Research

Students develop a hip mounted exoskeleton

Students at the University of Ottawa are developing a hip mounted exoskeleton for patients

Morphological Approaches In Medical Technology

Robotic devices for clinical rehabilitation of patients with neurological impairments come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes and employ different kinds of actuators.

The High-Tech Baby That Saves Lives

The chest of the tiny body slowly moves up and down, veins and arteries are visible under the thin skinThe chest of the tiny body slowly moves up and down, veins and arteries are visible under the thin skin. The heartbeat is regular. A real baby? Not quite.

The Pace Maker

The Empower prosthesis by Ottobock helps its wearer regain lost freedom of movement

The World of Prosthetics is an Engineer's Paradise

A small start-up is set to turn the market for hand prostheses on its head

Outsourcing and the Voice of the Customer

The benefits of outsourcing can vary widely. The determining factor is often the quality of the relationship. Medical device manufacturers know their market, but may not know the best manufacturing strategy to address the challenges they face in comm…

Do Your Contract Manufacturer’s Capabilities Support Your Manufacturing Regionalization Strategy?

Regionalized outsourcing strategies continue to grow in popularity. Gone are the days of shifting outsourcing to the lowest cost emerging market location. Today, most companies base sourcing strategies on a complex equation of factors driving total c…

Is Your Contract Manufacturer’s Product Design Team Constrained by Production Capability Limits?

One of the key benefits of using a contract manufacturer for both design and manufacturing is the ability to work with a product design team that is experienced with manufacturing. This can eliminate design errors that could otherwise increase toolin…

Raise Your IQ

Characterizing Packaging Equipment Input Variation During Initial Validations Reinforces the Future Process.

Outsourcing in Mexico: Five Areas to Audit

This whitepaper looks at five areas to audit in evaluating potential contract manufacturing partners.

Can Use of Sequential Injection Molding Reduce Production Costs?

Tooling design can be critical to achieving commercialization goals. Tool design has a direct impact on product cosmetics, cost and scalability. Sequential injection molding offers both cosmetic and throughput benefits, but in its traditional form ha…

How to Evaluate Chemically Resistant Adhesives

Master Bond’s paper offers a guide to evaluating and selecting adhesive products exposed to harsh chemical environments. This article examines the importance of exposure variables, chemical interactions, testing, and includes practical suggesti…

Spotlight on Silicones

Silicone adhesive systems have several important performance characteristics that distinguish them from other adhesive families. Learn more about their unique combination of flexibility, high temperature resistance, and more specialized engineering p…

Find The Right Medical Adhesive

Selecting the right adhesive is a balancing act as engineers attempt to find products that meet conflicting end-use and manufacturability requirements. Medical device engineers also have to contend with a strict regulatory environment, and therefore…

Polymeric Systems Bring Clarity to Optical Applications

Whereas some optical assembly applications require optical clarity across a certain wavelenth, others require an opaque coating. Optical grade epoxies, silicones and UV curable coatings provide the versatility to adhere well to a wide variety of subs…

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Research

Students develop a hip mounted exoskeleton

Students develop a hip mounted exoskeleton

Morphological Approaches In Medical Technology

Morphological Approaches In Medical Technology

The High-Tech Baby That Saves Lives

The High-Tech Baby That Saves Lives

The Pace Maker

The Pace Maker

The World of Prosthetics is an Engineer's Paradise

The World of Prosthetics is an Engineer's Paradise

Outsourcing and the Voice of the Customer

Outsourcing and the Voice of the Customer

Do Your Contract Manufacturer’s Capabilities Support Your Manufacturing Regionalization Strategy?

Do Your Contract Manufacturer’s Capabilities Support Your Manufacturing Regionalization Strategy?

Is Your Contract Manufacturer’s Product Design Team Constrained by Production Capability Limits?

Is Your Contract Manufacturer’s Product Design Team Constrained by Production Capability Limits?

Raise Your IQ

Raise Your IQ

Outsourcing in Mexico: Five Areas to Audit

Outsourcing in Mexico: Five Areas to Audit

Can Use of Sequential Injection Molding Reduce Production Costs?

Can Use of Sequential Injection Molding Reduce Production Costs?

How to Evaluate Chemically Resistant Adhesives

How to Evaluate Chemically Resistant Adhesives

Spotlight on Silicones

Spotlight on Silicones

Find The Right Medical Adhesive

Find The Right Medical Adhesive

Polymeric Systems Bring Clarity to Optical Applications

Polymeric Systems Bring Clarity to Optical Applications

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