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
• Conference Addresses Successful Development of Medical Devices
  

Technology News

• 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.

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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. 

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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.