Robotics & Automation

Mechanical Components

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

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Virtual Walking Stick for the Visually Impaired Jonathan Tolstedt and Maxwell Tolstedt Fargo, ND Current navigational aids for the visually impaired include global positioning systems (GPS) and other devices using...
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Features: Electronics & Computers
The Right Connections Help Medical Equipment Designers Satisfy Demanding Applications
The need to minimize healthcare costs is creating greater demand for medical electronics equipment that, among other things, improves and expands patient...
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INSIDER: Defense
Self-Charging Power Cell Converts & Stores Energy
Scientists at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, have invented a self-charging power cell that directly converts mechanical energy to chemical energy, storing the power until it is released as electrical current. By eliminating the need to convert mechanical energy to electrical energy for...
Features: Medical
Sterilization with Nitrogen Dioxide Gas: A New Tool for Designers and Manufacturers
Noxilizer has developed a room temperature sterilization process for medical devices that is based on nitrogen dioxide (NO2) gas. Currently, industrial...
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Rod End Bearings
The igubal® K-Series rod end bearings from igus (East Providence, RI) are now offered in a clip version with different ball materials. The new clip-in feature makes the dimensionally interchangeable rod ends more versatile....
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Features: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Seven Advantages of Membrane Switches for Medical Electronics
With the large number of user interface options available today, it is easy to forget why the membrane switch is an excellent choice for medical instrumentation. The basic advantages...
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Briefs: Medical
High-Accuracy Closed Loop Force Feedback
Hand-driven press assemblies, which require a specific amount of force applied for a given amount of time, present challenges when attempting to accurately measure or replicate results in production or...
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Products: Motion Control
Stepper Motor Drive System
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions (Waterbury, CT) has released the DCM4826X stepper motor drive module, a bipolar 2 phase chopper drive package rated for a 12-48VDC input voltage and a continuous output current rating of...
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Features: Robotics, Automation & Control
How Autoclavable Brushless DC Motors Can Simplify Surgical Instrument Design
Today, powered surgical hand tools are used in almost all surgical specialties: ENT, Orthopedics, Neurology, Eye, and Plastics. Initially pneumatic powered, surgical...
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Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Extension Position Sensors
ASM Sensors (Elmhurst, IL) has expanded its product line of tape extension position sensors, POSITAPE®, with the introduction of the WB25 series. The measurement ranges are 12m, 15m, 20m, and 25m. The tape is...
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Pierceable Membrane Cap
Sarstedt (Newton, NC) has introduced a screw cap with pierceable membrane for use with its range of 0.5 mL to 2 mL micro tubes. When used in combination with a screw cap micro tube, the membrane cap enables efficient...
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Briefs: Medical
Rotary Sensing Technologies for Medical and Robotic Shaft Angle Sensing Applications
Today’s sensor technologies for robotic and medical applications include many devices that have evolved from industrial applications. Because of this general...
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Products: Software
Motion Control Solution
The Simotion Scout, the engineering system used for configuring Simotion motion controllers from Siemens Industry (Atlanta, GA), has been updated with a range of usability improvements. Simotion is the scalable motion...
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Anti-Vibration Grommets
Keystone Electronics (Astoria, NY) has developed a series of anti-vibration grommets engineered for electrical insulation, mechanical damping, and noise suppression in office or lab equipment. The devices feature...
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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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