medical device manufacturing

New Nickel Hybrid Technique Developed at Purdue University

January 29, 2020

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – Purdue University innovators have created a hybrid technique to fabricate a new form of nickel that may help the future production of lifesaving medical devices, high-tech devices and vehicles with strong corrosion-resistant protection. The Purdue technique involves a process where high-yield electrodeposition is applied on certain conductive substrates.

Plastics Manufacturer Expands Vermont Facility

January 24, 2020

ROYALTON, VT— GW Plastics Inc. has completed a 30,000-square-foot expansion of its manufacturing and technology center here to accommodate the growth in thermoplastic injection molding and medical device contract assembly business.

Best Practices for Transitioning from Design to Assembly in Medical Device Manufacturing

Design Transfer Can Ensure a Smooth Product Development Process

Austin Weber

January 7, 2020

In all industries, it's important to achieve alignment between the design of a product and production processes as early as possible. In the medical device sector, whether it's a dialysis machine, a knee implant, a stethoscope or a syringe, the design transfer process plays a critical role in addressing cost and quality issues.

Tessy Plastics Adds Warehousing to Assembly Plant

January 7, 2020

ELBRIDGE, NY — Contract manufacturer Tessy Plastics announced plans to add 100,000 square feet of warehouse space to its 190,000-square-foot manufacturing plant here for additional storage of medical products.

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.

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.

How to Work With Medical Device Design Firms

Third-parties can help new products get to market faster.

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.

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.

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.

Lean Manufacturing Transforms Medtronic

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.