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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R&D: Medical
Biomaterial Enables 3D Printing of Tissue-Like Vascular Structures
Scientists have discovered a new material that can be 3D printed to create tissue-like vascular structures.
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R&D: Materials
Researchers Bioengineer 3D Implants for Tissue
Researchers are literally carving grooves into plastic threads used to build 3D printed tissue-engineering scaffolds with living cells.
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
New Products & Services
Position sensors, power clamps, CT scanners, and more.
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R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping
New Tech Takes Radiation Out of Cancer Screening
A new, inexpensive technology could save lives and money by routinely screening women for breast cancer without exposure to radiation.
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R&D: Materials
High-Tech Printing May Help Eliminate Painful Shots
Engineers have created tiny needles that mimic parasites that attach to skin and could replace hypodermic needles.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Disposable Device Treats Severe Side-Effect of Cancer
The device eliminates oral mucositis, a side effect of chemo- and radiation therapy.
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Global Innovations: Medical
Handheld 3D Skin Printer Demonstrates Accelerated Healing of Large, Severe Burns
A new handheld 3D printer can deposit sheets of skin to cover large burn wounds — and its “bio ink” can accelerate the healing process.
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
COVID-19: Tru-Form Plastics Shifts Production to Develop Face Shields for Healthcare Workers
Tru-Form Plastics, Westminster, CA, has shifted its production plans to develop a face shield protective mask for healthcare workers on the front lines...
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Blog: Medical
AZCO Corp. Joins Efforts to Fight COVID-19
Amid the nationwide cautionary shutdown of many commercial industries, AZCO Corp. remains in operation designing and building units and machines that help companies produce protective devices for...
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Leveraging Ultrasonics to Manufacture Surgical Face Masks, Other Nonwoven Products
In this Q&A, Tom Hoover, senior medical market manager for assembly technologies at Emerson, addresses the benefits of using ultrasonic technology to...
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Blog: Medical
Medtronic Ramps Up Ventilator Production to Support COVID-19 Patients
Medtronic plc is ramping up its ventilator production, as well as collaborating with technology partners and governments to drive new ventilator innovation and production,...
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Blog: Medical
COVID-19: Philips to Increase Ventilator Production; Introduces New Ventilator
Royal Philips plans to double the production of its hospital ventilators by May 2020 and achieve a four-fold increase by the third quarter of 2020. This plan builds...
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Blog: Design
COVID-19: Drone Maker Converts Production to Reusable Masks
Altavian, a Gainesville, FL, based drone maker, has turned its production from drones to reusable masks to help answer the ongoing national supply shortage due to the COVID-19...
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
MakerBot Launches 3D Printing Initiatives to Combat COVID-19
As COVID-19 continues to impact the world, the need for 3D printing solutions to provide supplies to the medical community increases drastically. MakerBot’s initiative aims to...
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Blog: Medical
Battelle Decontamination System Being Deployed to Meet Urgent Need for PPE for Healthcare Workforce
Battelle has begun rapid manufacturing of a system to decontaminate N95 respirator masks and other medical protective equipment.
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
COVID-19: Siemens Connects Providers and Designers to Produce Components
In response to the ongoing global health crisis caused by the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, Siemens is making its Additive Manufacturing (AM) Network along with its 3D...
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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: Medical
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: Manufacturing & Prototyping
New Products & Services
Gas valves, flame-resistant polymers, robot actuators, and more.
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Briefs: Medical
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: Design
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: Medical
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: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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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Ask the Expert

Dan Sanchez on How to Improve Extruded Components
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Improving extruded components requires careful attention to a number of factors, including dimensional tolerance, material selection, and processing. Trelleborg’s Dan Sanchez provides detailed insights into each of these considerations to help you advance your device innovations while reducing costs and speeding time to market.

Webcasts

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Podcasts: Robotics, Automation & Control

Surgical & Assistive Robotics: Redefining Human Capability

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Podcasts: Design

How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery

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Podcasts: Medical

Developing Sustainable Drug-Delivery Devices

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Podcasts: Medical

Smarter Pathways for Precision Drug Delivery in Cancer Care

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On-Demand Webinars: Communications

Understanding Testing and Compliance Requirements for Wireless Medical Devices

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Podcasts: AR/AI

Personalized Medicine and Drug Delivery

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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