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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Blog: Medical
Mattress and Other Sleep Product Manufacturers Mobilizing to Help with Medical Supplies During COVID-19 Crisis
The International Sleep Products Association (ISPA) has announced that its members have mobilized to help meet the medical supply...
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News: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Amada Miyachi America Changes Company Name to Amada Weld Tech
Amada Miyachi America Corp., which manufactures welding, marking, cutting, and micromachining equipment and systems, has changed its name to Amada Weld Tech. Amada Miyachi America...
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Products: Materials
New Products & Services
Gas valves, flame-resistant polymers, robot actuators, and more.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Prototype Patch Acts Like Heart Tissue
The patch mimics electrical signaling of the heart.
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R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Superior Bio-Ink for 3D Printing Pioneered
A “bio-ink” for 3D printed materials could serve as scaffolds for growing human tissues.
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Products: Medical
Product Focus: Laser Machining/Marking
Micro Grinder Glebar, Ramsey, NJ, has launched a new micro grinder. The CAM.3 can accurately grind lengths ranging from 0.005 to 0.375 in.in diameter. The 16 in. grinding wheel is mounted on a servo...
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Blog: Medical
Can Low-Cost, Open-Source Ventilator Designs Help Save Lives?
MIT researchers hope to publish open-source designs for a low-cost respirator that could potentially help Covid-19 patients struggling with critical respiratory problems. The...
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Blog: Design
Stratasys Coalition for Face Shield Production With 3D Printing Now Numbers Over 150 Organizations Responding to Pandemic
A coalition of companies and universities assembled by Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS) to produce face shields leveraging 3D...
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Blog: Medical
Do-It-Yourself Medical Devices, Protective Gear Fuel Battle Against COVID-19
It’s a race against time that some participants liken to Apollo 13, the stricken NASA spacecraft for which engineers improvised an air purification system from...
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Blog: Medical
BCN3D Delivers 400 3D Printed Face Shields to Medical Workers, Plans to Print 2,000 More
BCN3D, a manufacturer of 3D printers based in Castelldefels (Barcelona, Spain), has devoted all its technological and manufacturing potential to helping...
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
GM and Ventec Collaborate to Increase Ventilator Production
GM and Ventec Life Systems, in cooperation with StopTheSpread.org, the nation’s coordinated private sector response to COVID-19, are collaborating to enable Ventec to increase...
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Blog: Medical
Philips Ramps Up Production of Critical Health Technology Products in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
Royal Philips is increasing the production of certain critical care products and solutions to help diagnose and treat patients with the new...
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
COVID-19: Vesconite Ready to Manufacture Ventilators to Address Pandemic
Polymer bushing and wear material manufacturer Vesconite Bearings is standing by to help manufacture ventilators in case the Coronavirus pandemic spirals. Last week, the...
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Blog: Medical
Medtronic Continuing to Increase Ventilator Production to Address COVID-19 Pandemic
Medtronic plc continues to make progress in increasing ventilator production worldwide. The company has increased production by more than 40 percent to date and...
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
3M Partners with Ford to Help Further Accelerate COVID-19 Response
3M and Ford are collaborating on specific ways the companies can rapidly combine complementary capabilities and resources to help meet a surge in demand for personal protective...
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Virtual Roundtable to Focus on Using Precision AM to Fight COVID-19
Nanofabrica, a manufacturer of 3D printers for precision engineering, invites researchers, doctors, and manufacturers to harness its manufacturing capabilities to develop...
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News: Medical
Web Industries Adds Manufacturing Capacity for COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests
Web Industries Inc., a precision converter and contract manufacturing organization (CMO), has allocated priority production capacity at its Holliston, MA, plant to support...
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Blog: Medical
Senator Calls for Use of Defense Production Act to Mobilize Manufacturing for Coronavirus Tests
With the country confronting a shortage of both coronavirus test kits and critical medical equipment, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) is calling...
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Briefs: Materials
Hybrid Technique Aims to Produce Stronger, Corrosion-Resistant Nickel
In the process, a high-yield electrodeposition is applied on certain conductive substrates.
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Features: Medical
Collaboration: A Powerful, Effective Strategy for Medtech Companies Moving to Embrace Industry 4.0 and Drive Digital Transformation
The digital revolution under way in medtech manufacturing will continue to transform the industry into a more connected, efficient, and agile ecosystem.
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Briefs: Materials
Researchers Develop Ultra-Thin, Ultra-Flexible Electronic Material
Nanothin flexible touchscreens could be printed like newspaper.
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Features: Robotics, Automation & Control
Digital DHRs: Automating the Last Mile of the Production Process
Many manufacturers still struggle to digitize the “last mile” of their factory floor.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Marubeni Citizen-Cincom Opens New Technical Center
The facility will be used to perform customer test cutting and complete process development requirements.
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Features: Medical
Laser Welding ‘Clear-on-Clear’ Plastics for Medical Applications
Through a new process, it is now possible to laser-weld two optically clear plastic parts made of a wide range of polymer materials for medical applications.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Ultrasound Helps Make 3D Printed Alloys Stronger
Researchers have used sound vibrations to shake metal alloy grains into tighter formation during 3D printing.
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Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Leading Women in Engineering & Science: Making their Mark in Medical History
This feature presents insights from industry leaders, inventors, entrepreneurs, and those inspiring other women through education.
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Features: Medical
Leading Women in Engineering & Science: Katie Farley, Kim Jackson, Sue Marchant, Patricia Santos-Serrao & Erin Wright; MasterControl
These leaders are driving innovation and the next generation of MasterControl solutions.
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From the Editor: Imaging
From the Editor - The 2019 Products of the Year
In December, we asked Medical Design Briefs readers to cast their ballot to choose from our 12 Products of the Month the technology they felt was the most significant new introduction to the...
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Products: Materials
New Products and Services
IoT Prototyping Board Renesas, Tokyo, Japan, has introduced a low-power prototyping board that will simplify and speed up product development for IoT endpoint equipment including healthcare equipment. The RL78/G14...
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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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