Manufacturing
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2024.06.25
Medical Molders Are Specialized Sculptors
Injection molding is used to fabricate many medical products. It’s a tried and tested manufacturing process that supports high-volume production while allowing low per-part costs. Injection molding also facilitates design and manufacturing complexity because of its part-to-part integrity. A wide selection of available fabrication materials is another benefit of employing plastic injection molding for medical products.
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2024.06.03
How Pharmaceutical Companies Can Leverage Smart Labels
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2024.05.29
A Checklist: Top 10 Considerations in Choosing a Medical Device Contract Manufacturer
The global medical device outsourcing market size was estimated at $128.8 billion in 2023 and is anticipated to grow 12.8% per year from 2024 to 2030. For many medical device manufacturers (OEM), the only way to compete in this growing market is to outsource part, or sometimes all, of their design, prototyping, supply chain management, manufacturing, assembly, testing, and packaging to a qualified contract manufacturer.
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2024.05.27
Engineered silicone swelling fluids enhance medical device design and manufacturing
As medical devices become smaller and more functionally complex, seamless integration of precision components is critical. Designers must maximize portability and usability, while manufacturers need efficient assembly methods that meet stringent quality standards and productivity goals. Establishing this vital link between ambitious design and streamlined manufacturing is essential.
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2024.05.17
PVC Safe and Effective in Medical Devices and Packaging, Study Claims
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2024.03.19
The Painfully Slow World of Prototyping Before 3D Printing—#ThrowbackThursday
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2024.03.09
The Troubleshooter: How to Interpret Plastic Injection Molding Data
This article will identify the data collection points that best identify system failures. It will also recommend approaches to recognizing system failures and explain how to adjust and improve production scores.
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2024.02.26
Additive Manufacturing Can Be a Superpower, If You Know How to Use It
As with any other type of manufacturing process for medical devices, additive manufacturing (AM) requires a specific and careful approach during the design and production-approval phases. When the proper steps are taken during the early stages of development, AM can serve as a powerful production resource.
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2024.02.20
Small patients, big design challenges: Pediatric device experts guide engineers on solutions
a panel featuring leading physicians and device innovators discussed the unique complexities and challenges of pediatric device development. Joining Søndergaard was Dr. Byron Holt, chief of pediatric cardiology at the Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease and so on.
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2024.02.01
Exploring the Versatility of MEMS Pressure Sensors
MEMS sensors are made of a piezoresistive diaphragm connected to a Wheatstone-bridge circuit
They respond to pressure change and generate a proportional electrical current
Compare MEMS sensors with fiber-optic and fluid-filled sensors
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