Overmoulding techniques in medical device manufacture – what you need to know Today’s medical devices often need to do things that a single material can’t deliver on its own – and the gap shows up in some very specific places. For instance, the grip on a surgical instrument that needs to stay controlled through a long procedure. The housing on […]
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Which is right for your project? The choice of enclosure often doesn’t get much thought until something goes wrong. By then, the consequences can be significant – redesigning around a housing that was never quite right, or absorbing assembly costs that looked fine on a spreadsheet and nowhere else. Indeed, there’s much more to making this decision than considering the upfront price. Here, we take a look at what to weigh
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When a production line stalls because a plastic component hasn’t arrived, the cost goes well beyond the price of the part. Downtime, missed shipments, expediting fees… the knock-on effects of a lead time failure tend to be disproportionate to the original cause. For businesses that rely on outsourced plastic injection moulding services, managing lead times well is a supply chain discipline that
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The choice of plastic material and additives directly determines whether medical device components are reliable, function properly or result in failed production runs. Additives and fillers enable plastic injection moulders to customise properties of the final product in terms of strength, flexibility, biocompatibility, sterilisation resistance and antimicrobial performance. However, such enhancements seldom come without compromises. In this blog, we will explore how additives can affect
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The decision to select a mould toolmaker stands as one of the top priorities before starting production. Tools built with superior design and construction deliver better longevity alongside high-quality parts through shorter cycle times. Selecting the wrong partner for your mould toolmaking requirements can result in production delays, expensive rework and could also lead to unexpected tool failures. Before making any commitment, you should
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Small businesses, entrepreneurs and startups haven’t had an easy time of it since the pandemic first hit back in 2020. Despite contributing to half of total business turnover and 60% of private sector employment, many of these enterprises have felt the full force of recent economic shockwaves, from economic difficulties to supply chain challenges. On
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Material selection is a key area for the manufacturing of medical devices. From surgical tools and drug delivery systems to implantables and prosthetics, the materials used for parts can have a significant impact on the final product’s safety, accuracy and lifespan, as well as compliance. Medical devices need to be durable and able to resist
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Manufacturers currently face sustainability as one of their top urgent challenges that need addressing. Business operations now need to demonstrate to customers, regulatory bodies and supply chains how they are cutting their carbon emissions and integrating environmental responsibility into their core functions. Partnering plastic injection moulding with box build services is one of the simplest
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Innovative and advancing markets continually require manufacturers to create more cost-competitive and higher-quality products and solutions. To maintain their competitiveness, manufacturers must keep developing new products. Using manufacturing partners to simplify end-to-end production systems is a key strategy to keep pushing development forward. Here, the integration of box build assembly and plastic injection moulding processes
The plastic injection moulding market is expected to reach $423.8 billion in value by 2030, which represents a steady growth rate of 3.6% a year. As companies increasingly recognise that 70% to 80% of all manufactured products are now outsourced, subcontract plastic injection moulding has evolved from a cost-saving measure to a strategic necessity for
