Medical Devices Assembly

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FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ—Becton, Dickinson and Co. (BD) is investing in its U.S. manufacturing network to add capacity for critical medical devices, including syringes, needles and IV catheters.

CHARLOTTE, NC—Aptyx, a global leader in life sciences manufacturing, has acquired Medical Murray’s Charlotte, NC, facility, a hub for catheter-based interventional products and transcatheter implants. 

Pratt and Whitney has deployed a six-axis robot at its factory in Singapore to automate assembly of high-pressure compressor modules for jet engines.

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.