November-December 2018
Digital Issue
In this issue we take a closer look at the latest manufacturing trends in the medical, pharmaceutical and dental markets of the healthcare industry, including medical devices, surgical instruments, apparatus, artificial limbs, operating room and hospital equipment, X-ray machines and more.
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Here are some of the ways that next generation lightweight tooling systems and new tooling components are optimizing stamping process safety, speed, uptime, cost and standardization, creating more efficient and reliable operations to satisfy stringent production demands.
Use these answers to refresh and refine your skills and take your MIG welding operation to the next level.
Demands are growing for sheet metal fabricators to mark their parts during production for product traceability in the field and better efficiencies in the shop, but many part identification systems can add an unnecessary secondary process. Whenever possible, consider finding ways to incorporate part marking into a manufacturing step that is already required. Here are some ways to use the equipment that you already have.
Take a closer look at how the uniform rapid quenching of the new Quintus QIH 122 URQ Hot Isostatic Press strengthens the capabilities of Lake City Heat Treating.
The Model 42-M36 forced air recirculating oven from Lucifer Furnaces is ideal for heat treating 17-4 stainless steel parts used in medical and aerospace applications.
No. 903 from Grieve is a 650 deg F cabinet oven that has 40 kW installed in Incoloy sheathed tubular heating elements with a 1,000 CFM, 1 hp recirculating blower for horizontal airflow to the workload.
Here are some of the ways that next generation lightweight tooling systems and new tooling components are optimizing stamping process safety, speed, uptime, cost and standardization, creating more efficient and reliable operations to satisfy stringent production demands.
Demands are growing for sheet metal fabricators to mark their parts during production for product traceability in the field and better efficiencies in the shop, but many part identification systems can add an unnecessary secondary process. Whenever possible, consider finding ways to incorporate part marking into a manufacturing step that is already required. Here are some ways to use the equipment that you already have.
There are various ways to measure tonnage capacity in press brake tooling, so it’s important to look beyond the tooling catalog when doing comparisons to really understand the numbers being displayed. Understanding the units of measure most commonly used to measure tonnage capacity is a crucial first step.
Pediatric cardiac surgery that deals with delicate structures like tiny little hearts of neonates is one of the most demanding medical specialties. Here is a story about a determined child surgeon, his newborn patient with a heart defect and the child’s mother.
Because robots still only do what they are programmed to do and still require qualified personnel to build, operate and maintain them, savvy shops realize that creating a workforce skilled in Industry 4.0 technologies is key to future competitiveness – but certain challenges make this difficult. What should they do?
An aging population, chronic disease and increasing access to medical services all create growing demands for cost-effective medical devices – and healthy business for OEMs and parts suppliers of complex components used in medical devices, surgical instruments, apparatus, artificial limbs, operating room and hospital equipment, dental equipment, X-ray machines and more.
Part Two continues a closer look at the innovation that fuels U.S. medical device manufacturing.
When repairing a fracture in osteosynthesis, doctors once had to manually determine bone diameter and hole depth during the operation using a gauge, which could lead to mistakes in screw selection. Now an intelligent drilling machine can properly measure the length of screws without error.
Pharmaceutical equipment builders demand machined components with such ultra-high tolerances and complexity that many precision shops must pass on jobs that are simply too difficult or beyond their capability. Who can they turn to?
This fabrication shop specializes in residential work and custom one-off designs that require joining dissimilar materials and demand a lot of elbow grease and mental concentration. These jobs took a toll on workers, causing fatigue that led to rework and scrap – until they discovered a pneumatic tapping arm.
Because robots still only do what they are programmed to do and still require qualified personnel to build, operate and maintain them, savvy shops realize that creating a workforce skilled in Industry 4.0 technologies is key to future competitiveness – but certain challenges make this difficult. What should they do?
They now manufacture the Tregaskiss-style contact tips in the Florida plant for fast turnaround.
Fort Defiance Industries builds medical equipment used in military and disaster relief operations for life and death situations where the stakes are high. To ensure their devices will not fail, they needed a filler metal that provides significantly better weld strength and reliability compared to other options.
Use these answers to refresh and refine your skills and take your MIG welding operation to the next level.
This new open classification combines four other AWS specifications and is one that is garnering some questions. Let’s take a closer look at why it was developed and how it applies to your welding operations.
Because robots still only do what they are programmed to do and still require qualified personnel to build, operate and maintain them, savvy shops realize that creating a workforce skilled in Industry 4.0 technologies is key to future competitiveness – but certain challenges make this difficult. What should they do?
A strong, reliable, chemical-resistant alternative to conventional fiberglass-backed discs, PLANTEX SUNFIRE CERAMIC segmented flap discs from CS Unitec can remove up to 9 lb of metal with one disc.
We recently had a question-and-answer session with Matt Panosh of SCHUNK to discuss the current trends and challenges in micromachining components for medical devices, surgical equipment and other related apparatus, and learn more about the technology many shops are using to compete in this environment.
Here are some of the ways that next generation lightweight tooling systems and new tooling components are optimizing stamping process safety, speed, uptime, cost and standardization, creating more efficient and reliable operations to satisfy stringent production demands.
Shrink-fit and hydraulic holders are both useful in low clearance, tight work envelopes found in moldmaking and multi-axis machining applications. When deciding which one to use, their differences will guide your choice. Here are some of the fundamental contrasts to help you decide which holder type is best for your work.
There are various ways to measure tonnage capacity in press brake tooling, so it’s important to look beyond the tooling catalog when doing comparisons to really understand the numbers being displayed. Understanding the units of measure most commonly used to measure tonnage capacity is a crucial first step.
The MarOpto MT 100 from Mahr Inc. is ideal for measuring spheres and flats up to 4 in diameter with lambda/20 accuracy and resolution of 0.5 µm.
Here are some of the ways that next generation lightweight tooling systems and new tooling components are optimizing stamping process safety, speed, uptime, cost and standardization, creating more efficient and reliable operations to satisfy stringent production demands.
