Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Summer 2022 Resource Guide

In our summer edition of the MDB Resource Guide, learn about new cleaning requirements and find the right company to match your medical-design needs.

Exploring Valve Technology Requirements Under the New MDR

Although the pandemic has delayed the MDR’s validation date, it has not diminished the importance of this new regulation.

Quiet Gears Improve Patient Comfort and Imaging Quality in Medical Equipment

The polymer gear material reduces noise and absorbs shock and vibration.

Machine Learning Advances Personalized Medicine

The research tackles long-unsolvable problems in biological systems at the cellular level.

The TWIICE Exoskeleton: Connector Trends in Medical Device Design

A modular exoskeleton relies on robust connectors.

New Products and Services

A thermal cycling calculator, a universal machining center, microdrills, and more.

Winter 2021 Resource Guide

In our winter edition of the MDB Resource Guide, learn about new cleaning requirements and find the right company to match your medical-design needs.

Optical Design Considerations for Additive Manufacturing

Light-based methods open many opportunities for medical applications.

2021 Create the Future Design Contest: Medical Category Winner — Halo Speculum

A win for women.

Product Focus: Manufacturing/Assembly Equipment

Productivity software, ceramic additives, metal powders, and more.

New Products and Services

Medical-grade power adapters, fume hoods, image sensors, and more.

New Products and Services

Reference design kits, smart textiles, thermoplastic elastomers, and more.

A Versatile Tool for CNC Machining of Medical Devices

Flexible hones enable machining of complex parts with cross-drilled holes.

Mechatronic Integration for Precision Medical Device Linear Motion

See how ground ball screws are becoming a preferred choice for precise linear motion.

New Products and Services

EMI filters, plastic optic fibers, power modules, and more.

Scaling Single-Use Liquid Dispensing from R&D to Automated Production

A growing number of companies are turning to sterile, single-use, closed liquid dispensing systems and kits.

Summer 2021 Resource Guide

Our 2021 Resource Guide shows you the top manufacturers in materials, manufacturing, and a range of other medical-device categories.

New Products & Services

Barcode readers, risk-management software, servo drives, and more.

Product Focus: Laser Machining/Marking

Laser systems, engraving machines, flux-core wires, and more.

3D Printing Is Transforming the Medical Design Industry: Are You Ready?

Imagine a world where, instead of a physical warehouse full of actual products, you have an entire digital warehouse of design files.

New Products and Services

Magnetic angle sensors, heat-staking platforms, regulatory software, and more.

New Products and Services

Shielding materials, static control, 3D printing software, and more.

New Products & Services

Position sensors, power clamps, CT scanners, and more.

Machine Keeps Human Livers Alive for One Week Outside of the Body

Breakthrough may increase the number of available organs for transplantation.

Medical Design Briefs Product Focus (September 2019): Pumps/Valves

Gradient Valves

Clippard, Cincinnati, OH, has released gradient valves that feature multiple two-way, normally closed solenoids connected around a central body. The...

New Products & Services

Medical Device Manufacturing Software

Master Control, Salt Lake City, UT, has released a software platform designed to automate production and improve operational quality. MasterControl Manufacturing...

How Second Stage Speed Influences the Molding Process

Hold speed or hold velocity? How many machines today have it, and what does it do to the process?

New Products and Services

Photo Etching

A capabilities brochure from Tech-Etch, Plymouth, MA, describes how the photo etching process enables the company to produce prototype quantities and large production runs of intricate parts...

New Products & Services

CT Measurement Software

Werth, Inc., Old Saybrook, CT, has released a computed tomography machine designed to reduce time lag caused by the start-stop positioning of the workpiece. The OnTheFly CT uses short...