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Technology Leaders: Motion Control
Learn about 2019's stand-out manufacturers and cutting-edge applications in special metals, coatings, robotics, and more.
R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Engineers have embedded high-performance electrical circuits inside 3D printed plastics, which could lead to better-performing biomedical implants. They used pulses of high-energy...
INSIDER: Materials
Successful trials of titanium-copper alloys for 3D printing could kickstart a new range of high-performance alloys for medical device and other applications.
R&D: Materials
A new technique could be used to print soft biomaterials that could be used to repair defects in the body. The method offers an alternative to existing techniques that use gels that have been...
INSIDER: Materials
Researchers have successfully merged 3D/4D printing with a chemical process to produce “living” resin, which has huge potential for applications including biomedicine. The new...
News: Manufacturing & Prototyping
OKAY Industries, a contract manufacturer that engineers components and subassemblies for original equipment manufacturers in the medical device and industrial markets, has added state-of-the-art...
R&D: Materials
Kanfit3D has entered into a joint research partnership with the University of Brescia (Italy). The project will develop unique implantable structures, using additive layer manufacturing (ALM)...
Applications: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Laser sintering technology enables medical technology designers to print plastic objects for feasibility studies within a very short time. The functional prototypes largely...
Briefs: Medical
Additive manufacturing, better known as 3D printing, has been evolving for the last 30 years. Now it’s set to enter the mainstream, and evolving technology including new printers and...
Briefs: Medical
To help customers with an accelerated route to market for 3D printed polyaryletherketone (PAEK) parts, UK-based Victrex has developed differentiated 3D printing [additive manufacturing...
INSIDER: Medical
A new technique called SWIFT (sacrificial writing into functional tissue) enables 3D printing of vascular channels into living matrices composed of stem-cell-derived organ building...
INSIDER: Medical
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a new method for producing malleable microstructures, including vascular stents that are 40 times smaller than previously possible.
Features: Medical
Orthopedic devices play a crucial role in providing pain relief, improving mobility, and enhancing the quality of life for patients suffering from musculoskeletal...
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
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 Excellence™...
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Hearing aids, dental crowns, and limb prosthetics are some of the medical devices that can now be digitally designed and customized for individual patients, thanks to 3D printing....
Briefs: Medical
While the regulatory and validation burden can be high, it's not surprising that the medical device industry is one of the earliest adopters of additive manufacturing (AM, aka 3D...
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A desire for a simpler, cheaper way to do common laboratory tests for medical diagnoses and to avoid “washing the dishes” led University of Connecticut researchers to develop a new...
Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
In the injectable drug-delivery industry, expectations for improved patient experiences with administration and at-home delivery of therapeutic regimens are evolving. Products that combine the...
Global Innovations: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The future of medicine is biological — and scientists hope we will soon be using 3D printed biologically functional tissue to replace irreparably damaged tissue in the body. A team of...
Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Optical Distance Sensor
A highly accurate optical distance sensor is available from Werth Messtechnik, Giessen, Germany. The Werth Chromatic Focus Point sensor can measure dimensional, shape, and positional deviations...
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Researchers at DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have 3D printed an all-liquid device that, with the click of a button, can be repeatedly reconfigured on demand to...
News: Robotics, Automation & Control
A microrobot can take up to 8 hours to make. With the help of a 3D printer, University of Toronto engineers got the process down to 20 minutes
INSIDER: Materials
Engineers have created flexible, lightweight materials with 4D printing that could lead to better soft robotics and tiny implantable biomedical devices. The stiffness can be adjusted...
Technology Leaders: Imaging
As often happens in the medical industry, innovative ideas hatched in university research settings spawn innovative companies, which create innovative products. A case...
Technology Leaders: Medical
Acollaboration with innovative technology companies demonstrated the capability of metal additive manufacturing (AM) technology to produce lightweight spinal implants that mimic the...
R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Researchers have developed a technique with which bone implants that are precisely fitting, stable, and variable in dimensions can be 3D printed from a special plastic. In the printing process,...
Briefs: Nanotechnology
Engineers at the University of Maryland (UMD) have created the first 3D printed fluid circuit element so tiny that 10 could rest on the width of a human hair. The diode...
Briefs: Medical
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Institute of Engineering in Medicine have used rapid 3D printing technologies to create a spinal...
Briefs: Medical
The piezoelectric materials that inhabit everything from our cell phones to musical greeting cards may be getting an upgrade thanks to work discussed in the journal Nature Materials. Xiaoyu...
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INSIDER: AR/AI
MD&M West Keynote: AI Without the Hype: Real Results in Manufacturing
News: Robotics, Automation & Control
Quantum Surgical Acquires NeuWave Medical, Inc.
INSIDER: Design
MD&M West Keynote: Disrupting the Status Quo: Are We Innovating or Just...
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
MD&M West Presentation: How Intelligent Product Lifecycle Management...
INSIDER: Medical
Product Launch: Extrusion Crosshead Allows for Disassembly with a Single...
INSIDER: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Education Initiative: Student Education Initiative to Empower Next...
Ask the Expert
Eric Dietsch on the Benefits of Nitinol Wire
In collaboration with the Fort Wayne Metals Engineering team, Eric Dietsch focuses on supporting customers with material recommendations, product development, and education. Eric is available to help you and your company with any Nitinol-related questions or needs that you may have.
Webcasts
Podcasts: Robotics, Automation & Control
Surgical & Assistive Robotics: Redefining Human Capability
Podcasts: Design
How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery
Podcasts: Medical
Developing Sustainable Drug-Delivery Devices
Podcasts: Medical
Smarter Pathways for Precision Drug Delivery in Cancer Care
On-Demand Webinars: Communications
Understanding Testing and Compliance Requirements for Wireless Medical Devices
Podcasts: AR/AI
Inside Story
Inside Story: Trends in Packaging and Sterilization
Eurofins Medical Device Testing (MDT) provides a full scope of testing services. In this interview, Eurofins’ experts, Sunny Modi, PhD, Director of Package Testing; and Elizabeth Sydnor, Director of Microbiology; answer common questions on medical device packaging and sterilization.
