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Material Selection & Thin-Wall Micromolding Study
5/8/2013
This study tackles one of the most widely asked questions of Accumold, resin selection assistance. This study shows how, in terms of micro-molding, picking resins based on data sheets can be misleading or confusing. It’...
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Ideas for Micromolding – Two Shot Molding Conversion
10/25/2012
Mikrotech is a leading full service micromanufacturer of custom-designed miniature components and subassemblies for medical devices used in minimally invasive surgery (MIS).
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Two-Shot Silicone–Thermoplastic Medical Molding
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics
9/5/2012
Medical device original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are facing intense pressure to create innovative designs and maintain the highest quality over a product’s lifecycle, while also designing for low-cost...
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Micromolding: A Cost-Effective Alternative to Micromachining
5/13/2011
Historically, machining has been the only feasible manufacturing alternative for manufacturers sourcing low-to-moderate quantities of microcomponents. Molders, because of the modest volumes or the complexity of the...
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Micro Molding: Meeting the Challenges of Designing Medical Devices for Minimally Invasive Surgery
5/13/2011
Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has been widely adopted for certain surgical procedures but not those that are complex. Manufacturers are seeking to design new devices that will allow open surgeries to be converted to...
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Micro Molding: An Alternative to Offshoring Medical Devices for Minimally Invasive Surgery
5/13/2011
Medical device companies have long benefited from the global outsourcing of labor and manufacturing and are now expanding the role of global outsourcing to include product design and development. However, many of the...
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The Critical Questions When Micromolding for an MIS Device
1/13/2011
Asking the right questions when selecting a high performance plastic for micromolding an MIS device could reap some great competitive advantages. This article will review the micromolding process and cover the important...
