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Assembly & Automation | Contract Manufacturing | Machining & Tooling
Meticulous Machinery: Shifting Machining Offerings to Full Service
Machining vendors push to be vertically integrated and automate more aspects of the process to better serve customers.Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 09.19.18
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Contract Manufacturing
Orchid Creates Innovation and Product Quality Organization
With 20 years of experience in R&D and operations roles in medtech, Ted Bloomfield will lead the organization.Orchid Orthopedic Solutions 08.22.18
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Biocompatibility & Testing | Contract Manufacturing | Machining & Tooling | Prototyping
Empirical Celebrates 20 Years of Service in the Medical Device Industry
The Empirical family of companies is hosting a 20th anniversary celebration and pig roast Aug. 3-5.Empirical 07.24.18
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Contract Manufacturing | Machining & Tooling
Empirical Machine Earns FDA Contract Manufacturer Designation
Colorado Springs company approved to craft medical devices in addition to prototyping, small-batch manufacturing.Empirical 06.14.18
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Assembly & Automation | Coatings/Surface Modification | Contract Manufacturing | Design | Extrusion | Machining & Tooling | Molding | Prototyping
The Right Vendors Foster Growth: Why Firms of All Sizes Need to Outsource
I was working as a product development engineer at AcroMed (a spinal implants manufacturer that was acquired by DePuy in 1998), when I noticed a gap in the medical device industry. There were plenty of companies coming up with great ideas for d…Dawn A. Lissy, President & Founder, Empirical 05.29.18
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3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Contract Manufacturing | Design | Extremities | Large Joint | Machining & Tooling | Materials | Spine/Neurology
Built to Last: A Roundtable on Orthopedic Implant Manufacturing
Roundtable discussion examines the significant forces at work impacting orthopedic and spinal implant manufacturing.Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 05.29.18
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Contract Manufacturing | Instruments, Cases & Trays | Molding
In'Tech Medical to Acquire Bradshaw Medical
Bradshaw Medical specializes in silicone overmolded solutions, and ratchet and torque devices.PRWeb 05.23.18
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Contract Manufacturing
Integer to Divest Advanced Surgical and Orthopedics Lines to MedPlast for $600 Million
Move provides Integer financial flexibility; acquisition bolsters MedPlast’s portfolio.Integer Holdings Corporation 05.04.18
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Contract Manufacturing | Machining & Tooling | Molding
NN Inc. Acquires DRT Medical
NN adds precision manufactured medical instruments and orthopedic implants to its portfolio through DRT Medical.PR Newswire 10.02.17
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3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Contract Manufacturing | Design | Materials | Prototyping | Research & Development
Back to the Drawing Board: Designing Orthopedic Devices
Cost pressures, regulatory hurdles, and novel manufacturing methods challenge orthopedic technology designers' creativity.Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 10.02.17
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Contract Manufacturing | Design | Large Joint | Machining & Tooling | Spine/Neurology
Orchid Design Hires New Director of Engineering
Brandon Beckendorf was previously with OsteoMed and Arthrex.Orchid Design 07.27.17
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3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Contract Manufacturing | Design | Extremities | Instruments | Large Joint | Machining & Tooling | Spine/Neurology
Implant Disruption
Additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies provide alternative fabrication strategies for orthopedic implants.Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 05.19.17
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Contract Manufacturing
Genstar Capital Announces Sale of Tecomet
Charlesbank Capital Partners purchases the firm for a second time.PR Newswire 05.01.17
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3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Bracing/Prosthetics | Contract Manufacturing | Design | Extremities | Imaging | Instruments | Instruments, Cases & Trays | Large Joint | Materials | MIS/Robotics | Supply Chain | Trauma/Sports
Highlights of AAOS 2017
These images offer a great look at a number of highlights from the annual meeting in San Diego.Slideshows Sean Fenske, Editor 03.21.17
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Contract Manufacturing | Design | Instruments | Instruments, Cases & Trays | Machining & Tooling | Research & Development | Supply Chain
Surgical Sophistication
Complex procedures, robotic systems, and infection prevention are driving innovation in surgical instrumentation.Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 02.23.17
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Contract Manufacturing
Smart Outsourcing: Hiring the Team to Get Your Class III Device to Market
When Cartiva Inc. successfully sped through its Class III device premarket panel in less than half the average time—71 days instead of 159—that caught my attention. For more than 18 years, the Empirical family of companies has partnered w…Dawn A. Lissy, President & Founder, Empirical 02.23.17
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Contract Manufacturing | Design | Extremities | Research & Development | Supply Chain | Trauma/Sports
Getting a Leg Up in Orthopedic Device Development
A physical therapist with an idea for an ankle rehab device discovers a development partner through a chance encounter.Online Exclusives Sean Fenske, Editor 12.07.16
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Contract Manufacturing | Design | Prototyping
Precision, Speed, and Cost—Oh My!
Orthopedic device prototyping labs work to collude precision with short lead times and monetary concerns.Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 11.22.16
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Contract Manufacturing | Design | Machining & Tooling
Maximizing Margins with DFM
Design for manufacturing speeds development, compliance, and approval while trimming away costs.Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 11.22.16
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Contract Manufacturing | Design | Extremities | Packaging & Sterilization | Research & Development
Supporting Foot/Ankle Surgeon Inventors
Nextremity Solutions announces new strategic direction for company following Zimmer Biomet announcement.Nextremity Solutions 11.01.16
