Are you looking for resins to help you meet your sustainability goals? Entec Polymers has a portfolio of bio-based resins, compostable resins, post-industrial and post-consumer recycled resins, and enhancing additives to meet your needs.
Customer engaged MME group for tooling and production molding work for two of 37 total parts required to manufacture a popular consumer product, the number one walking cane in America. MME group provided contract manufacturing solutions for the customer to move its entire offshore production to...
Machining with reclaimed Carbon Dioxide (CO2) addresses two critical issues in the medical machining industry. The first issue is the need to machine components that are designed to be used inside the human body where part contamination introduced during the machining processes is prohibited....
Medical device product liability lawsuits
are a stark reality in the manufacturing industry. The
nearly doubling of medical device recalls in the past
decade proves that even with the FDA working to ensure
that only “safe” products are made and manufacturers
making a dedicated effort to...
The electronic, high-tech, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, aero space, medical and many other industries depend on cleanroom technology. As products such as cell phone circuit boards become smaller, the chance of contamination in manufacturing becomes higher. For pharmaceutical companies, clean,...
Global economics and healthcare reform are increasing the importance on finding an onshore contract medical component manufacturer that meets the needs of OEMs. By partnering with contract manufacturers, medical device developers enhance their ability to invent creative new solutions to help...
ETCO Incorporated | March 7th, 2012: R&D has been working on a lab fixture that will trigger coil on plug type coils. It will use this tool to compare industry standard coil to plug connections (typically a spring) with each other, and with prototype ideas, seeking to offer a better connection....
Equipment validation – often referred to as Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational Qualification (OQ), and Performance Qualification (PQ) – provides you with a way of assessing how well your equipment is functioning. IQ/OQ/PQ may also be required by association, state, or federal...
Empowering quality functions helps organizations achieve compliance with regulations - standards like ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 emphasize company-wide commitment to quality. But beyond that, making quality a significant part of a company culture leads to the consistent production of safe, effective...
Sourcing and qualifying outsource partners is a daunting task for companies who require product development and manufacturing services. We are often asked which is more advantageous, to hire a company that provides both services, or outsource from separate organizations. Without thinking it...
Electrical discharge machines have been used commercially for more than 30 years, with the tool and die industry being the first to adopt the technology. Since then, other manufacturing sectors have steadily added EDM to their parts-producing capabilities.
The study guide, “Basics of Force Sensors”, explores the different technologies engineers can choose from in selecting the ideal force sensing-device for a design project. This all-encompassing guide highlights key factors to consider in the sensor selection process: price, accuracy, and ease of...
Radio frequency identification (RFID) is one of the fastest growing and most beneficial
technologies being adopted by businesses today. Adoption of this automatic data-collection
(ADC) technology has recently been fueled by the establishment of key standards, retailer and
government mandates,...
One can think of a piezoceramic as a rock which generates electrical current if squeezed and which moves if driven by an electrical current. For these wonderful properties to occur electrodes must be connected to the piezoceramic and the piezoceramic must be polarized. Electrodes are metal...
There is much to consider when choosing the right valves for an application. Here are some basics, important considerations, and guidelines for energy efficiency.
Material selection of polymer components and disposables is determined by various factors such as physical/optical properties, cost, biocompatibility, etc. However, due to the hydrophobic (non-wetting) characteristics of many polymers, challenges can occur when bonding, coating or printing are...
Multi-component or multi-material injection molding is a process that has developed greatly in the past decade. The process has grown not only due to technological advancements but due to OEM's searching for new ways to gain advantage over competitors in quality and value of products....
Discover why tolerance analysis is an integral part of the manufacturing process and learn how your firm can shorten your product life cycle and reduce waste by utilizing tolerance analysis in your next manufacturing project.
Given the fact that much of the cost of bringing a product to...
Prior to beginning routine ethylene oxide sterilization, a product with a sterile claim needs to complete a validation process to ensure the Sterility Assurance Level claimed is met. This TechTip will provide a step-by-step overview of an ethylene oxide validation process that complies with the...
Explore the merits of a single-use bioprocessing system and learn how the byproduct of these systems, cogeneration, can be leveraged to save money and reduce waste.
The debate of which system is better for bioprocessing, a single-use system comprised of polymer-based parts or a stainless...
Explore the FDA’s CFR Part 11 requirements for electronic records and signatures. Discover how the right statistical process control (SPC) software program can help your organization become compliant with these rules in an efficient way.
Companies that are regulated by the FDA must comply...
