices.
Finite Element Analysis Software Designed for Large Deformation Problems
Scientific Forming Technologies Corp.The finite element analysis package, developed by Scientific Forming Technologies Corp., is specially designed for large deformation problems with complex contact.
Electronic Components
LCD Module (881)
Data Image USAThe TFT graphics module—part of the FG0506 series—has a resolution of 960 x 234 pixels. The color filter is RGB stripe and requires an amplified (Vr, Vg, Vb) video input. This module measures 126.5 (W) x 100 (H) x 6.8 (T) mm, which is a drop in replacement for the 5.6 in. monochrome display.
High Performance BGA Socket for 0.4-mm Pitch BGA 400 Pin ICs
Ironwood Electronics, Inc.Ironwood Electronics offers a high performance BGA socket for 0.4mm pitch BGA 400 pin ICs. The CG-BGA-5009 socket is designed for 8.0 X 8.0 mm package size and operates at bandwidths up to 10 GHz with less than 1dB of insertion loss.
Snap-in Panel-Mount Connectors with Dip Solder Contacts
Binder UsaBinder-USA has expanded the Series 720 snap-in panel-mount receptacles to now offer dip solder contacts. This addition provides more options for applications requiring a direct assembly...
Facility Equipment/Software
PLM Software
Ugs Corp.Solid Edge Version 16 is a value-based 3D computer-aided design system for the PLM (product lifecycle management) market. The software provides a focus on helping customers ease the design of complex products with increased insight into design intent.
Foam Swab for Precise Cleaning
QosinaThis economical precision swab (Part # 18044) is offered to resolve equipment cleaning needs. The 3.6 mm head is ultrasonically welded onto a polypropylene handle for adhesive-free processing.
High-Temperature Cabinet Oven from Grieve
Thegrieve CorporationNo. 965 is a 1350ºF (~733ºC) electrically-heated cabinet oven from Grieve, currently used heat treating titanium at the customer’s facility. Workspace of this unit measures 24”W x 24”D x 24”H. 30KW are installed in nickel chrome wire coils...
Fluid/Air Transfer
Power Entry Module (2901)
Schurter, Inc.The DF series circuit breaker and AC inlet combination offers a recessed switch to prevent accidental actuation. The combination saves space and is pre-wired for quick installation. The DF12 offers both standard and medical type filters.
Compact Valve
Norgren Inc.Compact size, low power consumption and an unrivalled operating pressure range are key benefits of the new Chipsol media separated (MS) valve from Norgren, an international market leader in pneumatic motion and fluid control technologies. The Chipsol MS 2/2 valve, from Norgren subsidiary FAS, was developed in response...
Solenoid-Driven Diaphragm Metering Pump
KNF Neuberger, Inc.The new KNF FMM80 solenoid-driven diaphragm metering pump introduces an ideal solution to dispense liquids accurately in adjustable volumes between 30 ml/stroke and 80 ml/stroke.
Hardware
Pump Handles Air Sensitive, Crystallizing Fluids
Fluid Metering, Inc.FMI’s miniature “H” Series Pump Heads are now available with an isolation gland to provide a fluid barrier between the pumped process fluid and atmosphere. These pumps are ideal for maintenance-free...
Mobile Workcenters
Intermetro Industries Corp. (Metro)Starsys mobile workcenter is a modular laboratory furniture system that facilitates fast lab configuration. In a matter of minutes, an entire lab setting can be reconfigured to support a new research protocol, changing technology requirements, or increased throughput.
Swivel Casters (3541)
Revvo Caster Company, IncWith a load capacity of 220 lbs., 25% greater than its standard PlasTech models, this swivel caster is available in three twin-wheel models, each with a wheel diameter of 4 in.
Materials
Active Protection System Product Lines
Dow Corning Corp.Dow Corning Corporation has added two new product lines to its Active Protection System family of impact protection materials. The S-Range is based on 3D spacer textile technology while the TP-Range is based on thermoplastic technology.
Plastics
Research And MarketsThe object of this publication is to provide practical guidance on assessing the useful service life of plastics. It describes test procedures and extrapolation techniques together with the inherent limitations and problems.
PTFE Coated Hypotubes
Applied Plastics Co. Inc.This PTFE coating service precisely applies PTFE onto the O.D. of stainless steel or nitinol hypotubes with 0.0001 in. to 0.0004 in. tolerance.
Packaging/Sterilization
Anilox Roll Option
Matthews International CorporationThis Anilox Roll will be useful for customers requiring repetitive pringint on flat, coiled, and structural steel, web-print packaging, or similar products.
Biometric Authentication Technology Is Anti-Counterfeiting Solution
CortegraThis biometric authentication technology represents an entirely new level of product security and brand protection that delivers an anti-counterfeiting solution based on the unique natural microstructures found in the substrate of an individual package.
Label Applicator (3635)
Vancive Medical Technologies™A robust, highly versatile label applicator can be optionally equipped to withstand direct water washdowns. The product, called the ALS 206, securely applies preprinted product ID labels in widths up to 6.4 in. to targeted items including cartons and boxes.
Testing
Surface Measuring System
Mahr Federal Inc.Mahr Federal will be featuring the MarSurf XR 1, an economical, mobile, PC‑based surface measuring system, at MD&M WEST, February 12-14, 2013, at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA, Booth #2885.
Emphasis on Packaging: Effective Development of Terminally Sterilized Medical Device Packaging
Dupont Medical PackagingToo often, packaging is not given enough consideration in the product development process and, as a result, manufacturers are left to resolve serious issues that could have been avoided if addressed earlier.
What’s Happening With Pumps and Valves
Medical Design TechnologyFigure 1. New peristaltic pump roller designs with a convex roller and concave tubing bed allow pumping media containing live cells with much less damage to the cells. The tube is squeezed in the middle first while the edges remain open, so the cells escape shearing or crushing.
