Manufacturing & Packaging Articles

  1. Bring Us Your Toughest Challenges 2/4/2022

    At Knowles Precision Devices, we purposely avoid commodity components. What we thrive on is doing the hard things. We handle the specialty components that go in systems that cannot fail and that operate at extremely high voltages, temperatures, or frequencies.

  2. Medtech Manufacturing: From Disruption To Evolution 12/16/2021

    Medical device manufacturing is a complex industry, so figuring out what areas to digitize can be difficult and different for every company. Here we explore different ways medical device and diagnostic manufacturers are embracing digital tools to maximize the value of ever-increasing data, as the industry pivots from crisis mode to evolution.

  3. Vital Signs Of The Medical Device Industry 10/1/2021

    The medical device industry emerged from 2020 a little beat up and bruised, but those that were able to adapt successfully will act as models for 2021 and beyond. As the medtech ecosystem and medical device regulations continue to evolve in conjunction with the continued pressure to meet demand while adhering to quality expectations, medical device companies must embrace digital transformation and shifts in mindset to remain competitive.

  4. What To Look For When Choosing A Medical Device (CMO) 9/17/2021

    ​Choosing the right CMO, with the qualified capabilities and experience your device needs prevents problems such as high failure rates, cost over-runs, misalignment on critical quality requirements, which could lead to missed deadlines and the loss of speed-to-market. 

  5. Manufacturing Transfer Requires Cross-Functional Leadership, Resources, And Open Communication 9/17/2021

    When a top-30 medical device original equipment manufacturer needed to close a legacy facility producing a Class III implantable device as part of its consolidation strategy, it opted to explore oursourcing rather than an in-house option.  

  6. Solving Tough Technical Challenges Through Agility And Experience 9/10/2021

    At Knowles Precision Devices, we thrive on working with companies who want to take technically challenging ideas and work through the details to figure out how to turn their seemingly impossible ideas into reality.

  7. Look, Ma! How I Solved These Disposable Diagnostic Device Challenges 9/1/2021

    Disposable diagnostic devices combine typical medtech design hurdles with high-volume production considerations, limiting the list of vendors capable of excelling — or even operating — in this space. 

  8. Top Device History Record Pain Points 8/25/2021

    Manual, paper-based systems to maintain their production records, or device history records (DHRs), for compliance purposes often fall short, exposing medical technology organizations to inefficient processes, poor data tracking, inaccurate or missing information, and other unnecessary risks. This white paper focuses on the pains of a manual paper system, the quality/compliance concerns around the device history record life cycle, and how a digital system alleviates such pains and concerns.

  9. Patient-Centricity: The Importance Of Human Factors In The Pandemic Era 6/4/2021

    Discover how patient-centricity is at the heart of drug delivery device design and innovation and how the global pandemic has highlighted the importance of patient-centric development in this field.

  10. Integrating Design And Industrialization To Optimize Cost, Quality & Time 6/1/2021

    Explore how integrating design and industrialization teams can optimize the cost, quality, and time of developing a novel drug delivery system.