EMDM March/April 2000 table of contents

EMDM
March/April 2000

Selected Contents

A Note From the Editor

Industry Must Take Its Message to the People

Industry News

Nelipak, Oliver Launch One-Stop Shop for Trays, Lidding, and Sealing
Acutek International Acquired by Scapa Global Device Conference
Genetic Medicine and Nanotechnology to Shape Future of Healthcare
3M Creates New Division for Drug Delivery PEEK Opens Working Space in MIS Arena for Plastics Supplier
In Brief
Company To Develop Tools for Production of Mesoscale Electronic Devices
Needle Sensor Enables Real-Time In Vivo Diagnostics
Web Sightings
Lab-in-a-Box Slashes Rapid-Test Development Time
Shows and Conferences

Technology News

Plastic Gears Offer Range of Reduction Ratios
Laser Welding Workstation Offers Plug-and-Play Design
Microsystems Supplier Develops Bidirectional Gas Flow Sensor

Special Report:

Flexible PVC Faces Stiff Competition

Despite a series of challenges on health and environmental grounds, PVC remains the dominant polymer in the medical device sector. But the debate has spawned a new generation of materials that promise to augment, if not replace, PVC in a variety of applications.

Product Update:
Make Your Moulding Supplier an Outsourcing Partner

By tapping into a contract moulder's range of expertise, OEMs can achieve cost savings and speed time to market.

Spotlight on
Pumps and Valves

Pumps, fittings, manifolds, check valves, flow controls, and more!

Showstoppers

A selection of innovative new products exhibited in Germany at Medica (Düsseldorf), Productronica (München), and Euromold (Frankfurt)