Medical Devices Assembly - Articles - Page 18

Staking for Plastic Parts Assembly

New technologies are solving challenges in staking plastic parts

September 15, 2020

Staking is ideal for assembling plastic parts. It's quick and inexpensive. It can join dissimilar materials. It eliminates the cost of fasteners and adhesives, and it allows engineers to loosen the tolerances for molded parts.

Five Things: Medical Device Assembly

John Sprovieri

September 10, 2020

Face masks are in short supply, but a new "factory in a box" designed by systems integrator Mikron could solve the problem.

PPE Manufacturer Announces New Facility in Canada

September 2, 2020

CAMBRIDGE, Canada—PRIMED Medical Products will locate a new medical mask manufacturing facility in Cambridge, Ontario.

MI Manufacturer Launches Medical Division

August 31, 2020

BATTLE CREEK, MI—Stewart Industries’ new venture, Stewart Medical, will manufacture, source, and supply medical products and PPE for businesses across the U.S.

Cobot Ensures Faster Sample Analysis in the Lab

Jim Camillo

August 11, 2020

Laboratory work often involves a number of monotonous and repetitive elements that can be streamlined by means of automation.

Reading Codes on the Assembly Line

Many assembly operations begin with the scanning of a 1D or 2D bar code.

John Sprovieri

August 4, 2020

any assembly operations begin with the scanning of a 1D or 2D bar code. The code might tell an assembler what parts to install and how to install them.

U.S. Manufacturing Had an Opportunity—And We Wasted It

In the wake of COVID-related supply chain disruptions, U.S. manufacturers should rethink global supply chains.

July 28, 2020

We—manufacturers, government and the public—have failed dismally to capitalize on the opportunity to revamp supply chains and grow U.S. manufacturing.

Bowl Feeds Parts for COVID-19 Test Kits

John Sprovieri

July 27, 2020

As of May 26, more than 5.6 million cases of COVID-19 have been reported in 235 countries. Worldwide, nearly 349,000 people have died from the disease, but 2.4 million have recovered.

Automatic Installation of Nonthreaded Fasteners

Numerous systems and workcells help manufacturers accurately install pins, clips and other nonthreaded fasteners.

Jim Camillo

July 20, 2020

There are no unimportant or unnecessary parts in an assembly. Each component within a product, be it large or small, simple or complex, has been delegated there by an engineer to perform a specific task.