A Note From The Editor

Case-Based Funding: A Tale of Two Systems

Industry News

• Manufacturing Execution Systems Continue to Find Converts
• Single-Source Microsystems Development Service Is Launched
• Medical Device Material Atlas Addresses Product Development Issues
• Flexible Moulded Foam Has Good Memory
• Kinneir Dufort Sees Double at Design Awards
• Air Compressor/Vacuum Pump Reduces Noise, Vibration
• Multicomponent System Balances Cure Speed and Shelf Life
• Connector Interface Technology Benefits Minimally Invasive Surgical Devices
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• Shows & Conferences

Technology News

• First-Ever 64-Bit PCI Focuses on Improving Medical Imaging
• Device Automates Marker Band Swaging
• Fibre-Optic Spectroscopy Provides Flexible, Low-Cost Solutions

Product Update

Metal Fabrication: Precision Has Its Price

Innovative materials and processes facilitate metal fabrication, helping industry to overcome issues of time and cost.
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Engineering Insight

Thermal Bonder Streamlines Catheter Assembly

Supplier of heat-shrink tubing and catheter products hails machine's consistency and repeatability

Spotlight on

Testing and Certification

Leak testers, Vision sensors, a Laboratory microscope, and more!

Equipment News

This new section surveys advances in capital equipment routinely used by device manufacturers. This month, EMDM highlights recent developments in assembly systems.

Showstoppers

A selection of innovative new products and services displayed at Electronica (München), Emballage (Paris), and Medical (Düsseldorf, Germany)