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Design Considerations for Multi-Material Molding of Thermoplastic Elastomers

By Terri Marion

Multi-material molding, a process whereby at least one melt processible material is bonded with at least one other material to produce a single, molded component, allows designers to optimize material properties and costs, eliminate assembly processes, and even invent ground-breaking products that could not be manufactured otherwise.

Multi-material molding, a process whereby at least one melt processible material is bonded with at least one other material to produce a single, molded component, allows designers to optimize material properties and costs, eliminate assembly processes, and even invent ground-breaking products that could not be manufactured otherwise.

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How Good is Good Enough? The Importance of Medical Device Performance Specifications

Telling the parent their child has a temperature of 38.674 °C may be an impressive engineering feat, but the last two digits have no real value and any time spent in development getting there was misspent.

Telling the parent their child has a temperature of 38.674 °C may be an impressive engineering feat, but the last two digits have no real value and any time spent in development getting there was misspent.

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Overcoming Barriers to Improvement in Product Development

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

Despite a clear need to get better development lifecycle management solutions in place, companies are restricted by tight budgets, validation overhead, and bureaucracy. In this Q&A, Matt Harp and Angie Pepiot at Seapine Software share their insights.

Despite a clear need to get better development lifecycle management solutions in place, companies are restricted by tight budgets, validation overhead, and bureaucracy. In this Q&A, Matt Harp and Angie Pepiot at Seapine Software share their insights.

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Accelerating Device Development Against Current Product Development, Regulatory Landscape

By Sangita Viswanathan

“If you are doing a wound care dressing, what is unique about the product, what are you doing differently than what is already in the market, what is it intended to be used for, who is using it, and where is it being used… All of these pieces of information help you decide how to proceed.” – Jeff Kaminski , President of MBK Tape Solutions. Excerpts from an interview.

“If you are doing a wound care dressing, what is unique about the product, what are you doing differently than what is already in the market, what is it intended to be used for, who is using it, and where is it being used… All of these pieces of information help you decide how to proceed.” – Jeff Kaminski , President of MBK Tape Solutions. Excerpts from an interview.

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Meeting Your Electrical Safety and Quality Requirements

Compliance with 60601-1 is not just about electrical safety; it is also about addressing mechanical, structural and environmental factors, and following a process to address usability, risk management and software development.

Compliance with 60601-1 is not just about electrical safety; it is also about addressing mechanical, structural and environmental factors, and following a process to address usability, risk management and software development.

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