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In its ongoing efforts to vertically integrate new core manufacturing competencies, Micro Medical invested in this electrochemical surface grinder (from Everite Machine Products) to bring medical-instrument sharpening inhouse.
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Inline Inspection of High-Speed Stampings
Along with its new laser-cutting machine, Micro Stamping also recent- ly invested in a new high-speed Brud-
erer press with an integrated inline inspection system. While not specifically for medical parts (Micro Stamping also supplies the electronics, automotive and aerospace industries), the state-
of-the-art press line represents yet one more commitment from the company to provide leading-edge services to its customers.
“We’re inspecting lead-frame stampings on that new press line at 1200 strokes/min.,” says Savage, “at 12-out per stroke. To develop that type of technology, we rely on our equip- ment-vendor partners such as Brud- erer, as well as Trumpf and others, to help recommend the right equipment for the tasks at hand and for where we’re trying to develop expertise, and grow with our customers. We’re responsible for fit, form and function for the product we manufacture, not always the case with other industries such as automotive and appliance. We’re expected to study process FMEAs (failure mode and effects analysis) and perform design of exper- iments to better understand our processes and develop solid, robust manufacturing processes.”
Growing Vertically
Vertical integration at Micro Medical Technologies reached a new level late in 2004 when it ramped up commitment to providing R &D support and design- for-manufacturability engineering serv- ices by building the Frank Semcer Development Center. Named for the
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