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  • New EDM System Puts Device Manufacturer on Cutting Edge
    An electrical discharge machining system from Fanuc puts Hymec on fast track to satisfy customer demand for precision and throughput.
    (May, 2013)
  • Securing Inside Intelligence Using X-ray Inspection Systems
    The increasing complexity of medical devices is driving advances in industrial x-ray technology.
    (May, 2013)
  • Coloplast, Novo Nordisk and 3M among Finalists for MDEA Awards
    MD+DI has announced the finalists of the Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA), a program honouring the best medical product manufacturers and suppliers, as well as the people behind the scenes. The award ceremony is celebrating its 15th anniversary on 19 June 2013, when the winners will be anno...
    (April, 2013)
  • Sidebar: Extreme Makeover for Medtech Engineers
    Go ahead, turn the world on its head. But you're not going to do it alone. After all, Steven Jobs did not invent the iPhone. He preached a vision that drove the Apple team to spectacular success. High-impact engineering for medical devices follows the same model, so get with a team, and lead that t...
    (April, 2013)
  • Rebuilding the Medtech Engineer
    The balance is swinging from high tech to the human touch for medical technology companies, as the emphasis in product development shifts from functionality to regulatory compliance, cost-effectiveness and usability.
    (April, 2013)
  • Unlocking the Potential of Medical Nanotechnology
    To succeed as an enabling technology in the medtech sector, nanotechnology must contribute to the development of improved, cost-effective treatments and patient outcomes. Its application in diagnostics, imaging and regenerative medicine shows the way.
    (April, 2013)
  • Cardiac Tissue Engineering 2.0
    Next-generation heart valve devices, inspired by advances in tissue engineering, could result in new ways of treating heart disease.
    (March, 2013)
  • Personna Industrial Introduces New Line of Blades for Medical Manufacturing
    Personna Industrial, producer of professional and industrial blades, has launched new precision blades for cleanroom environments and medical device manufacturing. The new products include contour blades, double-edge blades, safety dispensing systems and single-edge blades. The blades were designed ...
    (March, 2013)
  • Laser Welding System Offers High-Speed Galvo Motion
      Miyachi’s newest welding system, the Mu desktop galvo fibre laser welder, features the motion capabilities of a stage-based system in a compact footprint. Fibre and Nd:YAG compatible, the system has an av...
    (March, 2013)
  • Prescribing Operational Excellence in Medical Device Manufacturing
    By addressing six concepts of operational excellence, medical device companies can reduce the cost of a product launch, while ensuring the highest standards of quality.
    (March, 2013)
  • Curing the Common Code
    The use of modern static analysis has brought long-term best practices to medical software development.
    (March, 2013)
  • Engineer to Present Intelligent Micropump for Cancer Treatment at Pharmapack Europe 2013
    Olivier Fuchs, R&D Engineer, DTBS (SBSC/LBAM), will present a new piezoelectrically actuated silicon microcump at Pharmapack Europe, taking place in Paris 13–14 February. The device is designed to pump active substances for cancer treatments and other fluids. In this Q&A, Fuchs discuss...
    (February, 2013)
  • Applying Microfabrication Techniques to the Manufacture of Multifunctional Lab-on-Chip Devices
    Multifunctional microfluidic systems are gaining popularity in the life sciences. Their manufacture requires a fully integrated process chain and command of several advanced microfabrication technologies.
    (February, 2013)
  • Spotlight on Laser Systems
      Laser remote unit Coherent has expanded its OBIS family of plug-and-play smart laser modules and accessories with the OBIS 6-Laser Remote that integrates the power supply and control of up to six separate lase...
    (November, 2012)
  • In Focus: Systems Automate Dispensing, Welding and other Processes
    Automated Dispensing System Precisely Joins Clear and Coloured Thermoplastics The precise dispensing of Nordson EFD’s Clearweld material systems enables high-performance thermoplastic welding. The effectiveness of the Clearweld system depends upon its compatibility with specific process p...
    (November, 2012)
  • Sidebar: Educational Do’s and Don’ts when Cleaning Fibre Optics
    Due to the meticulous procedures of maintaining a fibre optic system, it is critical that all staff members working with fibre optics are educated and trained to know exactly how to properly handle and clean termini endfaces. Because you cannot see the endface without an inspection scope, the cl...
    (November, 2012)
  • Medica and Compamed Exhibitions Highlight New Products
    Electric safety analysers, solenoid valves and ventouses are among the new products that will be introduced at Medica and Compamed this year. Medica/Compamed will also add several new forum programmes.The co-located shows will take place at Messe Düsseldorf from 14–17 November 2012 (Medic...
    (November, 2012)
  • Medica and Compamed Add Forum Programmes
    The medical device manufacturing supply chain from start to finished device is highlighted each November at Messe Düsseldorf during the co-located Medica and Compamed trade shows. Last year, 134,500 visitors reportedly attended the events. This year, organisers have added several showcases to a...
    (November, 2012)
  • Micropump is Suitable for Portable Applications
    Servoflo Corp. has announced the MP-6 series of micropumps. Based on piezo-electric diaphragm pump technology, the MP-6 micropump delivers air, gas or liquid for low-flow applications in a wide variety of industries, including the medical industry. The piezo ceramic is mounted on a brass membrane ...
    (November, 2012)
  • Contamination Beware: Cleaning 101 for Fibre Optics
     Grasping a few basic cleaning techniques can save you time and money.
    (October, 2012)
  • Developing Devices That Are Just What the Doctor Ordered
    Designing devices that precisely match real-world clinical needs depends on establishing effective partnerships with end users. Too few companies are doing that, or doing it poorly.
    (October, 2012)
  • Bürkert Optimises Insufflator Block for Minimally Invasive Surgery
    Insufflators pump CO2 into a patient’s body to expand the abdominal wall for minimally invasive surgical procedures. Bürkert, a fluid technology specialist, has developed a new generation of compact and lightweight gas control units.
    (October, 2012)
  • Injection Moulding System Comes with Own Class 7 Cleanroom
      Installing a cleanroom for medical moulding operations requires significant resources, which may be difficult to justify for niche applications. Sumitomo (SHI) Demag’s new injection moulding system circumvents that expense by incorporating an ISO Class 7 cleanroom into its self-conta...
    (September, 2012)
  • Automated Medical Implant Manufacturing Process Blends Technologies
    In a cooperative venture with additive manufacturing specialist EOS (Krailling, Germany), GF AgieCharmilles (Meyrin, Switzerland) unveiled a start-to-finish process for manufacturing titanium tibial trays for surgical knee implants at the recent IMTS exhibition in Chicago. The blend of technologies ...
    (September, 2012)
  • Custom Lead Screw Nuts Are Designed to Meet Precise Application Requirements
    Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions, a unit of Ametek/Precision Motion Control, offers customised nut designs for high-end motion control applications. With precision-moulded and machined custom nuts, engineers aren’t required to source a standard “off the shelf” lead screw nut that may ...
    (August, 2012)