July/August 2002
Medical Product Manufacturing News
Selected Contents
EDITOR'S PAGE
The
Sum of All Fees? About $25 Million to Start
- Bus Connector Accommodates Multiple Sensor Types
- Illuminator Maximizes Lamp Life
- Thin-Wall Polyolefin Heat-Shrink Tubing Is Optimized for Device Applications
PROFILE
Ink-Jet
Printer Keeps Company in the Black Code-printing unit uses less ink to increase
cost savings
Containing collection
tubes, needles, alcohol pads, gauze, and other elements, medical test kits from
GBF Inc. (Greensboro, NC) provide paramedics with the tools for collecting blood
and urine samples.
SPOTLIGHT
Spotlight
on Precision Motion Control
EQUIPMENT NEWS: Machining Equipment
Suppliers
Tout Advances in Precision, Productivity
Ultrasonic equipment
introduced for machining ceramics, silicone
INDUSTRY NEWS
Quality
Control Products Get Their Own Pavilion at MD&M East
- Advanced
Semiconductor Engineering to Manufacture NanoMuscle Actuators
- Miniature
Motor May Enable Smaller-Diameter Catheters
E-NEWS
- My Favorite Bookmarks, Kevin Mack, Associate Project Engineer, Arrow International Inc.
- On-Line Technical Center Provides Plastics Information
- Web Site Shortens Design Process for Plastic Gears
PRODUCT UPDATE
Small
and MightyElectronic components are becoming ever more efficient
