Applying precision stamping to endoscopic-instrument shafts
Challenging manufacturing stereotypes brings with it risks and rewards. Our company understood this in the late 1990s when we set out to develop a proprietary...
Taking the trouble out of ink marking
The 781RC MicroMark ink spray system from EFD Inc., East Providence, RI, (efd-inc.com), can produce uniform round patterns and strips from 0.2 to 1.2...
Reader Poll: Lean is in
Last month’s online poll asked readers to indicate whether their companies are applying lean manufacturing tools and methods...
High-accuracy material winding
The winding of vascular grafting material must be highly controlled to ensure the material’s correct functioning after surgery...
Surface treatments for wettability and stickability
Advanced surface treatment techniques such as air plasma, flame plasma, and chemical plasma discharges are playing key roles in the design and development...
Rapid 2009 emphasizes medical
North America's largest annual rapid manufacturing conference and exposition, The Rapid Conference & Exposition (sme.org/rapid), set for May 11-14 at...
EDM for medical extrusion and injection-molding machinery
Electrical discharge machining (EDM), which metal from a work piece with a series of electrical sparks that precisely shape the material into simple or...
Plasma jet treatment for difficult areas
Plasma-Jet surface treatment system by Corotec Corp, Farmington, CT, features a head design 50% smaller than standard heads...
Building better surgical scissors
A medical device manufacturer recently received discouraging feedback from surgeons. It appears its surgical scissors were difficult to control. The screw...
Printer also designs and applies labels
Labeling equipment is changing fast to keep pace with ease-of-use and label-quality demands. Consider, for example, a manufacturer that must label many...
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