When it comes to bringing a new product to market, or to doing re-design on an existing product, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is important to consider at every step along the way. From the manufacturer’s standpoint, PLM consists of 4 essential elements: Conception, Design, Realization, & Continuous Improvement. Partnering with …
Quality Control
Vascular Closure Device Assembly and Function Test
Application A manually operated release mechanism is placed into the housing body. A seal is then placed into one of the body halves. Then an air actuated press assembles the two body halves with integrated male and female clips. A torque test is then conducted on the release mechanism to assure proper assembly and …
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In The Air And On The Ground, The Future Is Electric
By Glenn Nausley, President, Promess, Inc. Hydraulics have been the technology of choice for aerospace actuators almost as long as the industry has been in existence, but that’s now changing very rapidly. The trend today is strongly toward replacing hydraulics with advanced electric actuators utilizing new permanent magnet materials and …
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Integrating Quality Control into Press-Fit Assembly
Manufacturers, particularly those involved with precision press-fit assembly, are very familiar with the following scenario. The customer’s design engineers define a part assembly’s required geometry and performance and leave the “how-to-achieve-it” part up to the supplier. Sound familiar? The standard response usually involves building very …
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The Priceless Benefits of Quality
The quality advantages of using an electric servo press to crimp, join, fit, stake and bend components of medical devices are driving an increasingly widespread adoption of this technology in the industry. It really started with catheters that require a small metal tube to be crimped to a larger metal tube that connects to the flexible portion of …