Robotics & Automation

Mechanical Components

Learn about the design and testing of mechanical components in medical devices, including MEMS pressure sensors, connectors, wires, and cables.

Stories

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Products: Software
Product Focus (July 2021): Molding
CT software, electric robot, molding material, and more.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Wearable Accelerometer Could Reduce Falls for Seniors
Worn on the fingertips like a thimble, the wearable helps reduce postural sway.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Soft Sensing Device Detects Skin Disorders Based on Tissue Stiffness
The strain-sensing sheet detects disorders in real time.
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Technology Leaders: Electronics & Computers
Design Strategies for Converting Rotary Motion into Linear Motion
Medical pipettes, syringes, and mesotherapy devices often move loads linearly instead of rotationally.
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Products: Motion Control
Product of the Month
Allied Motion has released a new guide to its custom motion control solutions for advanced medical robotics applications.
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Applications: Electronics & Computers
Advancements in Robotic Magnetic Navigation Technology Enhance Surgical Processes
See how robots are helping to treat cardiac arrhythmias.
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Supplements: Robotics, Automation & Control
Summer 2021 Resource Guide
Our 2021 Resource Guide shows you the top manufacturers in materials, manufacturing, and a range of other medical-device categories.
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Products: Test & Measurement
New Products and Services
Medical connectors, servo positioners, SMT jumpers, and more.
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R&D: Photonics/Optics
Ultra-Sensitive, Small Optomechanical Ultrasound Sensor
An optomechanical ultrasound sensor on a silicon photonic chip provides unprecedented sensitivity due to an innovative optomechanical waveguide.
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Product of the Month
The Cordis flow controller requires less than a one-minute warmup.
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Trivia: Design
Historical Devices
This medical device, once also used to castrate horses, was used to remove tumors, cysts, and hemorroids in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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Products: IoMT
New Products & Services
Barcode readers, risk-management software, servo drives, and more.
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Briefs: Motion Control
Micromotor Winding Technology Uses AI to Improve Motor Performance
Achievable coils increase the capabilities of the micromotors.
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Trivia: Robotics, Automation & Control
Historical Devices
Vacuum cleaners were used in what medical device in the early 20th century?
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Top Stories

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INSIDER: Medical

Brain Implant Enables Safer Drug Delivery

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Features: Medical

Built to Adapt: Rethinking Contract Manufacturing for a New Era

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Podcasts: Design

Smarter Pathways for Precision Drug Delivery in Cancer Care

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From the Editor: Medical

From The Editor: Charting the Technologies That Will Shape Medtech in 2026

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Features: Materials

OEM Toll Processing Advances High-Value Products

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Podcasts: Medical

Personalized Medicine and Drug Delivery

Ask the Expert

Ralph Bright on the Power of Power Cords
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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

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Podcasts: Medical

How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery

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Podcasts: Design

Developing Sustainable Drug-Delivery Devices

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Podcasts: Design

Smarter Pathways for Precision Drug Delivery in Cancer Care

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On-Demand Webinars: Medical

Understanding Testing and Compliance Requirements for Wireless Medical Devices

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Podcasts: AR/AI

Personalized Medicine and Drug Delivery

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Podcasts: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Material Science Innovations for Medical Devices

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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