September 2003
European Medical Device Manufacturer
Selected Contents
A Note From The Editor
Academe Can Learn from the Business World
Industry News
- Swiss Supplier to Device OEMs Banks on Bright Future
- Alloy Company Goes Worldwide
- Remote Device Information Management Tool Marketed in Europe
- West Pharmaceuticals Expands Presterilization Services
- Precision Components Data Goes Paperless
- Olympus Distributes Laser-Based Cell-Screening Systems
- W.C. Heraeus Acquires Metalor’s Medical Division
- Gateway Is Site of New Doyen Factory
- LioniX Forms Alliance with Indes
- Agency Promotes Biotech Sector in Germany
- Malvern Instruments Acquires Image Analysis Technology
- Consulting Group Holds Free Productivity Seminar
- Biomedical Site Bridges Research and Market Access
- Silicones Business Changes Hands
- Laser Welding Method Comes to Europe
- Organizers Heed Call for a Clean Show
- Stuttgart Hosts Sealing and Gasket Technology Fair
- Motek Assembly Show Returns
- CIRMS to Focus on Radiation
- Labels Get Smart
- Austrotec Features Metal Fabrication
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Conference Addresses Successful Development
of Medical Devices
- Skin-Harvesting Tape Provides Alternative to Biopsy
- Firmware Improves Real-Time Video Applications
- Thermistors Balance Size and Accuracy
in Catheter Applications
Product Update
NPE Exhibitors Showcase Materials for Medical Device Applications
A new antimicrobial technology and thermoplastics with enhanced breathability are launched at the Chicago plastics show.
Spotlight
on
Flow
Control Components
Medical tubing is offered in a wide range of dimensions and tolerances and in several different materials.
Testing Equipment News
Electronics testing equipment incorporates safety features
A line of high-potential testers for electronic products and components features a user-friendly interface for easy setup. Supplied by QuadTech (Maynard, MA, USA), the Sentry Plus series testers have a large LCD that indicates programmed test conditions, as well as the output voltage and leakage at the test connection to the device.
Showcase
Tubing

Showcase
Metal
Fabrication

Special Report: Electronics Outsourcing
Currents in Electronics Outsourcing
Full-service suppliers allow OEMs to focus on
the development of new and next-generation products.





