Show notes
This Solutionology episode is inspired by our work serving the medical device industry, which makes up over 50% of our business. We dig into the details of medical device applications but the takeaways apply to product innovation in many high-end applications where a manufacturing process that supports tight tolerances, exacting quality, unique geometries, design flexibility, and sealed surfaces is absolutely critical to success.You'll hear our take on the ways additive manufacturing currently serves medical device applications and the opportunities it has to create transformational innovation when considered earlier in product development cycles. It's an important topic as we prepare to attend the Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) Tradeshow in California which will initiate all kinds of problem-solving and exploratory conversations about additive manufacturing with medical device innovators. Find us at MD&M: https://www.linkedin.com/events/md-mwest7022977598309748737/ Schedule a 1:1 engineering consult with Carl Douglass at MD&M:https://calendly.com/dilabs/am-eng-consultEpisode Topics: 01:08 Welcome02:13 Phases of medical device development03:14 Driving change toward additive03:32 Materials04:11 Functional aspects05:15 Process controls and traceability06:12 The speed of evolving technology06:54 Types of medical device we can support07:29 Cardiovascular applications07:54 Enclosures for medical device components08:15 Internal structures for medical device08:54 High mix low volume09:19 Applications in the operating room09:38 Analogue or digital10:50 Entire system - greatest advancement for additive12:11 Benchtop trials and iterate in weeks instead of months12:24 Design validation and clinical trials in months rather than years12:42 Supporting the switch from traditional manufacturing to AM13:40 Opportunities in concept phase for DFAM and components14:19 Design validation - adapting legacy design to AM15:22 Early-stage opportunities vs late-stage opportunities16:34 Ground zero allows for innovation and timeline advancement17:13 Supporting transformational innovation 18:04 Reducing timelines is our focus18:20 Full-color printing for enclosures can build confidence20:10 Enhancing the user experience20:50 Parts we'll have at MD&M21:42 Functional anatomical models23:46 Consistently high tolerance production 24:26 Visual CMM for dimensional analysis and quality control25:59 Preproduction analysis & predictive modeling27:26 Misconceptions about what it takes for consistency28:34 Quality is a core foundation30:14 Bring us your pain points at MD&M - connect with CarlFind us at MD&M: https://www.linkedin.com/events/md-mwest7022977598309748737/Schedule a 1:1 engineering consult with Carl Douglass at MD&M:https://calendly.com/dilabs/am-eng-consultListen to the Solutionology Podcast on...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4p0F0SQHsTl5oXjFcy1x6zApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/solutionology-podcast/id1667349314Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8yMTA4NDM1LnJzcw==
