A Note From The Editor

German Engineering: Trouble in Paradise

Industry News

• Shenzhen Finds Its Place on the Med-Tech Map
• Vacuum-Formed Packaging Made in the UK
• Microtechnology Centre Helps Rebuild Former Steel City
• e-News
• In Brief
• Company Introduces Stock Shapes for Medical Devices
• Precertified PEEK Can Speed Development Cycle
• Shows and Conferences
  

Technology News

• Proton-Beam Therapy System Achieves 0.5-mm Positioning Accuracy
• Single-Chip Wireless Platform Designed for Med-Tech Products
• Multiple-Material Thick Coating Process Has Medical Devices Covered
  
  

Product Update

Focus on suppliers of cables, connectors, and wires

Engineering Insight

Smart Connector Helps Put Squeeze on Deep Vein Thrombosis
Norbert Sparrow

System automatically adapts air pressure to required therapy cycle

Manufacturing Innovations

Equipment Makers Find New Ways to Boost Productivity
Caitlin Cook and Norbert Sparrow

Spotlight on

Metal Fabrication Outsourcing

Equipment News

Tubing cutter features variable feed rates

Market Watch

Drug-Delivery Systems
Norbert Sparrow

Companies are rapidly exploring new technologies for a market forecast to grow at double-digit rates through the decade.

Sidebar: Making the Case for Safety Syringes