Manufacturing & Packaging Articles
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Strategies Of Collaborative Co-Development Success
8/21/2019
Co-development projects task the coordination of large groups of talented engineers, assay developers, and support personnel to guide the development activity, such as the development of a complex medical instrument.
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New Developments In Parylene Technology For Medical Electronics Advancement
3/15/2019
Vapor phase polymers, particularly Parylenes, have become more important in the conformal insulation and biostability of medical electronics and enhancing their overall reliability because of the unique characteristics that are generally not available with other polymeric materials.
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10 Ways To Improve Your Barcodes
12/7/2018
Without barcodes to scan, the retail world would effectively grind to a halt. The dependency is understandable though, as barcodes are just that much more effective relative to labels… they can contain that much more information.
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The Growth Of Biocompatible Silicone In Implantable Medical Devices
11/19/2018
Silicone’s biocompatibility and stability when implanted within the human body for short-term or long-term applications have made it a highly popular material for implantable medical devices. This article offers a brief overview of the history of biocompatible silicone, new testing and standards, and the issues regarding biocompatibility and patient safety.
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Choosing A CMO: Find The Best Match By Asking The Right Questions
11/8/2018
When selecting a CMO, it’s important to look at organizational alignment, senior leadership engagement, program management, commitment to projects large and small, and processes in place to manage risk.
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The Only Validation Approach That Gets — And Keeps — Your Molded Part In Spec
11/1/2018
When subcontracting medical or optic injection-molded components, do you carefully evaluate your molder’s validation process? There is only one approach that is proven to keep your molded parts “in spec”: decoupled molding.
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Reducing The Life Cycle Cost Of Validation (Part 3): Equipment Selection, Processing, And Maintenance
10/4/2018
Selecting equipment that will consistently function as needed can help ensure the high level of quality and production uptime required for the lifetime of your product’s production needs.
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Parker Hannifin Brings Robotic Exoskeleton To Life With Digital Manufacturing
8/28/2018
Parker Hannifin needed a rapid manufacturing solution to accelerate development of a robotic exoskeleton while reducing design risk. As a solution, Protolabs’ digital manufacturing technologies and automated quoting system enabled a highly repetitive design process without sacrificing time to market.
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Design For Manufacturing Breakthroughs: Producing Innovative Medical Microdevices
5/4/2018
MTD offers tips and specific questions to ask when designing and producing medical microdevices. This white paper walks through considerations for popular and new material choices, application requirements, costs, production challenges, and more.
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High-Volume Manufacturing: Essential Points To Consider Before You Scale Up
4/20/2018
To successfully scale to high-volume manufacturing, planning is required for streamlining the production process and minimizing the changes that could add unnecessary time and expense to the process.