Archive for the ‘Testing’ Category
Sunday, September 26th, 2010
Force and torque testing equipment manufacturer Mecmesin has introduced a system suited for measuring Class I, Class II and Class III medical devices as well as their component parts. Designed for use in busy production environments by operators at all skill levels, the MultiTest-xt is a stand-alone system that incorporates ...
Posted in Testing, medtechinsider | Add Comment »
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
It happens like clockwork every three years right around this time—I start to get flooded with press releases from exhibitors at the K show in Düsseldorf, Germany. Some of them are even interesting, like this one.
Maker of testing instruments Instron will showcase its newly developed Series 5940 single-column tabletop testing ...
Posted in Testing, qmed daily europe | Add Comment »
Monday, September 13th, 2010
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a microminiaturised device that can make complex viscosity measurements on extremely small sample sizes, reports ScienceDaily. The table-top prototype is smaller than a postage stamp and works with a sample size of about 5 nanolitres. "With our device, ...
Posted in Research, Testing, qmed daily europe | Add Comment »
Monday, September 6th, 2010
Using aluminium foil to measure the efficacy of ultrasonic cleaning systems seems, well, kind of primitive. According to the UK National Physical Laboratory (NPL), it doesn't work all that well, either. Yet, that is the recommended means of measurement from the UK National Health Service. The NPL has developed an ...
Posted in Testing | Add Comment »
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
An article recently published on www.emdt.co.uk expains how acoustic micro imaging technology can identify latent defects in products during development and manufacture and prevent field failures. When a medical device fails during active use, the failure is often preceded by a latent defect of some type. If the failure is not ...
Posted in Testing, medtechinsider | Add Comment »
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
The University of Warwick in Coventry, UK, in association with Renishaw plc will host ‘Inside Raman’ seminars on 22 and 23 September. Several distinguished speakers will pass on their experience and expertise at the events, which are aimed at promoting Raman spectroscopy to UK businesses and academia. There is no ...
Posted in Materials, Seminars, Testing, medtechinsider | Add Comment »
Monday, June 28th, 2010
Designed to measure the thickness and properties of thin film coatings on orthopaedic products, stents and related devices, the n-Gauge metrology instrument puts beam profile reflectometry technology within reach of a range of sectors for the first time, according to UK-based Nightingale-EOS Ltd. "Previously available only to high-volume semiconductor ...
Posted in Testing, medtechinsider | Add Comment »
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
Rigel Medical will showcase a handheld combination vital-signs simulator, which it describes as an industry first, at the AAMI 2010 show in June. The UniSIM is the only simulator capable of performing six synchronised vital-sign parameter tests, according to the company. It enables medical device engineers to rapidly conduct NIBP, ...
Posted in Testing, medtechinsider | Add Comment »
Sunday, March 7th, 2010
Smithers Rapra has announced the purchase of a video extensometer for its physical testing laboratory in Shawbury, UK. The noncontact video-based instrument, which can measure 3-D displacement and strain on materials, components and structures, is an alternative to traditional contacting extensometers. Many material tests are being replaced by these next-generation ...
Posted in Testing, medtechinsider | 2 Comments »
Monday, January 4th, 2010
Details of the practical issues associated with the EN 50191 standard for the installation and operation of electrical test equipment are covered in a newly reprinted booklet from electrical safety testing specialist Clare Instruments.
The free, full colour “Guide to EN 50191” will be of interest to all those with responsibility ...
Posted in Electromedical equipment, Testing, medtechinsider | Add Comment »
Monday, December 14th, 2009
From the wire: Icon plc, a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, has expanded its European Central Laboratory, located in South County Business Park, Dublin. The newly designed 3800-m² facility, which is three times the size of the previous laboratory, provides centralised ...
Posted in Testing | Add Comment »
Sunday, November 8th, 2009
Zwicki materials testing machines from the Zwick Roell Group have been approved for cleanroom use by the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology and Automation (IPA) in Stuttgart, Germany. The organisation carried out cleanliness and cleanroom suitability tests on the universal testing machines, and has certified that the line can be safely used ...
Posted in Testing, medtechinsider | Add Comment »
