Medical Devices Assembly

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Shape memory alloys offer numerous benefits, but cause assembly headaches.

There are many ways to run a custom machine building business. Some systems integrators are dedicated to a particular industry, such as auto parts manufacturing. Others specialize in a particular kind of assembly machine, such as high-speed continuous motion systems.

KALAMAZOO, MI—Stryker Corp. is a building a new, state-of-the-art 3D printing facility this year. The facility will be used to make components for the company’s joint replacement products.

WEST CARROLLTON, OH—Medical device manufacturer NuVasive will invest $45 million over the next two years to establish a new assembly plant here, creating 200 jobs.

Sensors and RFID technology can be used to error-proof automated assembly processes.

DAYTON, OH—Vistek Medical, a contract manufacturer of medical implants and components, will relocate its manufacturing operation to a larger facility here. The expansion will include new five-axis milling machines, electrical discharge machining centers, and expanded finishing and packaging capabilities.

Thanks to a new technology, silicone joins the growing list of materials for additive manufacturing.

Both hot-plate welding and infrared welding are used to join plastic parts. One method contacts the parts; the other does not.

Product designers and artists share a similar trait: They love to create things. How appropriate then, that product designers at Chicago-based Morphix Inc. are dedicated to making high-quality specialty tools for tattoo artists worldwide.

Microsecond fiber lasers have been used successfully to cut hypotubes and stents for many years. While these lasers are precise and fast, they have a downside. Parts cut with them require several post-processing operations, which add cost and can damage delicate parts.