Manufacturing & Prototyping

Technology Leaders: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Determining When to Outsource Your Medical Device Testing

Weighing your testing options is imperative to submission success.

Technology Leaders: Medical

Tips for Innovating in a Post-Pandemic Market: A Primer on E2E Conversations

Start simple, collaborate early, and seek deep expertise are just three of the important ideas in a post-pandemic medical market.

Technology Leaders: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Diagnosing COVID-19: Anatomy of an LFI Test Device

LFI antigen tests provide results rapidly, at or near the point-of-care.

Products: Medical

New Products and Services: October 2020 Medical Design Briefs

Corrosion-resistant marking, robot cells, medical freezers, and more.

Briefs: Packaging & Sterilization

Harnessing the Power of Ultrasonic Precision Cleaning for cGMP Compliance

Removing organic contaminants and reducing bacterial and viral loads in medical device manufacturing.

Features: Photonics/Optics

Low Latency Manufacturing for Biophotonics and Medical Device Packaging

Machine-to-machine communication, deep learning, XR, and AI are all going to have an extraordinary will require low-latency manufacturing.

Applications: Mechanical & Fluid Systems

New Approach to Fastener Design Prevents Loosening in Medical Devices

Even the latest medical and biomedical innovations, from imaging equipment to sensors, require fasteners that never fail.

Applications: Design

Case Study: Increasing Ventilator Display Mount Production to Meet COVID-19 Demands

Major ventilator manufacturers began implementing "crash programs" to expand their production lines, attempting to cram multiple years’ worth of output into the span of a few months.

Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping

An Inside Look at Maximizing Throughput, Speed, and Efficiency with Robotics in Medical Device Manufacturing

See how six-robots are being used to produce medical devices.

R&D: Medical

3D Printable Material Mimics Biological Tissues

Researchers have 3D printed a complex, porous lattice structure using liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), creating devices that can finally mimic cartilage and other biological tissues.

R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Researchers 3D Print Working Heart Pump with Human Cells

Researchers have 3D printed a functioning centimeter-scale human heart pump in the lab.

Blog: Design

Flambeau Produces Key Part for Respirator

Thermoplastics manufacturer Flambeau is making an important part of personal protective equipment (PPE) widely used by frontline healthcare workers in the fight against the COVID-19 virus. After...

INSIDER: Medical

Medtech Company Selected to Spur Smart-Manufacturing Technology Innovations

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII) has selected five projects to identify ways to use...

INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping

New Innovative Approach Controls Defects in 3D Printing

With its ability to yield parts with complex shapes and minimal waste, additive manufacturing has the potential to revolutionize the production of metallic components. That...

INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Commerce Funds Four Manufacturing USA Pandemic Response Projects

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded $3.4 million in grants to support high-impact projects for COVID-19...

INSIDER: Medical

Using Digital Twins for Knowledge Transfer

The Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO and the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA have developed solutions to enable remote communication and...

From the Editor: IoMT

From the Editor - Fighting COVID-19: The Secret to Designing a Noninvasive Ventilator in Just Five Weeks

See how medtech companies are trying to get more ventilators on the market.

Features: Materials

LSR Technology: A New Dimension in Design of Medical Devices

Learn how liquid silicone rubber (LSR) is playing a major role in the fabrication of new medical devices.

Features: IoMT

User Interface Development Tools Speed Time to Market for More Intuitive Products

Medical device developers are providing more options through intuitive user interfaces (UIs).

Products: Materials

New Products and Services: August 2020 Medical Design Briefs

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

Products: Materials

Product of the Month: August 2020 Medical Design Briefs

SABIC has launched polypropylene (PP) materials for medical disposables such as gowns and masks and hygiene applications.

Products: Materials

New Products and Services: July 2020 Medical Design Briefs

Conduits, heat sinks, bioadhesives, and more.

Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Product Focus: Molding

Micromolded components, liquid silicone rubber, 3D printing materials, and more.

Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping

ATA, StarFish Medical Produce Emergency Ventilators for COVID-19

Advanced Test and Automation, Inc. (ATA) is working with StarFish Medical to produce ventilators in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The partnership will accelerate...

Features: Medical

Metal Injection Molding Offers OEMs Edge and Safety with Disposables

Instruments used in minimally invasive surgeries today often require elaborate features, and greater attention to detail in the product-design process.

Products: Robotics, Automation & Control

New Products & Services: June 2020 Medical Design Briefs

Shaft collars, modular clean labs, hybrid motion controllers, and more.

Briefs: Medical

The Benefits of Embedding Marker Bands vs. Swaging

Advancements have enabled marker bands to be applied more safely and consistently.

Briefs: Medical

Additive Manufacturing Helps Isolate Cells In Aggressive Breast Cancer

The 3D structures recreate those found in tissues.

Blog: Design

COVID-19: Keter Adapts Production to Manufacture Face Shields to Donate to Frontline Workers

Keter North America Inc. has begun production of high-quality, reusable face shields at its plants in Anderson, IN, and Milton, ON, Canada. Both...