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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INSIDER: Medical
A masters student in product development at the School of Engineering at Lund University, Sweden, Emelie Strömshed,has developed a step-by-step process to combine prosthetic arm socket...
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INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The FDA has developed a draft guidance to provide the agency’s initial thinking on technical considerations specific to devices using additive manufacturing (AM) and recommendations for...
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Pasternack, Irvine, CA, released an improved version of its online tool called The Cable Creator, which allows engineers to quickly and easily create customized RF cable assemblies to meet their specifications. Designers...
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Products: Medical
Triad Magnetics, Perris, CA, introduces the MD Series of rugged, portable medical-grade power sources. The units, complete with power cord and receptacles, provide a simple and reliable means for safely isolating...
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Products: Medical
SPIROL International Corporation, Danielson, CT, recently released its new Precision Metal Shims catalog. SPIROL specializes in quick turnaround delivery of precision engineered shims ranging from simple OD/ID shapes to...
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Goodfellow, Coraopolis, PA, now offers a custom alloy service to researchers and design engineers seeking performance characteristics not available from standard alloys. Custom alloys have been produced with...
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Products: Medical
Mill-Max Manufacturing Corp., Oyster Bay, NY, introduces new .050" pitch spring-loaded right angle and horizontal SMT connectors to its standard product lineup. These connectors are ideal for mating boards in a...
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Protek Power North America, Hudson, MA, launches the new PMP92 Series of AC-DC desktop medical power supplies with 90 watts of continuous output power. The units are enclosed in a 5.51" x 2.79" x 0.87"...
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Products: Medical
Lee Spring, Brooklyn, NY, has expanded its Lite Pressure™ stock spring series of compression springs that offer responsive action under light load conditions. There’s more choice of springs with larger outside...
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Keystone Electronics Corp., Astoria, NY, announces that its new assortment of colored, instrumentation pointer knobs feature “Soft-Touch” gripping surfaces and individually colored pointer/center hubs,...
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Products: Medical
Matrix IT Medical Tracking Systems Inc., Brookfield, WI, announces the addition of RFID data capture and product enhancements to TRACTUS, the world's first sterile field UDI scanning and compliance platform....
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Larson Davis, Depew, NY, announces the release of the new HVM200 Human Vibration Meter that implements the latest measurement technology for industrial hygiene and product testing applications. This meter...
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Butler Automatic, Middleborough, MA, announces that its 1000 Series Automatic Film Splicer is ideal for applications utilizing wide, non-woven substrates, including printing, packaging, and medical wound care...
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Products: Medical
Reduction Engineering Scheer, Kent, OH, has expanded its line of cooling conveyors with the introduction of a new Stainless Steel Conveyor that cools highly hydroscopic materials during strand...
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Molex, Lisle, IL, introduces the Polymicro Technologies nano-Capillary line, featuring tubing with internal diameters from 0.2 to 1.0μm. Traditional capillary tubing does not offer IDs smaller than...
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
International TechneGroup Incorporated (ITI), Milford, OH, announces the latest version of Proficiency, its feature-based CAD interoperability solution for manufacturers and suppliers. Proficiency’s data...
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
TT Electronics, Weybridge, UK, introduces its MagnePot® 8150 Series family of high-performance multi-turn non-contacting rotary position sensors. The 8150 Series is designed to operate reliably over a...
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Products: Medical
TimkenSteel, Canton, OH, has developed a new process to manufacture high-pressure tubing (HPT) for use in the production of low-density polyethylene (LDPE). The company developed a more...
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
TDK-Lambda Americas Inc., National City, CA, announces the medically certified DTM65-C8 external power supplies. This series offers a class II input, thus does not require an earth ground connection and...
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Quantum Silicones LLC, Richmond, VA, announces that its True Skin series of translucent liquid silicone rubber are user-friendly and are completely customizable for creating a realistic appearance for prosthetics. The...
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Solvay Specialty Polymers, Alpharetta, GA, introduces Veradel® HC A-301 polyethersulfone (PESU), a medical-grade polymer that retains transparency and stiffness at high temperatures, a high flow rate, and...
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
MicroCare Corporation, New Britain, CT, announces a new Universal Contact Cleaner that is non-conductive, fast-drying, nonflammable, safe on all materials of construction and affordably priced. It removes silicone...
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Dow Corning Corp., Auburn, MI, introduces a new family of silicone pressure sensitive adhesives. The new MG-2XXX Series provides strong (shear force of 21kg), conformable adherence of medical devices over...
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Collier Research Corp., Newport News, VA, has just released HyperSizer Express™ design optimization software, which delivers key capabilities of Collier’s high-end HyperSizer® tool in a user-friendly package...
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
PlastiComp, Inc., Winona, MN, has commercialized its innovative Complēt® Hybrid long glass+carbon fiber composites in two additional thermoplastic polymer matrices. These hybrid products combine long...
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Olympus Corporation, Center Valley, PA, introduces its new modular-construction BX53M System Microscope, with easy-to-adjust aperture settings and a new LED illuminator, which makes it easy for users to...
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
OPS Solutions, Novi, MI, created Light Guide Systems, an augmented reality tool to modernize manual assembly and manufacturing processes. Now, in collaboration with HP Inc., the company has launched...
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Bioengineering researchers at Rice University have modified a commercialgrade CO2 laser cutter to create OpenSLS, an open-source, selective laser sintering (SLS) platform that, they say, can print...
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Products: Medical
Tech-Etch, Plymouth, MA, announces that it is a leader in custom etching, forming, heat treating, and finishing of beryllium copper EMI/RFI shielding products. Parts are formed, heat treated, and...
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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.

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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