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Over about the last year, it seems as if the medical device manufacturing industry has been on a steady rebound from the recent economic downturn. But the companies that succeed in the future must use an updated business model, one built on strategic partnerships. So says a whitepaper from Frost & Sullivan. According to its research, "Product life cycle management in medical devices is key to the success of a product and company. As one product approaches maturity, new innovative products must be introduced that offer improved clinical efficacy, ease-of-use, or cost-effectiveness. Device improvements can be patented and, thereby, extend the company’s intellectual property and its unique selling proposition in the competitive marketplace. Because of the high value of intellectual property, medical device companies have considered new product innovation to be their core competency. Traditionally, the continual innovation of the same device and the need to protect intellectual property have contributed to medical device companies being slow to outsource their R&D and manufacturing processes. However, companies in the industry are increasingly exploring new business models that are more reliant on strategic supply chain partnerships in order to lower costs, gain access to skills and resources, and enter new markets faster." Download the free whitepaper
Leslie Gordon, Senior Editor
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 In developing a custom hinge for a medical application and after reviewing several manufacturing approaches, hinge manufacturer Southco Inc in Honeoye Falls, NY, opted to use Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) software from Boothroyd Dewhurst Inc, Wakefield, RI, to lower manufacturing and assembly costs.
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Bimba Introduces New Electric Actuators
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 After more than 50 years of pneumatic leadership, Bimba introduces its first ever rod-type electric actuator—the Original Line Electric (OLE). Designed, built and tested to provide the greatest durability, highest speed and most thrust per dollar, Bimba’s OLE actuators are ideal for applications requiring increased control and flexibility. Just like Bimba’s trusted Original Line pneumatic cylinders, OLE actuators deliver the quality, durability, delivery and outstanding customer service you’ve come to expect.
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A new approach to laser ablation from GF AgieCharmilles is showing strong potential for imparting specific surface patterns and textures onto metal parts and devices used in the medical industry. Typically, surface patterns are applied using expensive traditional metal cutting processes, multiple electrical discharge machining (EDM) operations, or hazardous chemical etching. Textures can now be generated cost effectively, quickly, and safely on a laser ablation machine.
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Put Your Portable Medical Product on a Diet
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 Dynaflo's 1000 series offers the high flows you need, while reducing size, weight, power consumption and cost compared to the competition. Flowing 45 lpm, the 1032 is perfect for applications requiring high flow in an extremely compact, easy to package design. At 70 lpm, the dual-head 1034 offer nearly double the output. Both the 1032 and 1034 are well suited to portable application, and with numerous standard and custom configuration options, can be optimized for maximum performance in your system.
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 A developer of MRI coils and diagnostic software needed a quick turnaround on cast urethane parts, an inexpensive alternative to CNC machining. Sentinelle Medical Inc turned to Quickparts.com to produce the housing for special coils on its Vanguard Breast MR Auxiliary Table. Sentinelle chose Quickparts because of its short lead times and instant online quoting for cast urethane and RP parts.
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The QV-ELF from Mitutoyo America Corp provides complete, high-end vision-inspection capabilities in a lightweight, compact instrument suitable for lab and near-line quality assurance.
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DDL, which tests medical-device packages, products, and materials, announces an agreement with Pennsylvania-based Citech, which lets DDL add new industry-accepted FDA-recognized tests. As a result of the agreement, DDL will test electrodes,
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 Wenzel/Xspect Solutions, which rebuilds and remanufactures all makes of CMMs, can now add Renishaw’s PH20 5-axis touch-trigger probe to older systems. The PH20’s compact design provides faster calibration, improved metrology, and almost infinite positioning. The PH20 lets measurements be taken using the head itself (not with probes that attach to arms which slide along the CMM structure).
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Boker's 2010 Washer Catalog
Boker's free 2010 Washer Catalog features over 24,000 non-standard flat washer sizes with ODs of 0.080" to 5.140"; numerous IDs and thicknesses; 2,000 materials; and no tooling charges. ISO 9001:2008 Registered.
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Sample Cube from Protomold
Our Sample Cube has been designed to illustrate important considerations when designing plastic injection molded parts. It showcases a range of available surface finishes and examples of bosses, gussets, and ribs. It also demonstrates the impact on part quality of overly thick or thin sections, as well as ways to incorporate holes and their potential effect on resin flow. Get a free cube today.
Rotary Motion without Limits!
The NEW HepcoMotion® PRT2 Precision Ring and Track System from Bishop-Wisecarver is an innovative collection of rings, ring segments and straight slides for medical applications.
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Precision Manufacturing & Assemblies for Medical Device
Unmatched quality manufacturing for orthopaedic implants including spine, trauma, CMF, extremities, and dental. Cardiovascular components include mechanical circulatory support, valve repair and vascular. ISO 9001:2000 and 13485:2003.
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