micromachining

Micromachining requires little or no tooling during the design iterations associated with medical device development, including those used for minimally invasive surgery...More

Contract manufacturers that perform precision micromachining play a useful role developing prototypes of biomedical parts smaller than 2 in3. Micromachining can replace or complement traditional EDM, forming, stamping, and injection molding for plastics, aluminum, brass, titanium, stainless steel, ceramics, and glass. For example, prototypes traditionally micro-injection-molded can be machined instead, thereby eliminating the need for expensive molds. Micromachining is also suitable for micro medical parts requiring intricate 3D freeform geometry....More