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Laser Tracker Software

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, North Kingstown, RI, launched its latest system software release and a new Ethernet Real Time Feature Pack (RTFP) for the Leica Absolute Tracker AT960 and AT930. The software offers...

Laser Welder for Plastics

LPFK Laser & Electronics, Fürth, Germany, has introduced a new laser welding system for the production of microfluidic components. Lasers are ideally suited to medical technology applications because they...

3D Inspection System

Mahr Federal, Providence, RI, has introduced the MarShaft SCOPE 600 plus 3D, which uses a new measurement method for special shaft applications. A combination of optical and touch sensors allow for a functionally complete...

Combined Auto ID and Machine Vision Platform

Microscan, Renton, WA, offers the MicroHAWK®, an enclosed imaging device for barcode reading and machine vision for clinical instruments. The device includes a fully integrated imaging engine and...

Thermoforming Packaging Machine

Multivac, Wolfertschwenden, Germany, has released the R 081 thermoforming packaging machine, an entry-level model for automatically packing small or medium-sized batches. The compact system is ideal for use in...

Automated Dispensing System

Nordson EFD, East Providence, RI, has introduced a new four-axis automated dispensing system. The R Series systems are configured for precise fluid dispensing using EFD syringe barrel and valve systems. The series...

Application Development Lab

Resonetics, Nashua, NH, has added a Lightspeed ADL™ Application Development Lab in its Dayton, OH, facility to complement the existing lab in Boston. This new 1,100 sq. ft operation is staffed with 11 engineers...

Fiber Punch Laser Processing

Trumpf, Farmington, CT, offers the TruMatic 6000 fiber punch laser machine, which combines the advantages of high-speed solid-state laser processing with high-quality punching and forming technology. This newly...

CT Measurement Software

Werth, Old Saybrook, CT, has introduced WinWerth® measurement software, which takes two computed tomography (CT) measurements with spectra tuned to a specific material and computationally combines them into a single...

Medical Device Outsourcing: Intellectual Property Considerations

Outsourcing can save costs and provide other commercial benefits. With outsourcing efforts related to medical devices, it is important to understand some aspects of U.S....

From the Editor — Muddy Waters May Be in Hot Water over Flawed St. Jude Report

In late August, short-selling investment firm Muddy Waters issued an alarming report claiming that St. Jude Medical’s pacemakers, ICDs, and CRTs “should be...

Current Trends in Sterile Medical Packaging and How They’re Impacting OEMs

The medical device industry often gets attention for its innovation and constant evolution. However, even the most innovative medical device technology is of no use if...

Technological Advancements and Industry Trends in the Medical Extrusion Market

In an increasingly volatile and complex market environment, adaptability becomes essential to success and business growth for today’s medical extruder. Basic to...

Avoiding Pitfalls in Development of Advanced Custom Extrusions

The custom medical extrusion industry is growing in all directions. The push to be minimally invasive is pushing devices to be smaller and smaller. Cutting-edge raw materials are...

Achieving Quality and Economy with Cold Forming

As medical devices become smaller, the need for precision microminiature components increases. This provides several challenges for the medical device manufacturer as they seek cost-effective...

Piston Pump

The Maestro piston pump from Bio- Chem Fluidics, Boonton, NJ, is capable of 10 million cycles with clean fluids, and 5 million cycles with aggressive or precipitating fluids. It can move between 500 nL to 5000 μL of liquids with up...

Product of the Month: Compact Industrial Firewall

Icon Labs, Des Moines, IA, announced the Floodgate Defender Mark III firewall appliance that provides a layer of security for legacy devices that comprise The Internet of Things, including SCADA...

Direct-Drive Hollow-Shaft Motors

Empire Magnetics, Rohnert Park, CA, offers hollow-shaft motors for industrial processes. Direct-drive hollow-shaft motors increase speed and acceleration, while providing better accuracy and faster response...

Temperature Logger

The DS1925 iButton data logger from Maxim Integrated Products, San Jose, CA, monitors cold chain and other temperature- sensitive products or processes. With 122 kbytes of data-log memory, the device delivers high accuracy...

Disposable Cartridge Components

Plastikos, Erie, PA, offers disposable cartridge components made of cyclic olefin polymer (COC) for wearable drug delivery devices holding medications such as insulin and pain medicines. The disposable...

Fluid Metering and Dispensing

Fluid Metering, Syosset, NY, offers the PDS-100 programmable fluid metering and dispensing system for micro-volume production dispensing of fluids used in the manufacture and assembly of medical catheters, stents,...

3D Software

Artec 3D, Palo Alto, CA, has released Artec Studio 11 3D software that includes an Autopilot mode to guide users through questions about the object being scanned, and the type of 3D model that is desired. The software then deletes...

Low-Profile Battery Connectors

AVX Corp., Fountain Inn, SC, introduced the 9155-800 Series low-profile battery connectors designed to prevent end-user damage to the contacts in electronic devices, with pluggable modules that vertically mate...

Simulation Software

COMSOL, Burlington, MA, announced version 5.2a of COMSOL Multiphysics® and COMSOL Server™ simulation software that includes hundreds of user-driven features and enhancements. From new solvers and methods, to application...

Rubber/Silicone Extrusion Crosshead

Guill Tool & Engineering, West Warwick, RI, introduced the 500 Series rubber/silicone crosshead with MAGS gum space adjustment that is designed for the flow characteristics and processing challenges of...

Extreme Weight Processor

Hardy Process Solutions, San Diego, CA, offers the EtherNet/ IP-enabled HI 6500-XP Extreme Weight Processor with an update rate from 300 to 660 updates per second, providing a PLC with a new weight reading every 1.5...

Polymer Strain Gage

Hoffmann + Krippner, Alpharetta, GA, introduced the P-DMS Polymer Strain Gage based on the company’s patented sensor paste technology printed onto a PCB. A small deformation to the paste generates a change of its...

Screw and Barrel Package for LSR

Nordson Corp., New Castle, PA, developed the Xaloy® LSR Package, a complete injection-unit package for liquid silicone rubber (LSR) molding that meets the special mixing and metering requirements of...

AC/DC Power Supplies

Protek Power, Hudson, MA, released the PM1100 Series of medical AC/DC switching power supplies that delivers 1100 Watts of continuous power (with 1250 Watts peak) in a package layout of 5.91 × 9.25 × 2.4". The supplies...