Some welding and bonding technologies are best suited to Class III devices, while others offer more to wearables and other non-invasive technologies. The essence of a medical device is its ...

Medical devices use a variety of metal components that are often welded to form a secure and permanent bond. Options available for welding processes are limited because of certain constraints such as ...

Thermoplastic films have been used in flexible medical product applications since the 1960s, when plasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC) blood storage bags replaced glass bottles. 1 In the 1970s, PVC ...

Device makers are taking increased interest in product designs and assembly that support closed-loop recycling. A Branson plastic welding process can safely and nondestructively “unweld” plastics used ...

Laser plastic welding has grown in popularity for medical applications because it reliably joins a wide range of materials, including dissimilar materials. At the same time, the process uses no ...

Developed by Robotiq with Yaskawa Motoman, Kinetiq Teaching is a new technology to quickly and easily task welding robots without requiring in-depth programming ...