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A Closer Look at ISO 13485 for Medical Device & Equipment Manufacturing

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The medical device manufacturing industry is full of regulations. Reduces the Risk of Product Defects As a QMS Standard, ISO 13485 was designed to help medical device manufacturers and equipment suppliers develop strong quality management systems from the ground up.

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Intro to ISO 13485 for Medical Device Manufacturers

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To truly succeed at regulatory compliance and become a player in national and international markets, organizations must invest in implementing leading quality, safety, and regulatory standards such as ISO 13485. It’s essential to understand the basics of the standard and how it applies to small and medium-sized manufacturers.

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3D Printing for Aerospace – Quality Requirements

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Where 3D printing really thrives in this industry is for short volume, high accuracy parts, but that’s not to say there hasn’t been successful applications of serialized parts like GE’s fuel nozzle that went into manufacturing in 2015 and is still being manufactured in thousands-per-year quantities.

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How to Implement a QMS in Your Organization

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Producing high-quality products your customers can depend on is the best way to achieve customer satisfaction and drive sales for manufacturing organizations. However, it takes robust, efficient, and sustainable quality management to deliver premium products consistently. What are QMS documents?

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Medical Device Design Considerations with Additive Manufacturing

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The medical device market has historically been one of the pioneer industries using additive manufacturing (AM) for production. In fact, according to FDA’s analysis of medical device clearances, additive manufacturing has been used in medical device production as early as 2008 (Ricles, L & Oh, S. RAPID, May 2014).

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Implementing Quality Systems for Medical Devices: Aligning with Business Goals

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When new to medical device development and manufacturing one daunting aspect can be developing a Quality Management System (QMS). Many industries use QMS or similar principals, so why does it seem so much harder to apply them to medical device quality systems driven by regulations? Change Control).

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Standard Operating Procedures in Manufacturing

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Share Standard Operating Procedures are the bedrock on which modern manufacturing rests. Without them, each employee is free to perform their tasks as they wish, which is usually slower and reduces product quality. What are Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in manufacturing?