Features

3D/Additive Manufacturing

Adding Fabrication Capabilities: Additive Manufacturing for Production Parts

As printers, materials, and know-how continue to advance, additive manufacturing and 3D printing offer production-ready functionality for device makers.

Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 11.04.19

Contract Manufacturing | Materials | R&D & Design

Delivering the Goods: The Evolving World of Combination Products

This extremely diverse market fosters relationships between medical device and pharmaceutical companies.

Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 11.04.19

Packaging & Sterilization

Anxious Undertones: The 2019 Year in Review

Despite a healthy U.S. economy and solid corporate growth, the medtech industry was wracked with worries in 2019.

Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 11.04.19

Tubing & Extrusion

From Art to Science: The Changing Face of Extrusion

The transformation of extrusion to become a highly precise fabrication process has continued thanks to enabling technologies such as IoT and Industry 4.0.

Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 10.09.19

Materials | Molding

Exact Science: A Micromolding Roundtable

In-vitro diagnostics and a shift toward point-of-care devices are creating a growing need for micromolded components.

Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 10.09.19

Paying It Forward: The 2019 Annual Salary Survey

Though wages have remained stagnant, medtech professionals are more concerned with political and regulatory effects on their business.

Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 10.09.19

Contract Manufacturing

Assembling with Reliability and Repeatability Through Automation

Progress in assembly and automation technologies enable manufacturers to leverage capabilities such as Industry 4.0 and IoT for medical device fabrication.

Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 09.09.19

Contract Manufacturing | Electronics | Neurological

Shock to the System: An Examination of Neurostim Technologies

Targeted electrical nerve stimulation technology can aid in chronic disease management by improving on current treatment methods.

Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 09.09.19

Customized Connections: A Discussion on Custom Electronics

Demand for more complex, traceable, integrated solutions are driving innovation in the fast-changing medical electronics market.

Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 09.09.19

The 2019 Top 30 Global Medical Device Companies

The lack of a significant megamerger in 2018 stood out in an industry that had become accustomed to annual blockbuster deals.

Sean Fenske, Michael Barbella, & Sam Brusco, MPO Editorial Staff 07.30.19

Materials

Beyond the Surface: Examining Coatings and Surface Treatment Options

Advancements in coatings technologies enable greater benefits to manufacturers for their devices.

Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 07.30.19

Molding

Time to Outsource Your Molding Needs?

The advantages may make it worthwhile, but a company needs to understand the critical factors of the “make vs. buy” decision.

Bob Bordignon, Vice President of Global Sales, MGS 07.30.19

Packaging & Sterilization

Revisiting the End: A Packaging and Sterilization Update

Changing regulations and new demands from medical device manufacturers are causing packaging and sterilization suppliers to revise and update their offerings.

Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 06.13.19

Diagnostics | Materials

Care Points: The Current State of Point of Care Diagnostics

Speed, convenience, and cost are driving innovation in the global point-of-care market.

Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 06.13.19

Molding

Cast in a Different Mold: A Medical Molding Roundtable

This mainstay in medical manufacturing is subject to material and technology advances as well as competition from newer fabrication methods.

Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 06.13.19

The Human Factor: How Medtech Firms Are Battling the Labor Shortage

Acquiring and cultivating a passionate and educated workforce is vital to medical device and contract manufacturing firms’ success.

Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 05.01.19

Seamless Delivery Earns the Right to Innovate

Creating a visual verification system empowers front-line employees to make adjustments as needed to ensure product delivery remains on time.

Kevin J. Duggan, Founder, Institute for Operational Excellence 05.01.19

R&D & Design

Consumer-Minded Design

OEMs are requiring design partners to put more focus on user interface and aesthetics as they seek to produce devices intended to be used directly by patients.

Mark Crawford , Contributing Writer 05.01.19

Contract Manufacturing