Smart manufacturing

The production of medical devices places the highest demands on manufacturing processes in terms of quality, safety, costs, hygiene and time. Automation, the use of artificial intelligence or collaborative robotics offer new, efficient possibilities.

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Know-How

E-Book: Mastering the top 6 medtech manufacturing challenges

This e-book presents the top six challenges facing medical device manufacturers and the technologies and implementation strategies that are critical for meeting these challenges.

Product

Palletizing in the pharmaceutical industry

The SCHUNK 2-finger parallel gripper grips upper parts of inhalers from the workpiece carrier and palletizes them. No retooling is necessary and the workpieces are not deformed by the very sensitive gripping (min. 5 N).

Swiss Medtech Expo 2019

Showcase

Tailor-made hearing aids thanks to VF-2SS from HAAS

GAES, a manufacturer of hearing aids, is always working to make them smaller, more discreet and more powerful. By investing in a VF-2SS CNC machining centre from HAAS, he can speed up the machining of complex precision parts and ensure more consistent quality.

Swiss Medtech Expo 2019

Product

Small but mighty! - the high performance HAAS CM-1

Small-Footprint, High-Performance Mill for Production and Prototyping - A full-featured, compact CNC perfect for the watch, jewelry, medical, and dental industries.

Swiss Medtech Expo 2019

Events (2)

Innovation Symposium: Difficult-to-machine materials

Event Sep 11, 2019 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Complex challenges have to be overcome when specially formed instruments and parts for medical devices are produced from materials that are difficult to machine. Attend the Innovation Symposium at the Swiss Medtech Expo to learn how optimum coordination is the key to achieving process reliability.

Live Demonstration Universal Gripper EGI - SMTE 19

Event Sep 10, 2019 9:00 AM - Sep 11, 2019 4:00 PM

The EGI universal gripper takes clamping and gripping of sensitive workpieces to a new level. Visit us at booth F 2177 in hall 2 and get to know the latest innovation from SCHUNK.

Providers (4)

SCHUNK Intec AG

With 11,000 standard components SCHUNK offers the world’s largest assortment of gripping systems and clamping technology from one source, and with 2,550 SCHUNK grippers the largest product range of standard grippers. The complete program of gripping systems comprises more than 4,000 components.

Aadorf, Switzerland

Swiss Medtech Expo

Swiss Medtech Expo is the trade fair for Europe's third-largest medtech market. With a practical focus on novel designs, materials, technologies and processes, the spotlight is on how integration and development of new applications leads to innovations in the medtech industry.

Luzern, Switzerland

Siemens Digital Industries Software

We offer digitalization solutions for companies in the medical device industry. Our proven, flexible solutions help speed up innovation in medical device development, ensure quality, reduce costs and maintain adherence to ever-changing global regulations, including MDR and FDA compliance.

51063 Köln, Germany

URMA AG

URMA is your competent supplier for CNC machines, 3D printers and automation solutions in Switzerland. Newly we offer, besides composite printers from Markforged, also polymer and metal 3D printers from EOS. URMA is also a Swiss manufacturer of high-performance tools for precise hole making.

Rupperswil, Switzerland