Penn United Medical - Medical Industry Applications
Penn United's medical team, made up of skilled engineers, toolmakers, and technicians, offers innovative high precision manufacturing solutions to our customers.

Die-Design and Simulation: Proven Successes
A look at how companies can and do use the technology to improve productivity and reduce mistakes when designing and building dies.

Ten Quality Indicators for Selecting Metal Stamping Suppliers
A Guide Designed Specifically for Medical Device Manufacturers

Membrane Switch Whitepaper

Technical Data on the Orthopedic TPS Coating
The high chemical reactivity of titanium, especially in its powder form, makes it a challenge to plasma spray correctly. The most protective environment for spraying titanium is a vacuum. Bio-Coat has been vacuum plasma spraying titanium for dental applications for 7 years. We have succeeded in developing

Expanding Opportunities with a Simplified Supply Chain
Transformational strategies for improving outcomes and cost along the medical device chain

Preparing for Change
Strategies for Reducing Costs and Protecting Profits in the New World of Medical Device Manufacturing

Technical Data on HA Coatings
The following information describes the Bio-Coat hydroxylapatite coating.

High Impact and Improved Corrosion Resistance 17-4PH Stainless Steel for Rasps, Broaches and Other Bone Cutting Tools
Orchid Orthopedic Solutions has developed a form of 17-4ph stainless steel which, following initial testing, increases the impact strength by up to 5 times and vastly improves its corrosion resistance, whilst maintaining all other properties, such as tensile strength and hardness. This is anticipated to make

Micro-MIM Succeeds At Making Precise Micro Metal Parts
Micro-metal injection molding (micro-MIM) is becoming a go-to process for micro metal parts. Due to technological advances, micro- MIM has become a highly efficient method for manufacturing micro parts with tight tolerances at high volumes.

How To Conquer The Challenges Of Micro-Manufacturing
Manufacturing medical device parts and features in the micro range is not as simple as miniaturizing macro processes. New tools, equipment, processes, and technologies are rapidly emerging to meet the unique needs at the micro size. As the industry overcomes the challenges of producing ever smaller devices, t

How To Avoid Compliance & Timeline Risks When Selecting A Medical Device Supplier
Considering the severe consequences of noncompliance, it’s hard to imagine anything more important. First and foremost, the health and well-being of patients is at risk. A product intended to improve health must be safe, reliable, and accurate. From a business standpoint, noncompliance can result in costly ap

Design and scale shaped liquid tight bags without the risks.
Who says a soft, flexible, liquid tight medical bag with shapes and fitments must be made of PVC? Actually, many packaging experts out there today will tell you that. The truth is, it’s outdated thinking. With the right handling capabilities and expertise, polyolefins can deliver all the performance

Consultancy vs Contract Designer

Flexible Materials Converting and Adhesive Expertise in Surgical and Ostomy Applications
...the design of a medical device can require the materials and adhesive expertise of a flexible converter.

Specifying Miniature Solenoid Valves for Portable Life Science Devices
Miniature solenoid valves are critical components in portable life science equipment. Beyond the necessary long service life, medical, analytical, and point-of-care devices often require pneumatic systems with high flow rates, compact footprints, and low power consumption. Specifying solenoid valves to meet s

HCR vs. LSR Injection Molding: Which is Right for Your Project?
Medical device companies still face a tough choice even when they do choose this class of materials for their new products, namely, “which type of silicone rubber should we use, high consistency rubber (HCR) or liquid silicone rubber (LSR)?”. Although the performance and mechanical characteristic

Silicone Molding Rapid Prototyping: What Are the Options?
Speed, cost, and approximation to the final part design (including material properties and dimensions) are key criteria when selecting a fabrication method for making a silicone prototype. For silicone parts, there are actually more options than there are for thermoplastics, which makes the product developmen

The Growth of Biocompatible Silicone for Implantable Devices
For decades, silicone rubber has been the material of choice for implantable devices. Its high chemical inertness, durability, tensile strength, availability in a wide range of durometers, wide temperature range, and ease of molding by many methods has made the material a mainstay of medical devices of all ty

Electrically Conductive Silicone in Medical Devices
Silicone rubber has many physical properties which make it an attractive material for medical applications: excellent biocompatibility, flexibility, high chemical resistance, stability over a wide temperature range, and ease of manufacturing.

Case Study: Parker Hannifin Brings Robotic Exoskeleton to Life with Digital Manufacturing
Design analysis paired with quick-turn molding helped motion and control tech leader accelerate development

Adhesives for Gentle Removal from Skin
A novel medical pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) and tape has been developed to reduce pain upon removal from variety of skin types. The new technology provides a solution to medical device manufacturers who require PSA tape to hold the medical device securely in place, while being able to remove it gentl

Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Life Definitions
Manufacturers have many definitions for how long you can use Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (PSA). These definitions are dependent on the manufacturer; there are no industry standards. First, we will look at the definitions and science behind PSAs and then define use, life and expiration.

Company Profile
Innovize offers custom development and manufacturing solutions – including converting, contract manufacturing and packaging – for components or finished medical devices.

Successful Medical Device Cleaning Validations: What You Need to Know
Validating cleaning instructions for a tray of reusable orthopedic devices is an important milestone on the path to obtaining FDA clearance for those devices. Although the process of validation can seem daunting at first, medical device manufacturers seeking to successfully navigate this process can do so

Comparing Prototype Techniques
Prototyping can improve the product development life cycle. Designers must understand different prototyping methods for mechanical and industrial design. 

Single Use & Newly Manufactured Device Cleaning Validations
Performing a cleaning validation during the initial phase of a device’s lifecycle aids manufacturers in complying with current good manufacturing practices (CGMP) and quality system (QS) regulation as set forth by FDA for medical device manufacturers. The data gathered during cleaning validations helps manufa

How Chemical Characterization Can Supplement & Support Biocompatibility Testing
Download this whitepaper to examine the various ways in which chemical characterization can augment and refine the biocompatibility testing process. Using analytical chemistry and data from the compound libraries to assess the finished device can yield more specific data about these extractable com

Repairing the Heart Without Opening the Body
Richard Gribbons, Global Business Unit Manager for Structural Heart & EP at Creganna Medical; and Maura Leahy, Marketing Manager at Creganna Medical, discuss recent advancements in heart surgery and how we can repair the heart without opening the body. 

AMT Pte Ltd
AMT Pte Ltd is a Contract Manufacturer that offer turnkey solutions for the MedTech industry. With more than 27 years of experience, we offer services from concept to manufacturing through our three business units namely AMTMIM, AMT3D and AMTMedical. We are ISO 9001, 13485 and 11135 certified and adhere to t