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Nitinol Tubing
A nitinol tubing supplier has developed a fabrication method designed to enable the production of semifinished products with a smooth inner diameter and a thin oxide layer. Known as XS tubing, the product is available in a range of outer diameters and wall ratios and can be laser-cut and postprocessed utilizing standard manufacturing techniques. The company also offers a variety of other tubing made from titanium and cobalt alloys, stainless steel, magnesium, and nitinol. Its tubing is used in the manufacture of numerous medical device applications, such as guidewires, baskets, and flexible surgical instruments. Euroflex GmbH, Pforzheim, Germany.
High-Cavitation Molds
Specializing in the design and development of automated manufacturing cells, a designer and manufacturer of precision high-cavitation molds for the medical disposables market offers expertise in hot-runner technology, unscrewing molds, and stack molds for high-volume production applications. The supplier's dedicated R&D facility produces developmental prototype tooling, ensuring that parts are to specification and dimensionally correct. Its products include needleless syringes, IV components, and systems such as stopcocks and luer locks that provide accurate fluid management. Tech Mold Inc., Tempe, AZ.
In-Process Production-Control Module
With an eight-channel expansion module, flexible hardware platform for in-process verification and control of standard manufacturing operations in live production environments can support up to 24 analog channels and six encoder input channels. The out-of-the-box sigPOD hardware and software system for monitoring such processes as assembly-press function, leak testing, vibration analysis, and functional testing is designed for integration into production lines and easy configurability. The Model 1608 expansion module can be connected to this system to expand it in eight-channel increments up to the maximum of 24 channels. The system displays detailed results of manufacturing processes in real time. Applications include testing for heat fusing in high-volume production of medical devices. Sciemetric Instruments, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Laser Die-Cutting Station
Suitable for medical device applications, a laser die-cutting station automates cutting sequences for optimum web speeds, has a built-in job-run estimation tool, cuts and stitches images to create parts in unlimited lengths, and reloads jobs in seconds. Capable of defect-free cutting at web speeds of up to 100 m/min with a single laser source, the Finecut station can be built into print lines of all types, including offset, digital, and screen and positioned at any point in an assembly chassis. By eliminating the time needed for tool production, these in-line laser die-cutters are preferable to rotary die-cutting stations because they offer higher-quality cutting and quicker job turnarounds, according to the manufacturer. They are available for new lines or as retrofits into older production lines and can be configured with laser power ranging from 100 to 1000 W. Material cutting areas range from 200 × 200 mm to 600 × 600 mm, depending on the application. The laser spot size can range from 210 to 280 µm. Spartanics, Rolling Meadows, IL.
Digital Computer Microscope
Because of its ergonomic design, a networkable digital microscope that enables medical device technicians to see product details in high-definition magnification can be used more comfortably than conventional microscopes or stereoscopes, according to the supplier. The speckFinder HD digital computer microscope combines advanced optics, digital cameras, light-emitting-diode illumination, glass displays, and PC electronics in a workstation-friendly unit. Its flat-panel display allows several people at one time to view magnified images. Unlike traditional digital video microscopes that are connected to a camera and computer, this system incorporates the microscope, camera, and wide-angle computer monitor within a single compact piece of equipment with no external cords. The instrument's built-in Windows XP operating system makes an external computer unnecessary. It has three USB outputs and a video output. Dazor Manufacturing Corp., St. Louis.
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