Materials & Manufacturing

Manufacturing & Prototyping

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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Products: Electronics & Computers
New Products and Services
Single-phase filters, assembly services, sleep=tracking sensors, and more.
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Features: Electronics & Computers
Designing Rugged Myoelectric Interfaces for Highly Functional Prosthetics
New sensors and high-performance microwiring are extending the performance of active myoelectric prosthetics.
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Briefs: Medical
Low-Cost, Customized Prosthesis Using 3D Printing
A novel 3D printed prosthetic arm is more comfortable, flexible, and cheaper than a conventional prosthesis.
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The Importance of Rapid Innovation Amid COVID-19
The advent of COVID-19 has added a layer of complexity to product development. Agility is more important than ever as it has made it critical to get products to market quickly. While...
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News: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Spectrum Plastics Group Acquires PeelMaster Medical Packaging
Spectrum Plastics Group, a specialty medical packaging, component, and contract manufacturer, has closed on the acquisition of PeelMaster Medical Packaging Corporation...
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Features: Packaging & Sterilization
2020 Product Buyer's Guide
In our 2020 Product Buyer's Guide, you'll find a list of manufacturers in more than a dozen medical-device areas.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Creating a Quality Management Protocol for Molded Plastics Used in Medical Device Manufacturing
Inspection, measurement, and documentation are critical elements.
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
New Products and Services
Magnetic angle sensors, heat-staking platforms, regulatory software, and more.
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R&D: Materials
3D Printed Biomimetic Tongue Surface
Using 3D printers, scientists have created synthetic soft surfaces with tongue-like textures.
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Blog: Medical
Raising the Quality Bar: Why Medical OEMs Are Requiring MedAccred
The medical device industry’s accreditation program, MedAccred®, is continuing to grow and more and more major device makers are now on the list of subscribers. These medtech...
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Briefs: Medical
Lego-Inspired Bone and Soft Tissue Repair with Tiny, 3D Printed Bricks
Flea-sized, hollow blocks can be filled with materials that improve healing.
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Products: Medical
Product Focus: Manufacturing/Assembly Equipment
SMT Assembly Services Z-Axis, Phelps, NY, has launched a new product introduction (NPI) line for surface mount technology (SMT) printed circuit board (PCB) assembly at its contract design and...
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R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
3D Printed ‘Invisible’ Fibers Can Sense Breath, Sound, and Cells
Researchers have used 3D printing to make electronic fibers, each 100 times thinner than a human hair, to create non-contact, wearable, portable respiratory sensors.
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R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping
3D Printed Unique Micro-Scale Fluid Channels Made for Medical Testing
Researchers have 3D printed unique fluid channels at the micron scale that could automate production of diagnostics, sensors, and assays used for a variety of medical tests and other applications.
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Products: Medical
New Products and Services
Corrosion-resistant marking, robot cells, medical freezers, and more.
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Applications: Regulations/Standards
Reimagining Knee Replacements with Additive Technology and Artificial Intelligence
To produce an additively manufactured prosthesis, REJOINT starts by 3D modelling the patient’s CT scan.
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Technology Leaders: Design
Diagnosing COVID-19: Anatomy of an LFI Test Device
LFI antigen tests provide results rapidly, at or near the point-of-care.
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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.
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R&D: Medical
New Material Family Could Build Realistic Prosthetics
Researchers have developed a new family of polymers that can self-heal, have shape memory, and are recyclable.
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Technology Leaders: Design
Determining When to Outsource Your Medical Device Testing
Weighing your testing options is imperative to submission success.
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Product Focus: Mechanical Components
Proportional control, modular connectors, power supplies, and more.
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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.
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Applications: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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.
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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.
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Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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.
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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.
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R&D: Medical
Researchers 3D Print Working Heart Pump with Human Cells
Researchers have 3D printed a functioning centimeter-scale human heart pump in the lab.
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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.
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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...
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Top Stories

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INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Soft Robots Bend in Predictable Ways

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INSIDER: Medical

3D Printing Could Change How Cancer Drugs Reach Tumors

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INSIDER: Materials

Hydrogels: The Future of Bone Implants

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Podcasts: Wearables

How Smart Implants and AI Robotics Could Transform Neurological Surgery

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Podcasts: Medical

How Tissue-Based Approaches Are Enabling Long-Term Implants

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News: Test & Measurement

Six Universities Awarded Minus K Negative-Stiffness Vibration Isolators

Ask the Expert

John Chandler on Achieving Quality Motion Control
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FAULHABER MICROMO brings together the highest quality motion technologies and value-added services, together with global engineering, sourcing, and manufacturing, to deliver top quality micro motion solutions. With 34 years’ experience, John Chandler injects a key engineering perspective into all new projects and enjoys working closely with OEM customers to bring exciting new technologies to market.

Webcasts

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Editorial Webinars: Medical

Next-Generation Materials for Medical Devices: From Smart Polymers to...

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Podcasts: Design

How Smart Implants and AI Robotics Could Transform Neurological Surgery

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Podcasts: Medical

How Tissue-Based Approaches Are Enabling Long-Term Implants

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Podcasts: Design

Training the Future of AI-Powered Surgery

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Podcasts: Robotics, Automation & Control

Making Human-Centered Robotics Work in the Real World

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Podcasts: Medical

The Hidden Nervous System of Surgical Robotics: Power, Data & Sensing Behind...

Inside Story

Inside Story: Trends in Packaging and Sterilization
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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.

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