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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.

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INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping

BioInteractions launched an expanded Product Pathway Partnership service incorporating bespoke coatings, optimized application and tooling, testing, regulatory support and...

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INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping

AMADA WELD TECH is demonstrating its UB-1500A low-power linear DC micro spot welder with the SL-323A high precision, low force electromagnetic weld head at MD&M West in Anaheim....

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Features: Tubing & Extrusion
In its most general sense, DfM for medical devices means the design of parts sympathetic to the production process being used in order to make optimized outcomes in a timely fashion.
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Applications: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Here, the ways that RTPs can help optimize product-handling operations in the life science industries.
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Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West, February 7–9, Anaheim, CA
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Supplements: Robotics, Automation & Control
Learn about the medical manufacturers and cutting-edge applications that stood out in 2021.
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News: Medical

Eitan Medical, a developer of advanced infusion therapy and drug-delivery systems, has opened a new manufacturing facility at the company’s...

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News: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Cadence, Inc., a contract manufacturer of medical and drug-delivery devices and specialty commercial products, has acquired Utitec, Inc., a manufacturer specializing in miniature, deep...

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Features: Research Lab
With so much at stake, attention is now shifting to adopting more modern equipment and methods to consistently produce the best cells.
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
See the new products and services for January 2023.
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Briefs: Materials
A team of scientists and engineers has developed a first-of-its-kind, plant-inspired extrusion process that enables synthetic material growth.
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News: Semiconductors & ICs

Bosch Rexroth has opened a new customer innovation center near Austin, TX. The company says the facility will provide a unique technology development experience for Bosch...

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News: Manufacturing & Prototyping

OKAY Industries, New Britain, CT, a contract manufacturer of metal and plastic overmolded components and subassemblies for global medical device original equipment...

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News: Medical

Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the University of Western Australia used melt electrowriting have created the first-ever 3D printed heart valve with a...

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Supplements: Motion Control
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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Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
For medical device manufacturers that work with different kinds of plastics, utilizing plasma treatments can create competitive advantages.
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Applications: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital’s pediatric maxillofacial surgery team has used 3D-printing technology to successfully perform a complicated operation to resect a malignant tumor in an 11-year-old boy.
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INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Researchers and design software specialists have used a technique called generative design to produce a knee implant that can be used to treat osteoarthritis. Generative...

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Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Stryker is one of the world’s leading medtech companies.
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Briefs: Materials
OEMs are increasingly turning to integrated rupture disk assemblies with all components combined by the manufacturer, as opposed to loose rupture disk and holder devices that leave much to chance.
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Briefs: Medical
The range of laser applications in the field of medicine and aesthetics in medicine is vast and varied.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A Band-Aid® adhesive bandage is an effective treatment for stopping external bleeding from skin wounds, but an equally viable option for internal bleeding does not yet exist.
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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition

A newly developed 3D printing technique could be used to cost-effectively produce customized electronic “machines” the size of insects, enabling advanced applications in robotics, medical...

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On-Demand Webinars: Medical
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As medical device original equipment manufacturers look to bring innovative devices to market, the balance of cost, quality and speed is...

Features: Medical
From improved patient outcomes to point-of-care manufacturing, 3D printing offers a host of benefits that promise to transform the orthopedic implant industry once fully implemented.
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Applications: Manufacturing & Prototyping

For years, ultrasonic welding has been used in cleanrooms where plastic components are assembled to complete medical and electronic...

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Briefs: Materials

The medical packaging market has quickly embraced the use of automation for the thermoforming process. Automation has enabled adherence to stringent quality requirements and has...

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News: Medical

Contract manufacturer Tegra Medical, Franklin, MA, has expanded its manufacturing operations in Costa Rica with the purchase of a new building. The new building is located near its...

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Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Forensic cost analysis methods have already gained traction in the automotive industry, which has long recognized the value of determining an accurate cost of components and...

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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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