Machining & Tooling

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

Machining & Tooling | Materials | Molding | Prototyping

Cadence Completes Major Expansion for New PEEK Machining and Molding Capabilities

The use of PEEK components continues to rise in implantable medical devices.

Cadence Inc. 05.30.18

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

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

Machining & Tooling

MW Industries Acquires LaVezzi Precision

Buy strengthens MW’s metal components offerings.

MW Industries 04.25.18

Machining & Tooling | Materials

Six Advantages of Machined Polymer Components over Metals

From cost reduction to increased durability and functionality, plastic components can be superior to metals.

Online Exclusives John MacDonald, President, AIP Precision Machining 03.29.18

Coatings/Surface Modification | Laser Processing | Machining & Tooling

Maintaining a Laser Focus

Laser machining and processing advance to enable more applications for orthopedic device manufacturers.

Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 03.21.18

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

Laser Processing | Machining & Tooling

Machining Medicine: Insights into Precision and Laser Machining Demands

New capabilities and functionality keep precision and laser machining relevant for orthopedic technologies.

Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 10.02.17

Coatings/Surface Modification | Large Joint | Machining & Tooling

ConforMIS Acquires Machining & Polishing Assets from Broad Peak

Acquisition expands in-house manufacturing of customized knee implants.

ConforMIS 08.17.17

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

Avalign Technologies Acquires Thortex & Millennium Surgical

Avalign adds suite of manufacturing services and specialty surgical instruments to orthopedic offerings.

Business Wire 07.25.17

Implant Disruption

Additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies provide alternative fabrication strategies for orthopedic implants.

Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 05.19.17

Machining & Tooling

Tegra Medical's Toolmaker Apprentice Program Shows Investment in Workforce

April saw the program’s first graduate with the second to finish in July.

Tegra Medical 05.01.17

Machining & Tooling | Materials | Molding

Metal vs. Plastic

We are in a fantastic age of materials innovation, with so many new options emerging rapidly. Graphene is creating great excitement and could one day prove to be a fantastic material with virtually unlimited applications, both in and out of healthcar…

Sean Fenske, Editor 03.22.17