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Ask the Engineer: A Discussion on Fourslide Forming

What is Fourslide forming, what are some advantages it offers to medical device component manufacturers, and why is it ideal for certain types of manufacturing? A discussion with experts from Acme Monaco .

What is Fourslide forming, what are some advantages it offers to medical device component manufacturers, and why is it ideal for certain types of manufacturing? A discussion with experts from Acme Monaco .

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5 Things You Should Know About Making a Medical Device Manufacturable

By Mark Drlik

There are many manufacturing pitfalls associated with physical architecture, vendor selection, and details like specifying the correct coating on a part – that come with the territory. Address these five themes to avoid problems and achieve your manufacturing goals.

There are many manufacturing pitfalls associated with physical architecture, vendor selection, and details like specifying the correct coating on a part – that come with the territory. Address these five themes to avoid problems and achieve your manufacturing goals.

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Building the Clinical Risk Perspective into Medical Device Manufacturing

By Thomas Maeder

The evaluation and management of risk throughout the product life cycle is the single most important concept in the regulation of medical devices. Yet it is difficult to define precisely what “risk” means or how to assess it in an industry where some 115,000 devices are produced by thousands of manufacturers, employing a dizzying array of technologies destined for use in varying health settings for every imaginable indication. So who determines the risk, and where do problems typically arise?

The evaluation and management of risk throughout the product life cycle is the single most important concept in the regulation of medical devices. Yet it is difficult to define precisely what “risk” means or how to assess it in an industry where some 115,000 devices are produced by thousands of manufacturers, employing a dizzying array of technologies destined for use in varying health settings for every imaginable indication. So who determines the risk, and where do problems typically arise?

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