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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06.29.25 -- Expanding A Bow Tie Risk Analysis Model Using Relational Risk Analysis
06/29/25 Med Device Online Newsletter
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Cutting-Edge Innovation Steals Spotlight On London Biotechnology Show 2025 Exhibition Floor
The London Biotechnology Show 2025 exhibition floor was a vibrant epicentre of innovation, featuring nearly 100 exhibiting companies representing the entire biotechnology value chain—from laboratory equipment and health tech to compliance and logistics.
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06.26.25 -- Neuromodulation Dominates The U.S. Market For Neurological Devices
06/26/25 Med Device Online Newsletter
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Custom Tubing Assemblies
IDEX streamlined a complex fluidic system by designing custom tubing assemblies and color-coded fittings, reducing assembly errors and service needs for an optimized instrument.
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Tubing Configurator
The IDEX Health & Science Tubing Configurator enables fully customized fluidic tubing assemblies with selectable materials, sizes, fittings, threads, colors, and labeling options.
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Spatial Biology Guide
IDEX Health & Science provides precision fluidic components and subsystems that optimize spatial biology instruments, improving performance, reliability, and reproducibility across spatial transcriptomics workflows.
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A Composable Blueprint For Medical Device Manufacturers
Discover how leading MedTech companies are modernizing with purpose, navigating tighter margins, and evolving regulations by transforming operations one process, product line, and plant at a time.
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06.24.25 -- Expanding A Bow Tie Risk Analysis Model Using Relational Risk Analysis
06/24/25 Med Device Online Newsletter
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