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Abbott Expands Medical Device Manufacturing

November 1, 2019
WESTFIELD, IN — Abbott, a global health care company, plans to establish a new medical device manufacturing and assembly site along U.S. Highway 31 in Westfield, Indiana.
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Baxter International Expanding MS Plant

February 4, 2019

DEERFIELD, IL—Medical equipment maker Baxter International is expanding its Cleveland, MS, plant, with plans to add 50 to 100 new employees in about two years.


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How to Work With Medical Device Design Firms

How to Work With Medical Device Design Firms

Third-parties can help new products get to market faster.
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Austin Weber
February 2, 2017

Designing a new medical device is a bit more complicated than designing a toaster or an automotive cooling system. Besides the issues common to any product—feasibility, usability, and design for manufacture and assembly—there are also issues of biocompatibility, sterilization and FDA regulations to deal with.


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Medical Device Assembler to Add 71 Jobs

April 17, 2013

INDIANAPOLIS—Arcamed Inc., which makes trays for surgical instruments, is investing $1.4 million in new equipment for its assembly plant here and will add 71 jobs by 2016.


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Senate Votes to Repeal Medical Device Tax

April 2, 2013

WASHINGTON—Medical device manufacturers scored a political victory when the Senate voted in a nonbinding resolution to repeal a new device tax.


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Lean Manufacturing Transforms Medtronic

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Austin Weber
February 1, 2013

Medtronic Inc. is a leading manufacturer of catheters, defibrillators, pacemakers, stents, valves, surgical instruments and other medical devices. The company operates state-of-the-art assembly plants around the world.


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Medical Device Manufacturers Slowly Go Lean

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Austin Weber
February 1, 2013
Compared with the automotive industry, medical device manufacturers are in the early stages of applying lean manufacturing principles.
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High-Volume, Low-Mix Is Keen on Lean

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Austin Weber
February 1, 2013

Kaizen (continuous improvement) is a key principle behind lean manufacturing initiatives in all industries.


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Lean Layouts Boost Medical Device Productivity

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Austin Weber
February 1, 2013

Plant floor layout in the medical device industry is typically dictated by the types of products being produced.


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Energy Harvesting Could Change Medical Device Assembly

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Austin Weber
February 1, 2013

Traditionally, hearing aids, pacemakers, defibrillators, cochlear implants, neurostimulators and other medical devices depend on lithium-ion batteries. However, batteries add extra weight. Batteries also raise numerous safety and reliability concerns.


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