Manufacturing & Packaging Articles
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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.
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Look, Ma! How I Solved These Implantable Device Challenges
3/15/2021
Implantable medical devices are a fast-growing market that demands regulatory savvy and technical proficiency from component suppliers.
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A GMP Implantable Grade Bioresorbable Polymer Powder Breakthrough
11/12/2020
Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) systems use a high-powered laser to selectively melt and fuse powder particles of a bioresorbable polymer in a layer-by-layer 3D printing process to manufacture a final implantable medical device part. Depending on the part geometry, these systems can typically print geometries as small as 0.4 mm with a tolerance of +/- 0.25 mm.
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Recombinant Collagen Made Via Fermentation Addresses Unmet Market Needs
10/9/2020
The production of recombinant collagen made via fermentation-based processes addresses market needs for collagen that is safe, sustainable, reproducible, and acceptable to consumers.
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A New Recombinant Collagen Platform Is Poised To Enhance The Safety, Performance And Acceptability Of Medical Devices
9/9/2020
Collagen is one of the industry’s most important biomaterials. To address market needs for solubility, biocompatibility, processability, sustainability, and scalability, Evonik has developed a new recombinant collagen technology platform. Prospective medical device customers seeking product samples for feasibility studies or development programs can contact Evonik for further information.
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Optical Design And Manufacturing: Challenges And Uses In Medical Applications
7/31/2020
Injection-molded optics offer medical device and equipment manufacturers a timely, robust, and high-quality component option — but not all molders can deliver on the promise of this technology.
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Beyond The Quote: Total Cost Of Ownership With Supply Chain Partnerships
2/3/2020
Critical components cannot be sourced like simple parts; they demand greater vendor/customer collaboration, profound depth of knowledge, and a supplier committed more to the relationship than the sale.
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Why Extruded Tubes May Be Your Best Medical Device Packaging Option
1/31/2020
Protecting your valuable medical products is of the utmost importance, but it often comes with a hefty price tag and unforeseen challenges. Rigid extruded tubes (ExT) can offer an affordable, customizable, durable, reusable, and sterilizable packaging option for your medical product.
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There's No Crying In Medical Manufacturing!
12/10/2019
Much like the game of baseball, medical manufacturing can be complex, demanding, and ever-changing. And it's hard. But "the hard... is what makes it great."
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Less Is More: How LEAN Processes Can Bolster Profits And Sustainability
11/19/2019
LEAN manufacturing is an important extension of controlled operations that comes with benefits in limiting costs, boosting profits, reducing waste, and improving sustainability. But how can device manufacturers learn, adopt, implement, and make LEAN manufacturing principles part of everyday operations?