Case Studies
Medical Device & Life Sciences
Browse our collection of case studies. Our experience is ever-evolving, so please check back soon for new case studies. If you’re interested in more details on any of our projects, please contact us.
Catheters
The Challenge:
Create an automated process for threading a minuscule diameter tube onto another small tube to create a cannula assembly.
The Solution:
Designed a solution that involved a proprietary method of threading tubes and precise control of heat to bond tubes together.
Drug Delivery
The Challenge:
Transition process for precision dispensing of a high-viscosity, silicone-based drug from clinical trial state to production state.
The Solution:
Built an automated drug delivery system that met full pharmaceutical cleanliness standards.
Diagnostics
The Challenge:
Design an automated system reagent filling system for a diagnostic testing device that incorporates unique product bar codes.
The Solution:
Designed an automated system that filled each vessel with 3 different reagents at a rate of 40 packs per minute.
Inhalers
The Challenge:
Replace the manual system with an automated system that feeds and assembles 9 components into the device.
The Solution:
Designed a robust system that lasted 26 years, only decommissioned when the cost of obsolete parts was more than the cost of a rebuild.
Diagnostics
The Challenge:
Meet the urgent pandemic need for an automated assembly system to manufacture PCR test base devices at 150 ppm.
The Solution:
Delivered an assembly system that would normally take 52 weeks in half that time.
Injectors
The Challenge:
Automate the process of assembling high-volume disposables with numerous SKUs and product versions.
The Solution:
Built a system with a series of pick and place stations to assemble epi injectors, in line with GAMP guidelines.
Injectors
The Challenge:
Design and build an economical needle-bending machine.
The Solution:
Developed a system of modules that each produced a bent needle every 8 seconds and saved customers millions in equipment costs and a long changeover time.
Inhalers
The Challenge:
Design and build a fully FDA-validated, automated system to assemble, test, and qualify a next-generation inhaler device.
The Solution:
Developed a proprietary force-distance profiling station and validated the system to the highest FDA GAMP level.
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