By Lindsay Mann, Director of Sales & Marketing For OEMs who need a rapid prototype of their new medical device design, there are plenty of vendors to choose from. But for OEMs who are ready to move into production or need to miniaturize a next-generation product already on the market, it can be much more […]
RIP MTD Micro Molding founder Dennis Tully
Dennis Tully, owner of MTD Micro Molding, passed away on Feb. 28 at the age of 58. Tully, who bought MTD Micro Molding from his father in 2008, was a family man who was involved in contract manufacturing since he was in high school. “The desire to help the family business was pretty intriguing and […]
Design for Manufacturing Breakthroughs
Producing Innovative Micro Medical Devices By Lindsay Mann, Director of Sales & Marketing How to Overcome Roadblocks When Producing a Micro Medical Breakthrough When trying to produce an innovative micro medical design, you may come to a roadblock. What can you do to move forward and get the project back on track? First, determine the […]
Micro Molding with Bioabsorbables: Not Your Average Thermoplastics
This whitepaper explores Micro Molding with Bioabsorbables. Across the board with plastics, the rules are different when you mold it so small. But when it comes to bioabsorbable resins, they require a much more extensive and specialized approach than thermoplastics. By learning how processing bioabsorbables differs from thermoplastics, medical OEMs can understand the key factors […]
Design for Manufacturing Breakthroughs: Producing Innovative Micro Medical Devices
This whitepaper explores how medical micro breakthrough designs are produced and how supplier and design roadblocks can be overcome without compromising the original design. By learning how to efficiently work with a molder to produce a breakthrough idea, medical OEMs can save valuable time in their supplier qualification process, decrease costs, increase speed to market, […]
Micro Molding with Bioabsorbables: Not Your Average Thermoplastics
For micro medical components, there is a wide variety of materials to choose from and many new micro medical applications are relying on bioabsorbable materials because the materials dissolve or absorb into the body, eliminating the need for additional surgeries and minimizing concerns about adverse effects. Across the board with plastics, the rules are different […]
Manufacturing drug device products: challenges and best practices
Integrating a drug with a mechanical device can, in some cases, improve patient outcomes and boost sales. But manufacturing these products is no simple feat: It often requires a specialized contract manufacturer with extensive experience in the field to make a drug-device combo buildable and scalable. There’s a lot to consider when manufacturing a medical […]
5 secrets of contract manufacturing longevity
Whether it’s a few decades or the better part of a century, there are important factors that enable a contract manufacturer to last for a long time – business traits that OEM customers should value. We asked top executives from long-lasting medical device industry suppliers to share their secrets. Mike Ondercin started Cleveland-based Criterion as […]
5 lessons advanced manufacturing presidents learned from their dads
Working with your father isn’t always something you grow up thinking you are going to do. And sometimes taking over your dad’s advanced manufacturing company wasn’t always the plan either. Dennis Tully, current president of MTD Micro Molding (Charlton, Mass.), was involved with the contract manufacturer from his high school days. He cleaned the machines […]
10 companies with interesting technology at BIOMEDevice Boston
BIOMEDevice Boston is an opportunity for over 4,000 engineers and executives and 400 suppliers in New England’s design and manufacturing industry to connect. It is an industry showcase created by UBM in partnership with Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council (MassMEDIC). The event – running May 3–4 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center – features […]
How to Ramp Up Bioabsorbable Production While Decreasing Piece Part Price
When OEMs prepare to increase production volume of a micromolded component, many focus on multi-cavitation tooling as a strategy to reduce piece part price. While increasing cavitation may be a cost-effective approach for higher volumes of simple thermoplastic parts, it is typically not the best approach for micromolded parts, especially those that are bioabsorbable, or […]
