Materials & Manufacturing

Advances in materials and manufacturing are leading to better implants, prosthetics, and devices. Browse innovative developments in materials and manufacturing that significantly impact medical device design and production.

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Blog: Design
In the midst of the current pandemic, time is of the essence. So, when the US Department of Health & Human Services tapped Hamilton Medical, Inc. to aid the national...
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Blog: Design
Keter North America Inc. has begun production of high-quality, reusable face shields at its plants in Anderson, IN, and Milton, ON, Canada. Both...
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News: Robotics, Automation & Control
The Weiss-Aug Group, a manufacturing partner for precision metal stamping, injection molding, and integrated component assembly, and Boulder, CO–based Lupine...
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Features: Materials
Micromolding can be seen as the latest technological innovation that enables the design, manufacture, and clinical use of groundbreaking medical devices.
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From the Editor: Manufacturing & Prototyping
FDA has issued multiple emergency use authorizations, loosened regulations for telemedicine, and eased the requirements for production of...
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R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Researchers have developed a handheld 3D bioprinter that could revolutionize the way musculoskeletal surgical procedures are performed.
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Technology Leaders: Packaging & Sterilization
For wearable devices to function as intended, they need to have a secure, reliable hold for the desired duration of use.
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Technology Leaders: Design
Learn why stainless steel fixtures and equipment are the best choice for high-traffic and high use installations.
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R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Scientists have discovered a new material that can be 3D printed to create tissue-like vascular structures.
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R&D: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Researchers are literally carving grooves into plastic threads used to build 3D printed tissue-engineering scaffolds with living cells.
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Products: Medical
Cavity pumps, transfer tubing, proportional valve, and more.
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Products: Medical
Position sensors, power clamps, CT scanners, and more.
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R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
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: Medical
Engineers have created tiny needles that mimic parasites that attach to skin and could replace hypodermic needles.
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Briefs: Medical
The stretchable fabric is embroidered with conductive threads that provide excellent signal-to-noise ratio.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The device eliminates oral mucositis, a side effect of chemo- and radiation therapy.
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Global Innovations: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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: Design
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
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
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 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: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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
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: Medical
NewAge Industries, Southampton, PA, has set up a companywide Priority Response Team to expedite orders from customers — from receipt of the order through shipping — involving COVID-19...
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Blog: Medical
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 has begun rapid manufacturing of a system to decontaminate N95 respirator masks and other medical protective equipment.
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Blog: Medical
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: Medical
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 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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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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