Buyer’s Guide 2012 Update: Manufacturing Equipment

In cooperation with Engel and Transcoject, Zahoransky is exhibiting an adhesive-free, fully automatic production line for disposable syringes at the Medtec fair in Stuttgart. Zahoransky has developed a highly efficient needle separating system (the NFS) for this purpose, which can process as many as 400 needles per minute.

Philipp Wittmann has taken over the management of the Austrian healthcare cluster Gesundheits-Cluster (GC), effective January 1, 2012. Wittmann has been active within the network for more than five years and, as an experienced project manager, was viewed as the outstanding candidate during the multipart job application process.

Buyer’s Guide 2012 Update: Manufacturing Services

Teleflex Medical OEM, a global leader in surgical instruments for orthopaedic and spinal procedures, has introduced a high-performance device specifically designed for cutting extremely strong cobalt chromium and titanium rods. Custom-configured rod cutters are the sort of products the contractor specializes in developing and producing.

Buyer’s Guide 2012 Update: IV Components

Qosina has added a 10-ml open-bore syringe and two 20-ml open-ended syringes to its extensive product line. These syringes have an ABS plunger, a silicone plunger tip, and a shatter-resistant polycarbonate barrel that ensures visual clarity. Configured for easy filling at their distal end, they can be used with viscous materials.

The next Medtec France trade fair will take place April 4 and 5, 2012. This fourth edition of the edition marks its debut at the Eurexpo site in Lyon. An international medical technology exhibition that also comprises a related French-language conference, this show is devoted to the development and manufacture of medical devices.

An introduction to medical device law and current legal issues will be provided by MedInform on March 27 and 28, 2012, in Bonn, via the “Foundation and Advanced Seminar on Medical Device Law.” MedInform is the medical technology information and seminar service organized by BVMed, which supplies the seminar moderator.