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Manufacturing & Prototyping

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Rapid prototyping and tooling technologies are essential to the medical device design cycle. Explore the medical innovations that impact applications in 3D printing, laser etching, and rapid prototyping.

Latest Briefs & News

Features: Software
The digitized manufacturing environment is here and continues to gain momentum. For many companies in the life sciences arena, industry 4.0 is a business strategy.
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Products: Tubing & Extrusion
See the new products and services, including servo motor drives, miniature linear voice coil servo motors, an extrusion crosshead, a micro drive, and more.
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Global Innovations: Medical
One of the challenges in treating burn victims is the frequency of dressing changes, which can be extremely painful. To bring relief to this pain and related problems, researchers have created a new type of wound dressing material using advanced polymers.
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News: Manufacturing & Prototyping

The Performance Review Institute (PRI) has launched a new service designed to help companies improve manufacturing and quality management and improve...

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News: Medical

Critical Manufacturing, a developer of manufacturing execution systems (MES) for global, multi-site operations, has expanded into Mexico, reinforcing its commitment to...

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News: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Intricon plans to open the first facility in Costa Rica dedicated to the development and manufacturing of medical devices that incorporate...

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News: Manufacturing & Prototyping

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated its Catalog of Regulatory Science Tools by adding four new tools and updating nine others. The catalog is a peer-reviewed...

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News: Regulations/Standards

TÜV SÜD has received approval as a UK Approved Body (UKAB) for medical devices. With this approval, medical device manufacturers can implement UKCA certification for the UK market and...

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Features: Robotics, Automation & Control
BIOMEDevice Boston brings engineers, business leaders, disruptive companies, and innovative thinkers from the region’s top start-ups and medical device OEMs together to inspire the next life-changing medical device. The event will focus on key advances in robotics and 3D printing among other cutting-edge technologies.
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News: Internet of Things

Portugal’s Secretary of State for Digitalization and Administrative Modernization Mário Campolargo will deliver the inaugural speech at the MES &...

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Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
With all the benefits implantable systems offer therapy developers, clinicians, and patients, it is easy to see why market projections for this segment are on the rise.
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Briefs: Medical
The Intracellular Drug Delivery Centre will help predict the stability, efficacy, performance, and any potential adverse reactions of RNA vaccines and therapeutics.
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Features: Medical
In this Expert Insight, Nadia Hajjar, Category Manager for Life Sciences at Porex, provides perspective on the ins and outs of designing custom components, including leveraging customization to decrease device complexity and reduce component costs.
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White Papers: Design
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Manufacturing Transfers for Medtech Innovators Part 2: Coordinating Transfer Planning with a Medtech Contract Manufacturing Organization

When creating plans for a manufacturing transfer, medtech original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and...

Applications: Medical
Formed in 2005, Orchid Orthopedic Solutions is a medical device manufacturer providing contract manufacturing services for orthopedic procedures to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and other companies within the orthopedic industry.
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Products: Electronics & Computers
The new products and services this month include an electronic rotary latch, an ultra black laser marking series, a hybrid hexapod, and more.
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From the Editor: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Medical device company Mighty Oak Medical recently announced a technical partnership with HP for 3D printed healthcare applications to improve pedicle screw placement in spinal procedures.
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News: Manufacturing & Prototyping

MGS Mfg. Group, Inc. (MGS), a global provider of integrated manufacturing solutions for complex, high-precision plastic components for healthcare and pharma applications, has acquired...

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INSIDER: Medical

Using 3D printing and hydrogel technology, researchers are moving closer to being able to create devices that better match the human body than the electronic devices...

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Features: Medical
The challenge for pharma is how to extend the commercial life of mature products while keeping maintenance costs low and ensuring they adhere to everchanging regulations across the globe — all while juggling the innovation for new products.
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Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
OEMs in the medical device market are taking a close look at all their suppliers and making changes. Demand for more affordable and accessible medical devices is forcing OEMs to control costs by consolidating supply chains and outsourcing more tasks.
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Supplements: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
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.
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R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A new technology that uses bioprinted patches to repair damaged heart tissue has been proven to be safe and cost-effective for patients.
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Products: Electronics & Computers
See the new products and services, including servo motor drives, leak testing equipment, rupture disk product selection, an automated regrinding system, and more.
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News: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Medical Manufacturing Technologies (MMT), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management and a global provider of medical device manufacturing solutions, has...

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News: Manufacturing & Prototyping

The MedAccred program continues to provide value to medical device manufacturers that have been awarded its prestigious accreditation for critical manufacturing processes,...

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White Papers: Medical
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Going Beyond in The Medical Devices Industry: Advanced Materials With USP Class VI Certification

Biocompatibility is one of the most important factors in the Life Science industry to ensure that materials will not only withstand the...

Features: Materials
A previous article described the theoretical framework for USW of thermoplastics. This article presents the key parameters and materials influencing an ultrasonic welding process, so that USW can be accomplished successfully.
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Ask the Expert

Dan Sanchez on How to Improve Extruded Components
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Improving extruded components requires careful attention to a number of factors, including dimensional tolerance, material selection, and processing. Trelleborg’s Dan Sanchez provides detailed insights into each of these considerations to help you advance your device innovations while reducing costs and speeding time to market.

Inside Story

Rapid Precision Prototyping Program Speeds Medtech Product Development

Rapid prototyping technologies play an important role in supporting new product development (NPD) by companies that are working to bring novel and innovative products to market. But in advanced industries where products often make use of multiple technologies, and where meeting a part’s exacting tolerances is essential, speed without precision is rarely enough. In such advanced manufacturing—including the medical device and surgical robotics industries — the ability to produce high-precision prototypes early in the development cycle can be critical for meeting design expectations and bringing finished products to market efficiently.

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