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Solutions and
Resolutions
The new year is fast approaching, and with it the usual
resolutions to improve ourselves in some way. Whether it's losing
weight, writing a novel, or starting a business, resolutions can
seem daunting and, in some cases, nearly impossible to keep. Some
folks aren't so easily discouraged, however.
Take, for example, Bill Gore. He resolved to create a company
where engineers like himself could work side-by-side with marketers,
salespeople, and designers to develop innovative products. Job
titles would be unnecessary and people would work on project teams.
He called this nontraditional, nonhierarchical work environment "the
Lattice."
On January 1, 1958, W.L. Gore and Associates opened for
business and set out to explore possible uses for fluorocarbon
polymers, especially PTFE. Within 12 years, company operations had
gone global and an expanded PTFE product, now known to the world as
Gore-Tex, had been introduced.
In 1975, Gore entered the medical device manufacturing arena
with its first sale of its Gore-Tex vascular grafts to a Virginia
surgeon. More than 10 million clinical implants later, the company
has supplied operating rooms with products ranging from
cardiovascular patches to nonabsorbable sutures.
Recently named the most innovative company in America by
Fast Company magazine and repeatedly selected by
Fortune magazine as one of the best companies to work for in
the United States, W.L. Gore continues to nurture the creativity of
its associates. The way that marketing associate Thom O'Hara puts
it, "There are lots of opportunities here. Our lifeblood is
innovation - ideas come from all over the company."
As the company's Medical Products Division celebrates its
30th birthday in 2005, please join us in wishing them
many more years of innovative success. Bill Gore would resolve to do
nothing less.
Helping medical device OEMs find the perfect products,
services, and suppliers to get their wares from inception to market
has been MPMN's mission since we fired up the presses 20
years ago. For 2005, we resolve to continue providing our readers
with the information they need to meet their manufacturing goals.
That's a resolution we know we can keep.
The
Editors of MPMN
Products from the MPMN
Mailbox
The
editors of MPMN receive hundreds of press releases on medical
device components each week. Read on for what we thought were the
most eye-catching products and services that have recently come
across our desk.
Technical
Support Services
Color
Braid Silicone Hose
Pinch
Clamp
600
- 700 W Switch Mode Power Supply
Liquid
Transfer Pump
Sneak Peek: Product Update
Preserving the sterility and integrity of packaged biomedical
products is necessary, yet many testing methods can damage the
packaging, seal, or contents.
Read
more...
The
January/February 2005 print edition of MPMN also
includes:
- Spotlight on Adhesives
- Spotlight on Switches, Signals, and Connectors
- Outsourcing Outlook on Molding
- Showcase on Filters
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like to hear your comments on this e-newsletter. Please send all
correspondence to susan.wallace@cancom.com.
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New to MD&M West in 2005 is the CAD/CAM
Pavilion, which gives product developers a chance to check out
the latest in CAD/CAD/CIM, design analysis software, modeling,
PDM, and rapid prototyping
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