Medical Devices Assembly

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With the election in the rearview mirror, assemblers are poised to invest in their operations again.

TORRINGTON, CT—Dymax, a manufacturer of light-curing adhesives and equipment, has been granted a patent for its HLC (Hybrid Light-Curable) adhesive. The new technology combines the optimal qualities of anionic polymerization and free radical chemistries into one formulation.

OLDSMAR, FL—Performance Feeders Inc. has designed a vibratory bowl feeder, 30 inches in diameter, to supply three different cylindrical plastic parts for a medical device.

CHARLOTTE, NC—Medical Murray, a contract manufacturer of class II and III medical devices, is expanding its assembly plant here from 35,000 to 55,000 square feet. This expansion will support increasing global demand for Class III transcatheter implant devices and provide additional Class 7 clean room space.

AbbVie's new auto-injector pen was developed to be easy to use and to reduce the burden on patients when performing self-injection.

OULU, Finland—JOT Automation Inc. and EID Robotics have introduced a system of standardized, modular, robotic cells that can be combined to create microfactories for localized automated manufacturing of products.

An innovative 3D printing method streamlines multimaterial manufacturing.

New products include a form-in-place gasket material for EVs and adhesives for medical device assembly.

Note to the U.S. healthcare industry: Heed the words of Spanish-American writer and philosopher George Santayana: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

DAS Medical Holdings began operations using QuickBooks for accounting. However, as the company experienced rapid and significant growth, it soon outgrew QuickBooks’ capabilities. It was ready for a full enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that could support manufacturing, inventory control, and material requirements planning (MRP).