Events
Webcasts
Understanding Permanent Magnet Motor TechnologyFree Live Webinar
Thursday, March 22, 2012
2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT
Over the years, motor technologies have changed to provide better capabilities and performance, but none of the technical options cover every application. Engineers are continually forced to compare/contrast options to document benefits and protect their project from any potential pitfalls.
LEESON Electric is presenting a condensed technical course on Permanent Magnet Motors to pass on key details to help engineers assess the technology for different applications. LEESON’s technical team will focus the course in the following areas:
• Technical Overview of Permanent Magnet Motors (PM) • Energy Efficiency • Power Density • Controls Requirements • Live Technical Q&A Session
Antimicrobial Technologies: Controlling Healthcare-Acquired Infections
Free Live Webinar
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
CDC estimates that one out of 20 hospitalized patients will acquire an infection while receiving healthcare treatment for other conditions. Healthcare-associated infections cause significant death and illness among patients treated in U.S. healthcare institutions and add billions of dollars to healthcare costs. With the emergence of drug-resistant infections and new pathogens in health care settings, new strategies to detect and reduce health care-associated infections become even more critical.
With Medicare no longer reimbursing healthcare facilities for the costs of treating certain preventable infections, hospitals are increasingly focusing on comprehensive infection control strategies to protect patients and bottom lines. Medical device manufacturers have an opportunity to differentiate themselves and meet the market need through devices that incorporate antimicrobial technologies.
This webinar will explore some of those technologies, including a look at additives, coatings, and materials that can help combat microbe formation and prevent infection.
High Performance Conformal Coatings for OEM Applications
Sponsor: Specialty Coating Systems
FREE! On Demand
As devices and components become progressively smaller and increasingly complex, they present unique challenges for many OEM design teams. The issues aren’t just driven by project specifications and industry regulations, but by the different coating options that could be applied to any project….with varying degrees of success.
Conformal coatings are used in the medical device, electronics, automotive, military and aerospace industries for a variety of surface modification functions, including:
- Isolate/protect devices from the environments encountered
- Provide thermal and electrical insulation - selectively or overall
- Enhance lubricity… or conversely, reduce tackiness
- Stabilize/consolidate surfaces by micro-particle immobilization
- Control metallic whisker growth
- Reduce/eliminate surface micro-porosity to control the entrapment of contaminants
- Stabilize delicate micro/nano structures
- Function as an interface that is biocompatible
Every OEM project has different requirements, so this webinar will focus on how the polymer Parylene, Poly(para-xylylene), compares to other industry conformal coatings, including silicones, epoxies, acrylics and urethanes. It will also discuss:
- Overview of ultra-thin (micron-level thickness), pinhole-free Parylene coatings
- Parylene’s unique properties that enhance reliability of components
- How Parylene is applied to result in ultra-thin, very conformal coatings
- Examples of applications that benefit from Parylene’s properties
- New advances that have been made in adhesion technologies
- Advanced applications for Parylene
As new materials and applications arise, an understanding of component manufacturability, of coating design, and the technical performance data of various coating options are key to choosing the best coating for a given application. The webinar will wrap up with a live Q&A session with technical staff from Specialty Coating Systems.
Meetings & Shows
Feb 6-8, 2012 Packaging Conference at the ARIA Resort at City Center in Las Vegas will provide insights into the direction of packaging in a post-recession global marketplace. Technology breakthroughs, equipment developments, and next generation materials are among the topics to be covered. www.thepackagingconference.com
Feb 13-16, Medical Design and Manufacturing West – MD&M West conference and exposition at the Anaheim Convention Center will present advances in medical materials, assembly, and electronic components. www.canontradeshows.com/expo/west11/
March 28-29, MicroManufacturing & NanoManufacturing Conference & Exhibits at the Hynes Convention Center, Boston, will offer MicroManufacturing conference attendees access to ideas for improving their processes for creating micro features on micro parts or on macro parts. NanoManufacturing participants will gain a greater understanding of how nanotechnology can improve products and processes while cutting costs and the top-down fabrication and bottom-up assembly techniques associated with nanotechnology. www.sme.org/micro
Apr 1-5, NPE 2012 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL, is this year’s edition of the triennial international plastics exposition produced by SPE: The Plastics Industry Trade Association. The event promises to be the largest plastics industry event in 2012, with 2,000 exhibiting companies and visitors from more than 100 countries. Co-located events will include SPE Antec 2012 (plastics technical conference), SPI’s Business of Plastics Confererence, and the second annual International Plastics Design Competition. www.npe.org
May 21-24, MD&M East will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia for the first time. The is being promoted as the “Face to Face Resource for Project Acceleration” and will feature, as it did when it was held in New York, innovations in medical materials, electronic components, CAD and CAM software, and more. http://www.canontradeshows.com/expo/east11
May 22-25, RAPID 2012/3D IMAGING Conference and Exposition at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta will be the place to learn the basics as well as explore the newest technologies and materials in additive manufacturing in combination with 3D imaging. http://rapid.sme.org/2012
June 13-14, 8th Annual Orthopaedic Manufacturing & Technology Exposition Conference will be held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Chicago (Rosemont). Complete details can be found at www.omtecexpo.com.
June 19-21, MD&M Chicago at McCormick Place will present advances in medical materials, assembly, and electronic components. http://www.canontradeshows.com/expo/mdmmw11/
Oct 1-3, AdvaMed 2012: The Medtech Conference to be held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center is considered to be the world’s leading medical technology and diagnostics conference. http://advamed2012.com
Oct 29-31, Cleveland Clinic 2012 Medical Innovation Summit: Orthopaedic Technologies at the InterContinental Hotel in Cleveland will provide detailed insights into the rapidly advancing orthopaedics market, interactive surgical procedures, and predictions for the Top 10 Medical Innovations in 2013.
Oct 31-Nov 1, MD&M Minneapolis at the Minneapolis Convention Center will present advances in medical materials, assembly, and electronic components. http://www.canontradeshows.com/expo/minn11/
