White Papers for Medical Device Industry Suppliers

• AC or DC Drive

  Which is best for small motors?

• Top 5 Things to Consider When Hiring a Contract Manufacturer...Are You Headed in the Right Direction

  Hiring the right Contract Manufacturer to help meet your goals, grow your company, and get your new or next generation products to market is not an easy process, and requires careful consideration and extensive due diligence. Finding the right CM ‘partner’ could prove especially challenging...

• Thermal Analysis Unlocks the Secrets of Elastomers

  Analysts can reverse engineer elastomers which allows companies to improve on specific formulations.

• The Thick & Thin of Plastic Bags

  An article describing the unit of measure "mil" as it relates to polyethylene film and bag production. Also, a table providing examples of probable uses for polyethylene bags of various mil thicknesses.

• A Computing Platform Based on 4th Gen Intel® Core™ CPU for In Vitro Diagnostics Instruments Design

  IVD instruments are designed for various qualitative or quantitative diagnostic procedures, commonly called assays, in assessing or measuring the target entity out of the samples. For different assays, IVD instruments are designed with the goal to automate the process, combining and streamlining...

• ABCs of RFID: Understanding and Using Radio Frequency Identification

  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,...

• Polarization in Piezoceramic Materials

  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...

• Polyurethane Film on Paper With Controlled Release

  A white paper describing the technical challenges in the development of Argotec's ArgoMedPLUS 18411 TPU Film-on-Paper product for use in kiss-cut frame dressing and surgical drape applications.

• Guidelines for Selecting Valves

  There is much to consider when choosing the right valves for an application. Here are some basics, important considerations, and guidelines for energy efficiency.

• GD&T Basics

  GD&T is the world standard for communicating quality information about parts and assemblies. Major OEM's and manufacturers the world over utilize GD&T to communicate with suppliers, designers, engineers and manufacturing to clearly define product specifications. There are many advantages...

• Ultra-pure Cleaning with Low Pressure Gas Plasma

  In some cleaning applications, removal of contaminants such as dust, oil, or other gross contaminants is sufficient. Other applications demand that surfaces be clean at an atomic level. This is particularly important when bonding or coating is required since an absolutely clean surfaces...

• Materials and Properties of Liquid Silicone Rubbers (LSRs)

  Properties of Liquid Silicone Rubbers (LSRs) make them stand out over any other material in the market. LSRs are translucent, odorless and tasteless. They are considered hypoallergenic and a material that will prevent bacteria or mold growth due to their inorganic molecular backbone. Their...

• Overview of an Ethylene Oxide Sterilization Validation

  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...

• The Environmental and Bottom Line Impact of Single-Use Systems

  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...

• Efficiently Compliant: Using an SPC system to comply with the FDA’s CFR Part 11 requirements

  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...

• ISO 8573 Compressed Air Contaminants, Purity Classes, and Methods

  White paper discusses ISO 8573 sampling and analytical techniques and how Trace Analytics has developed an approach that allows determination of compliance in a straightforward and cost-effective manner.

• Lean production and material flow in medical manufacturing

  12-page guidebook/brochure explores different technological approaches to lean manufacturing and assembly in a medical environment. When does it make sense to automate? When should you use a manual assembly process. Guidebook explores different application scenarios, recommends technologies for...

• Using Infrared Light to Revolutionize the Staking Process

  Take a look inside the four basic steps of the staking process and discover how Infrastake harnesses infrared light to join plastics together in an innovative way. The process of staking plastic parts has been dominated by three main methods; hot air, thermal, and ultrasonic. Each method has...