Extrusion is the process NewAge Industries uses to make its plastic tubing and reinforced hose for medical, pharma and other applications. The extrusion equipment purchased in the ’90s was still performing well, producing hundreds of thousands of feet of tubing every month, but the company’s engineering team was concerned. The equipment showed … [Read more...] about NewAge Industries invests in new plastic hose manufacturing equipment
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Technomed to launch advanced solvent dispenser for tubing assemblies
Technomed is set to launch its DS-Vision advanced solvent dispenser for bonding medical tubing. DS-Vision is a machine that helps medical equipment and device manufacturers improve quality control systems while lowering the rate of non-compliant plastic bonded products, according to the company. Technomed's machine features a built-in quality … [Read more...] about Technomed to launch advanced solvent dispenser for tubing assemblies
This new Syneo system combines catheter drilling and cutting processes
Syneo (West Palm Beach, Fla.) recently announced the release of its Accu-Drill DC402C system, which integrates hole drilling with cutting to precision lengths. Accu-Drill DC402C system combines features of Syneo's Accu-Cut 202L and Accu-Drill SD402C. The result, according to Syneo, is less catheter component manufacturing costs, increased … [Read more...] about This new Syneo system combines catheter drilling and cutting processes
Pulse Systems opens new East Coast Development Center in Massachusetts
Pulse Systems (Concord, Calif.) has opened a new East Coast Development Center facility in Marlborough, Mass. Pulse Systems — which provides precision machining of metal components for the medical device industry — already provided prototype and production support from its Northern California facilities. The new Boston area facility will provide … [Read more...] about Pulse Systems opens new East Coast Development Center in Massachusetts
Metal injection molding vs. machining: When MIM is best
Metal injection molding (MIM) works well for high-volume production of small, complex medical device parts of consistent quality. Steve Santoro, Micro Demand for small, lightweight, high-strength, complex-shaped components is growing across industries today, from automotive, consumer electronics, aerospace and defense to orthodontics and … [Read more...] about Metal injection molding vs. machining: When MIM is best
Micro adds a building to expand manufacturing space
Medical device contract manufacturer Micro said it has expanded to a third building in Somerset, N.J. The new facility is located between the company's existing properties. The company said it will use 35,000 of the building's 50,000 square feet of space for offices, freeing up more space for manufacturing in the other two buildings. Staff began … [Read more...] about Micro adds a building to expand manufacturing space
Beaumont Machine relocates, starts new chapter
Beaumont Machine has opened a new manufacturing plant in Batavia, Ohio under the renewed leadership of its founder. Beaumont's electrical discharge machining (EDM) machines are used primarily for precision placement of the cooling and gas flow holes in various products, including metering and diffuser holes. They are used extensively in the … [Read more...] about Beaumont Machine relocates, starts new chapter
How innovative pump designs power intelligent balloon catheters
The next generation of intelligent balloon catheters depends on novel designs of ball-screw-driven pumps. Bruce Gretz, Steinmeyer Balloon catheters have long seen widespread use in cardiovascular applications. One of the first, decades ago, was intra-aortic. A balloon was implanted into the descending aorta and pressurized via a percutaneous … [Read more...] about How innovative pump designs power intelligent balloon catheters
How fast is Protolabs growing? Turns out it’s really fast
Quick-turn manufacturer Protolabs has an enviable problem: It needs hundreds of qualified advanced manufacturing workers, and it needs them fast. When Protolabs CEO Vicki Holt started with the Maple Plain, Minn.-based company five years ago, it had 750 employees. Now it has 2,700, with plans to add 650 more this year. Most of Protolab's growth has … [Read more...] about How fast is Protolabs growing? Turns out it’s really fast
Athermal laser machining for medical implants is the topic of Norman Noble’s latest whitepaper
Thermal lasers have achieved extraordinary results in microprecision manufacturing of medical implants and devices the past 20 years. Devices we take for granted today, such as vascular stents, could not be produced without the technology; however, there are still significant limitations on what medical implant and device manufactures can produce … [Read more...] about Athermal laser machining for medical implants is the topic of Norman Noble’s latest whitepaper
