How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Economic Crisis (You Can Too!)
-Norbert Sparrow
So, how bad is it? Well, maybe not as bad as all that . . . if you’re part of the medical technology industry. That’s the conclusion I draw from a couple of surveys that were published in October.
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Coloured thermoplastics
A compounder of specialty thermoplastics develops custom compounds in more than 60 different engineering-resin systems for applications requiring specific colour, conductivity, elastomeric characteristics, flame retardation, or high-temperature, shielding, structural, or wear resistance properties.
Component development and manufacture
A device development and manufacturing company specializes in medical devices that typically have three or more technically advanced plastic components. Offering complex, high-volume manufacturing and assembly processes, the company offers product and process development, project management, plastics, mould making, processing, and assembly.
Medical films and packaging
A specialist manufacturer of medical films and packaging for sterile devices can provide customized solutions consisting of standard or specialized products in small, medium-sized, or large production runs.
Switching power aupply
An ultra-high-density open-frame switching power supply delivers 365 W of output power and offers efficiency as great as 90%. The off-line HD365 series, which features power density of 18 W/in.3, is an ultracompact conversion device measuring just 3 × 5 in. (76 × 127 mm) in an 1U format.
Foil resistor
An ultra-high-precision foil resistor provides an industrial-grade absolute temperature coefficient of resistance of ±0.05 ppm/°C from 0° to 60°C and ±0.2 ppm/°C from –55° to 125°C and is power-rated to 8 W at 25°C in accordance with MIL-PRF-39009.
Special Report
As 2008 draws to a close, we would like to take this opportunity to salute the achievements of some of the companies whose products and services we routinely cover in our publication.
Engineering Insight
Austrian Firm Develops Low- Cost Multifunctional Digital Camera for Diagnostic Use
The compact instrument is said to offer diagnostic imaging capabilities similar to floor-mounted systems found in hospitals
New Engineering and Technology Site to Discover
A new social book marking web site has been launched by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), the international society for engineers, scientists and technologists.
Renishaw Acquires Stake in Neurosurgery Robotics Firm
Renishaw plc (Wotton-under-Edge, UK) has acquired a 75% stake in Schaerer Mayfield NeuroMate AG, based in Switzerland, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Schaerer Mayfield NeuroMate SARL in Lyon, France, giving Renishaw a solid foothold in the lucrative surgical robotics field.
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