Medical Devices Assembly

Articles about assembly technologies and trends in the medical device industry.

ASSEMBLY Capital Spending Report 2018: Spending Increases due to Economic Growth and Tax-Cuts

The past year brought blockbuster headlines for U.S. manufacturing. Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn unveiled plans to build a $10 billion assembly plant in Wisconsin that would make liquid-crystal display panels and employ as many as 13,000 people.

State of the Profession 2018: Smart Factories Demand Smarter Engineers

Increasing demand for smart devices and embedded intelligence is driving manufacturers in a variety of industries to invest in new production tools and technologies. Additive manufacturing, advanced sensors, augmented reality, cloud-based computing, collaborative robots and digital twins are just a few of the many trends transforming factory floors today.

Epoxy Joins Implantable Devices—and Protects Patients

Jim Camillo

November 13, 2019

One of the most challenging applications for an epoxy compound is bonding a fully implantable medical device.

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.

Interesting and Unusual Applications of Cable Testing

From underwater vehicles to crash dummies, these case studies showcase the benefits of using a versatile and adaptable cable tester

Christopher E. Strangio

October 9, 2019

Over the last 26 years, since the founding of CAMI Research Inc., customers and friends have asked why the company would focus its efforts on such a mundane, low-tech, and uninteresting device as a cable tester, particularly since a variety of such devices already existed.

Lubricant Helps Prosthetic Maker Take Big Step Forward

Jim Camillo

October 8, 2019

Lower limb prosthetics have been around for more than 200 years. But, it's only in the last 40 years or so that they've progressed to the point of accurately mimicking the human body.

Automated Assembly System Roundup

Auto parts, plumbing products and medical devices are among the myriad items made on automated assembly systems

John Sprovieri

October 4, 2019

There's nothing quite like a multistation automated assembly system. Watching robots, actuators and indexers go about their carefully choreographed routines with little or no human intervention can seem nothing short of miraculous.

Preparing metal implants with ultrasonic cleaning

Zoe Leduc

October 2, 2019

Much of the conversation around medical device cleanliness is about sanitation and sterilization. While both are important for eliminating potentially harmful microorganisms, medical devices also need to be cleaned prior to sterilization.

Optimizing Ultrasonic Plastic Welds

This advice should assist you in solving day-to-day ultrasonic welding challenges

Eddie RosenHanst

October 2, 2019

There's nothing better than starting an ultrasonic plastic welding application and finding the process "window" right away - the sweet spot in which people, parts, equipment and processes run smoothly, with great yields and timely, efficient production.

Voodoo Manufacturing Expands 3D-Printing Factory

September 17, 2019

BROOKLYN, NY—Voodoo Manufacturing has launched Voodoo Clear Aligners, a new dental manufacturing and distribution service, and expanded its high-volume 3D printing factory here.

Integrating Presses Into Assembly Systems

As the stand-alone, product-dedicated press becomes more obsolete, workcells and assembly lines with integrated presses are becoming more flexible and productive

Jim Camillo

September 9, 2019

Load cells and sensors used with presses measure several key variables, such as ram force, distance and time, and help ensure they stay within allowable tolerances.

Joint Design for Ultrasonic Welding

These tips will help you design plastic parts for optimal assembly with ultrasonics

John Sprovieri

September 6, 2019

When designing plastic parts to be assembled by ultrasonic welding, engineers have several options: a butt joint, a step joint, a tongue-and-groove joint, and a shear joint.

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Presses for Medical Device Assembly

Senior Editor Jim Camillo writes about case histories that explain why medical device manufacturers are using presses to solve diverse assembly challenges.