Archive for the ‘Suppliers’ Category
Thursday, November 17th, 2011
As a supplier of electronics design and manufacturing services to the global medtech sector, Jabil Healthcare & Life Sciences has a vast footprint. That is generally a good thing, but it can cause some customer service headaches.
For example, Jabil operates three design centres in Europe, each of which ...
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Thursday, November 17th, 2011
From the wire: ASG Medical Systems, the leader in catheter and guidewire manufacturing automation, and Technical Innovations, the leader in catheter hole drilling, hole punching and skiving technology, have merged to create Syneo.
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Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
With the exception of blood-pressure cuffs, it never occurred to me to put Velcro and medical devices in the same thought bubble. The distinctive ripping sound the material makes as it is pulled apart and its generally gritty aspect just don't lend it a medical aura. So when I saw ...
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Monday, April 11th, 2011
From the wire: Interface Catheter Solutions has announced a major expansion of its extrusion services. The company, which has created more than 2000 balloon designs, now offers full-service custom medical extrusions. In preparation for this service, Interface has built a new cleanroom, installed additional extrusion equipment and assembled a dedicated ...
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Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
Are you wasting resources? The question is rhetorical in the eyes of Supply Chain Ready, a service that integrates lean manufacturing and logistics with expertise on design and project management of medical technology production facilities. “I would be surprised if we did not see a 30% to 60% improvement after ...
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Sunday, March 20th, 2011
From the wire: Atek Medical, an outsourcing partner for the manufacture of Class II and Class III medical devices and disposables, has helped UK-based Smith & Nephew meet its launch date for a new wound care product. It is also working with ThermoGenesis Corp. in California to scale up production ...
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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
Business is good for Dymax Europe GmbH, the supplier of UV light–curing adhesives and systems. How good, you ask? Well, the company is moving into a new facility next month and quadrupling capacity in the process.
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Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
Wire-reinforced multilumen tubing for minimally invasive procedures is being introduced at MD&M West this week by Putnam Plastics, a PolyMedex Discovery Group company. While multilumen and braid-reinforced tubing constructions are not new, the combination of these technologies represents a significant advance for device engineers, according to the company.
Multilumen tubing offers ...
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Tuesday, December 21st, 2010
Israel-based Elcam Medical, a supplier of disposable products to medical device OEMs, has acquired Italy-based Lucomed, which shares a similar profile. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Elcam previously acquired Injectech LLC, headquartered in Colorado, in 2009.
"This acquistion is a major step in our plans to achieve growth through ...
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Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
Miniaturisation continues to be a driver in medical technology. And as devices get smaller, the parts that make up the devices—and that make them work—have to shrink accordingly. Enter Freudenberg engineers, who claim to have developed and produced the world's smallest elastomer sealing ring.
The so-called Simmerring can seal shafts measuring ...
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Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
Interface Catheter Solutions has upgraded its MBS-200 marker band swaging equipment with a new touch screen sporting user-friendly features and a clear catheter insertion guide for improved swaging alignment.
The MBS-200 now offers two modes of operation for either dual or multiple marker-band placement. The operator chooses the preferred mode of ...
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Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
It's well known that the medical device industry tends to be conservative. Change comes cautiously in a regulated sector. So it's not surprising that the well-worn concept of outsourcing manufacturing to carve out time to concentrate on core competencies is still gaining momentum among medtech companies. That has not escaped ...
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