Eric Larson
Eric R. Larson is a mechanical engineer with over 30 years' experience in plastics. He has helped develop products ranging from boogie boards, water basketball games and SCUBA diving equipment to disposable lighters, cell phones and handheld medical devices. Eric is owner of Art of Mass Production (AMP), an engineering consulting company based in San Diego, CA. AMP provides services to manufacturing companies in the consumer electronics, wireless, and medical device industries. Eric is also moderator of the blog site plasticsguy.com, where he writes about plastics technology and its effect on people and the planet.
ARTICLES BY ERIC LARSON
Medtech Material Selection For Performance And Feel
When designing a medical device, material selection can be difficult, especially with thousands of plastic material options available. While material properties, environmental effects, regulatory requirements, and cost almost always are considered, "feel" is often overlooked – despite its importance to user and patient satisfaction, as well as market success.
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Medical Plastics: Material Selection Based On Feel
From prioritizing material properties to establishing desired values for each property, selecting plastic materials based on feel is a complicated undertaking. To elicit the most desirable user response from the device, it can be helpful to consider the what, rather than the how.
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01.18.26 -- Unpacking The EU's Mutual Recognition Agreements
01/18/26 Med Device Online Newsletter
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Accumold Makes Pharmapack Europe Debut To Support Next-Generation Drug Delivery And Pharma Packaging
See how precision micro molding enables scalable, reliable drug delivery and pharmaceutical packaging designs as industry experts debut at Pharmapack Europe 2026 in Paris, January 21–22.
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AbbVie To Buy Device Manufacturing Facility From West Pharmaceutical Services
The acquisition of the Tempe, Arizona facility will expand U.S.-based drug delivery device capacity and support the company’s $10 billion manufacturing investment.
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Accumold Brings Micro Molding Precision To Photonics West 2026 As Optical Innovation Accelerates
Accumold, a global leader in precision micro molding, will exhibit at SPIE Photonics West 2026 (January 20-22, San Francisco, USA), the premier event for lasers, biomedical optics, optoelectronics, and technologies supporting biophotonics, quantum, and vision applications.
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01.13.26 -- How The EU's MRAs Streamline Compliance And Inspections
01/13/26 Med Device Online Newsletter
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The Synthetic Control Mirage: Why Your Medtech RWD Strategy Will Fail In Latin America
Regulators are actively encouraging medtech companies to use real-world data and synthetic control arms. Here's why this is currently incompatible with Latin America's fragmented RWD infrastructure, though this will change in the years ahead.
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01.11.26 -- MHRA Updates Guidance For Digital Mental Health Technologies
01/11/26 Med Device Online Newsletter
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01.10.26 -- December's Most Popular Articles & Solutions
01/10/26 Med Device Online Newsletter
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