Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer01.30.17
Medical devices are increasingly complex and require tighter tolerances and finer finishes, especially for cardiovascular and orthopedic surgical applications. To manufacture these products, medical device manufacturers (MDMs) are constantly asking their contract manufacturers to push the limits of technology—for example, advanced micromachining methods can now achieve features as small as a single micron (for comparison, the diameter of a human hair is 75 microns).
“The machining/laser process market is growing, spurred by the need for innovative advanced manufacturing technologies to fabricate micro products with complex features,” said Mike Adelstein, president and CEO of Potomac Photonics, a Baltimore, Md.-based contract micro fabricator for the medical device, biotech, and electronics industries. “More end-users are focusing on the design stage and outsourcing the prototyping and production processes to contract manufacturers.”
Demand for larger machining/laser processing is also expanding, with existing product lines growing at a healthy rate and innovative new product development programs contin
“The machining/laser process market is growing, spurred by the need for innovative advanced manufacturing technologies to fabricate micro products with complex features,” said Mike Adelstein, president and CEO of Potomac Photonics, a Baltimore, Md.-based contract micro fabricator for the medical device, biotech, and electronics industries. “More end-users are focusing on the design stage and outsourcing the prototyping and production processes to contract manufacturers.”
Demand for larger machining/laser processing is also expanding, with existing product lines growing at a healthy rate and innovative new product development programs contin
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