Archive for the ‘Testing’ Category
Monday, April 9th, 2012
Guest blogger Dave Selin, European Sales Manager, Uson, writes:
When it comes to nondestructive testing, the types of components used to create the test circuits always have an impact on a testing system's capabilities.
In leak testers, for example, the size of the system’s valves and sensors can make or break the ...
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Sunday, March 25th, 2012
Guest blogger Dave Selin, European Sales Manager, Uson, writes:
Perhaps how someone feels about the rigors of equipment validation processes depends upon where he or she sits, and when.
A quality engineer at a cardiac catheter manufacturing plant exporting to the United States may curse the onerous IQ (installation qualification), PQ (performance ...
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Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
Uson was showing off a couple of things at its stand at MD&M West in Anaheim, CA, USA, this week: a new leak and flow tester that seemingly does everything but wash the dishes—and you might even be able to configure it to do that—and a new president, Dave Foran.
First, ...
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Monday, February 6th, 2012
Guest blogger Dave Selin, European Sales Manager, Uson, writes:
The US FDA 21 CFR Part 11 standard for software validation has long been an international standard adhered to by global device manufacturers. It has assured that production line records are tamper-free. As a manufacturer of leak detection instrumentation used on a wide range ...
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Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
Guest blogger Dave Selin, European Sales Manager, writes:
Process engineers who are most successful in keeping test-intensive manufacturing costs to a minimum often seem to be the same ones who learned that early childhood lesson about sharing and playing nicely with their mates.
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Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
Guest blogger Dave Selin, European Sales Manager, Uson, writes:
Recently I’ve been asked on more than one occasion to help a medical device manufacturer determine where and how much their device is leaking. Both of those questions can be answered with great precision—but not at the same time or by using ...
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Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
It's not exactly eHarmony, but the complimentary leak-detection equipment matching services introduced by Uson (Houston, Texas, USA) might put a bounce in your step if you're having trouble finding a leak tester that is compatible with your application. The maker of leak testing systems has launched two no-cost matchmaker programmes: Leak Detector Express ...
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Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
Testing and certification services provider UL announced that it has acquired mdt medical device testing GmbH (MDT) and md registration support Ltd. (MDRS). These two entities, based in Ochsenhausen, Germany, will become part of UL's Life and Health business unit. MDT is an accredited and GLP-certified test laboratory for the medical services industry, ...
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Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
Instron has developed a new MT1 torsion test system for the determination of mechanical properties such as torsional yield strength, maximum insertion torque, breaking angle, as well as insertion and removal torque for comparison of different bone screw designs. The new model of the manufacturer of test equipment is suited ...
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Thursday, November 18th, 2010
"Innovating together" is the rallying cry at the Rigel Medical stand at Medica this year. Stylised graphics of an ear, eye and brain are meant to convey the message of a company that pays particular attention to user input in its development of next-generation products. Whilst acting on customer feedback ...
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Thursday, November 11th, 2010
A new single- and multiweight melt flow tester from Instron is engineered for precise quality control and incoming goods inspection. Designed as an enhancement of Instron's CEAST MMF 7027, the new CEAST MMF Multiweight 7028 is conceived for conducting automatic tests with up to five preinstalled weights, which can be selected ...
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Thursday, October 14th, 2010
At testXpo this week, the international forum for materials testing held every year on the Zwick premises in Ulm, Germany, Zwick Roell demonstrated its fully automated function and torsion testing machine for insulin pens. Featuring a Zwick Z0.5 table-top testing machine (Fmax=0.5kN, 2Nm torsion drive), the system uses an automatic ...
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