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.

Stories

36
0
420
30
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.
Feature Image
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.
Feature Image
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.
Feature Image
Features: Wearables
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.
Feature Image
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Harnessing the Power of Ultrasonic Precision Cleaning for cGMP Compliance
Removing organic contaminants and reducing bacterial and viral loads in medical device manufacturing.
Feature Image
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.
Feature Image
R&D: Materials
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.
Feature Image
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...
Feature Image
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...
Feature Image
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 potential,...
Feature Image
INSIDER: Medical
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...
Feature Image
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...
Feature Image
Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Product of the Month
SABIC has launched polypropylene (PP) materials for medical disposables such as gowns and masks and hygiene applications.
Feature Image
Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
New Products and Services
Shielding materials, static control, 3D printing software, and more.
Feature Image
Features: Medical
User Interface Development Tools Speed Time to Market for More Intuitive Products
Medical device developers are providing more options through intuitive user interfaces (UIs).
Feature Image
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.
Feature Image
From the Editor: Medical
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.
Feature Image
Products: Materials
Product Focus: Molding
Micromolded components, liquid silicone rubber, 3D printing materials, and more.
Feature Image
Products: Materials
New Products and Services
Conduits, heat sinks, bioadhesives, and more.
Feature Image
Blog: Design
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 the...
Feature Image
Briefs: Imaging
The Benefits of Embedding Marker Bands vs. Swaging
Advancements have enabled marker bands to be applied more safely and consistently.
Feature Image
Products: Materials
New Products & Services
Shaft collars, modular clean labs, hybrid motion controllers, and more.
Feature Image
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Additive Manufacturing Helps Isolate Cells In Aggressive Breast Cancer
The 3D structures recreate those found in tissues.
Feature Image
Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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.
Feature Image
Blog: Medical
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...
Feature Image
News: Robotics, Automation & Control
Weiss-Aug Expands R&D, Automation with Launch of New Division, Lupine Research
The Weiss-Aug Group, a manufacturing partner for precision metal stamping, injection molding, and integrated component assembly, and Boulder, CO–based Lupine...
Feature Image
Features: Materials
Micromolding: Achieving Exacting Medical Device Manufacturing Requirements
Micromolding can be seen as the latest technological innovation that enables the design, manufacture, and clinical use of groundbreaking medical devices.
Feature Image
From the Editor: Regulations/Standards
From the Editor - COVID-19 Ushers in New Technologies and a New Paradigm for the Medical Device Industry
FDA has issued multiple emergency use authorizations, loosened regulations for telemedicine, and eased the requirements for production of...
Feature Image
R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Handheld 3D Printers Treat Musculoskeletal Injuries
Researchers have developed a handheld 3D bioprinter that could revolutionize the way musculoskeletal surgical procedures are performed.
Feature Image

Top Stories

Feature Image
INSIDER: AR/AI

MD&M West Keynote: AI Without the Hype: Real Results in Manufacturing

Feature Image
News: Robotics, Automation & Control

Quantum Surgical Acquires NeuWave Medical, Inc.

Feature Image
INSIDER: Design

MD&M West Keynote: Disrupting the Status Quo: Are We Innovating or Just...

Feature Image
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping

MD&M West Presentation: How Intelligent Product Lifecycle Management...

Feature Image
INSIDER: Medical

Product Launch: Extrusion Crosshead Allows for Disassembly with a Single...

Feature Image
INSIDER: Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Education Initiative: Student Education Initiative to Empower Next...

Ask the Expert

Ralph Bright on the Power of Power Cords
Feature Image

Understanding power system components and how to connect them correctly is critical to meeting regulatory requirements and designing successful electrical products for worldwide markets. Interpower’s Ralph Bright defines these requirements and explains how to know which cord to select for your application.

Webcasts

Feature Image
Podcasts: Robotics, Automation & Control

Surgical & Assistive Robotics: Redefining Human Capability

Feature Image
Podcasts: Design

How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery

Feature Image
Podcasts: Medical

Developing Sustainable Drug-Delivery Devices

Feature Image
Podcasts: Medical

Smarter Pathways for Precision Drug Delivery in Cancer Care

Feature Image
On-Demand Webinars: Communications

Understanding Testing and Compliance Requirements for Wireless Medical Devices

Feature Image
Podcasts: AR/AI

Personalized Medicine and Drug Delivery

Inside Story

Inside Story: Trends in Packaging and Sterilization
Feature Image

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.

Videos