Apr 5
To celebrate Easter, JK Lasers has cut a greetings message using a 500W fiber laser (JK500FL).
The Easter egg design was cut at 2.5m per minute on 1mm mild steel, a common material used in many industrial applications, particularly laser cutting.
The high beam quality and power...
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Apr 5
Epilepsy affects 50 million people worldwide, but in a third of these cases, medication cannot keep seizures from occurring. One solution is to shoot a short pulse of electricity to the brain to stamp out the seizure just as it begins to erupt. But brain implants designed to do this have...
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Mar 20
Acist uses Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) technology to maximize efficiency beyond rapid prototyping. The medical device manufacturer puts 3D printed components in doctor's offices, such as the redesigned display unit on its contrast-injection system. According to CTO Ed Miller, FDM...
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Feb 27
Ed Emerson, medical business development manager at MOCON, demonstrates how the new OpTech®-O2 Platinum system works for medical device packaging when oxygen detection is required. The system enables non-invasive, non-destructive measurement of oxygen levels within the packaging. Visit...
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Feb 27
Lonny Wolgemuth, sr. medical market specialist at SCS, talks about a conformal coating technology--Parylene--and how it can be used for medical devices. He highlights the benefits offered by the coating and reviews most common application areas in which it is being used by medical device...
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Feb 12
The Vital Signs Camera app from Philips (http://www.vitalsignscamera.com) performs a contactless measurement of your heart rate and breathing rate, simply by using the camera of your iPad 2. This breakthrough technology allows you to measure your vital signs in an easy and unobtrusive way...
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Jan 23
This video explains how iCoupler digital isolators provide a simple solution for connecting patients to a peripheral monitor or PC in a safe and isolated manner.
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Jan 10
Complete program at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=273
Former Wall Street analyst Andy Kessler talks about the future of medical nanotechnology and its possible effects on the economics of the medical industry.
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Former Wall Street analyst, Andy Kessler, follows the money...
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Dec 13 2011
Editor-in-Chief Mike Auerbach describes some of the new features and enhanced content now available on Pharmaceutical Processing's new website - www.pharmpro.com
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Dec 13 2011
New Scale Technologies' developer's kits allow fast evaluation of SQUIGGLE micro motors and TRACKER position sensors. These kits demonstrate the performance of these tiny components -- the smallest of their kind. They also serve as mechanical and electrical reference designs for...
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Dec 2 2011
Peter Toh K. H., Senior Manager of Sales/Programme Department at Fongs Engineering & Manufacturing, explains the companys contract manufacturing capabilities. Additionally, he explains the re-engineering services that enable Fongs engineers to improve on customers products. The company...
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Nov 14 2011
Ross Technology Corp. needed a better way to reduce corrosion on the steel products. When they couldn't find a suitable one, they worked on creating something on their own. And eventually they hit upon a slick product that's led to a whole new business. That product is NeverWet, a...
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Nov 11 2011
The Swiss Army Knife is a portable product for blind people, integrating: Notepad, Portable Scan to Braille, and Twitter Communication.
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Nov 9 2011
Andy Ellicson, strategic accounts manager at Memry, offers insight into the capabilities of the company in melting and forming nitinol components. The formed shapes vary in size, but can be made very small as is often needed by medical device manufacturers. Visit http://www.memry.com for...
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Nov 9 2011
Don Heaney, president of Advanced Powder Products, discusses the medical device component fabrication capabilities of the company, including metal injection molding. The company develops its own material chemistry to help facilitate the fabrication process. Visit http://www.4-app.com for...
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Nov 9 2011
Josh Simon, Ph.D., senior product manager at Biocoat, demonstrates how the company's hydrophilic coating can significantly improve the coefficient of friction on catheters. The lubricity that the coating provides helps to enable an easier insertion process. Visit http://www.biocoat.com...
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Nov 9 2011
This video from Keithley shows how to make Hall effect measurements as they
relate to semiconductor materials and device characterization.
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