Friday 21 November 08 - 19:42
 

Medical Engineering

    Flow Measurement is Top Priority in Production of Asthma Inhalers

    Bespak is a leading supplier of specialty medical devices, with scientific expertise and world-class facilities supporting the production of products such as pressurised metered dose inhalers (pMDIs), dry powder inhalers and other complex medical devices. Each unit is tested before it leaves the factory using Flexair Gauges from specialist company, Quality Gauging Systems. 

    Injection Mould Team Boosted with High Value Added Tooling Expertise

    FSG Tool and Die has strengthened its injection mould tool team with the appointment of Chris Harrison, who has thirty years experience in the mouldmaking and moulding industry, and is a champion for the cause of high-technology, high-valueadded tooling. Chris has direct experience of injection moulding applications ranging from closures, to pharmaceutical and medical. 

    World Class Supplier Invests £1.5m in CNC, CAD/CAM and CMM

    To strengthen its leading position in the life sciences industries, Jefferson is investing £1.5m in advanced high-speed 5-axis machining centres together with supporting CAD/CAM and CMM software to ensure the highest precision and quality assurance of complex machined components for the medical industries. 

    New Medical Division Excels in Early Stage Product Development

    On 1st August, Sevenoaks-based specialist subcontractor Wines launched its new division, Wines Medical. This move reflects the increasing importance of the medical sector to the company, both in terms of current workload and planned future development. 

    Advanced Surgical Tools Need Deep Hole Drilling

    Perfect Bore Manufacturing (PBM) supplies cannulated billets in titanium and 17/4ph with bores of 2.00mm or less for orthopaedic surgeons employing advanced guide wire techniques. PBM's ability to deep hole drill exotic materials, and expertise in gun-drilling honing and CNC turning, is in demand from many other industry sectors, including aerospace and automotive. 

    Wire EDM Specialist Buys In to 5-Axis 'Revolution'

    Medical and Formula One machinist Amdale, based in Portsmouth, has special skills as a wire EDM company. In January the company purchased a DMU 50 eVo universal CNC machining centre from DMG (UK) to boost the prismatic component side of its manufacturing business. Such has been the success of the machine that Amdale has just ordered a second machine, this time a new DMU 50 eVo linear, branded by DMG as representing a 'revolution' in five-axis machining. 

Stevens Rowsell is a specialist precision sheet metal engineering company in East Sussex