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Industry News

• World's Smallest Hollow-Shaft Actuator Introduced
• Clearstream Managing Director Nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year
• Gurit Heberlein Group Acquires Donegal
• Energy-Efficient Hot-Air Oven Benefits Medical Extrusions
• Biodegradable Shape-Memory Polymers Developed
• Barco and MeVis Complete Digital Mammography Project
• Merger Creates Largest US Outsourcer of Medical Disposables
• Shows and Conferences
  

Technology News

• Switches Operate through Walls
• Medical Nonwoven Combines Best Properties of Paper and Plastic Tapes
• Tooling-Free Process Benefits Production of Device Subassemblies

Product Update

Coatings Help Devices Live Up to Their Potential

Surface treatments make medical instruments better, more versatile, and easier to use.
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Spotlight on

Filters

Adhesive filter components, membrane filter holders, screen membranes, and more!

Web Watch

• Managing Corrective and Preventive Action Via the Web
• Healthcare Trading Exchanges Unveil Single-Point Connectivity
• E-News

Special Report

Material Progress

An extensively tested new PVC plasticizer gets a clean bill of health. Also, a look at electrically conductive polymers that are helping design engineers build smaller, lighter devices, and a sulphone polymer that reduces scaling during processing and improves productivity.

Regional Focus

Northern Italy

Northern Italy has a well-deserved reputation for medical innovation. A strong base of suppliers combined with the presence of leading multinational OEMs makes Mirandola the focal point of this region's medical industry.

Sidebar: Safety in Numbers

Medtec Ireland 2002

MEDTEC Ireland Returns to Galway

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