Case Studies & Whitepapers

Reducing Risk with Vertical Integration

A success story demonstrating how our businesses work together to produce technically-challenging, precision components and devices for our customers.

Minimize Your Profile and Maximize Your Pull Strength

A variety of design variables can impact the overall profile and strength of your pull wire system. We’ll help you better understand your options, so you can make informed decisions for your project.

Development and Distribution of a Finished Medical Device

In this success story, we demonstrate how JunoPacific has partnered and grown with our customer from the design and development phases of their device to the high-volume production they maintain today.

Design for Additive Manufacturing

To realize the full benefits of additive manufacturing during all phases of production, it is important to incorporate design for additive manufacturing (DFAM) early in the design process. Optimize your design and manufacturing processes with these tips.

 

Featured Articles

Cretex Medical | CDT: Micro Molding Capabilities

Cretex Medical | CDT offers advanced micro molding solutions by combining high-pressure injection molding, expert design collaboration, material selection, and cutting-edge simulation technologies to achieve precision for features as small as 100 microns.

3 Ways to Streamline Your Packaging Validation Process

When it comes to medical device manufacturing, validation is a critical step to ensure compliance, safety, and efficiency. However, it can also be a time-consuming and resource-intensive process. At Cretex Medical | QTS, we understand these challenges and have developed innovative solutions to help streamline your validation process without compromising quality or compliance.

Surgical Tray Design and the Importance of Embedded Graphics

In the realm of medical equipment manufacturing, the design and production of surgical cases and trays demand precision, innovation, and a keen understanding of both medical and ergonomic requirements. At Cretex Medical | rms, we excel in crafting solutions that not only meet but exceed the expectations of our partners in the healthcare industry.

Changing European Regulatory Requirements: Will your Medical Product be Affected?

Medical devices on the European market have long been required to display a Conformitè Europëenne (CE) mark, a symbol of conformance, on the labelling to be deemed safe for use. However, now that the United Kingdom (UK) has left the European Union (EU), the regulatory requirements for conformance of medical devices will become more complicated. On July 1st, 2023, EU notified bodies will no longer be recognized in the UK. Likewise, UK notified bodies will no longer be recognized by the EU. 

Additive Manufacturing from Powder to Final Product

Cretex Medical | rms is one of the largest contract manufacturers of high-quality, tight-tolerance medical devices in the world and operates one of the leading additive manufacturing cells in the U.S. Learn about Cretex Medical | rms’s additive operation from titanium powder to cleaned, finished part in this additive manufacturing video series.

Heat Treating Your AM Products: Why it’s Necessary and How to Choose the Best Process

New users of metal additive manufacturing (AM) may not realize nearly everything made via metal AM needs to undergo some degree of heat treatment following the AM process. There are exceptions, but it is usually a good idea to heat treat your products – especially if they are for a demanding application like the medical implants produced at Cretex Medical | rms.

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