Strategic Medical Device Supplier Management in New Product Development
Developing a new product is a complex and dynamic process that requires lots of collaboration. It involves multiple stakeholders, including engineers, designers, suppliers and regulatory bodies. One key to successful new product development is managing suppliers effectively, ensuring they meet the required quality standards, cost targets, and delivery schedules. Medical device supplier management is priority number […]
RoHS and REACH Compliance: Why Are They Important?
What are REACH and RoHS? Is your organization RoHS and REACH compliant? And what is REACH vs RoHS? These directives were originally designed to prioritize the safety of people. RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) is a European Union (EU) directive restricting the use of hazardous substances in electronic products. It was introduced in 2003 to protect […]
Benefits of a Design for Supply Chain Methodology
Have you been considering a design for supply chain? If you’ve been involved in manufacturing anything in recent history, you know the feeling. Customer orders piling up, lines are down, and you’re just learning that components won’t be available for weeks, maybe even months, because of supply chain issues. That low-cost custom part could now […]
Supply Chain Risk Management Best Practices
When You Can’t Support Your Customers You may not be the doctor telling patients their medical tests and procedures are delayed because there aren’t enough supplies on hand. You may not be the operations officer watching your AOG (aircraft on the ground) hours rising out of control, leaving your troops immobilized and ineffective. But you […]
Medical Device Design Project Management | Keys to Success
Do you know what makes a product launch successful? Partnering with a firm that offers high-value program management services. This includes time management, proper budget management and device development. As you evaluate possible partners, consider their project management methodology and the communication with your team. Nortech’s program management team focuses on delivering consistent results by […]
What Is a Good Quality Management System? | Making Your Assessment
Why Is a Quality Management System So Important? What is a Quality Management System? A QMS is a formal system that documents processes and responsibilities for enforcing quality policies and objectives. It helps support and direct an organization’s activities to meet customer and regulatory requirements while improving overall performance. Quality Management Systems cover aspects like […]
Top Design for Manufacturability Considerations
What is Design for Manufacturability (DFM)? It’s the general engineering practice of designing products for manufacture. This technique is practiced across nearly every engineering discipline. Below, we will share details on common design principles used to improve manufacturability such as multi-functional teams, standardized parts and minimizing over-constraints. Some of the benefits you can expect by […]
Active Optical VS Traditional Copper Cables
In comparison to active optical cables, traditional copper wiring has many constraints. As InfiniBand data speeds increase and data centers cluster in size, copper cable technology is being pushed to its limits. Passive cables are restricted by their conductivity and can only carry a certain amount of data over short distances. Active optical cables transcend […]
Fiber Optic Cables for Machine Vision Applications | Active Optical Xtreme®
Machine vision is a technology that uses cameras, software algorithms, and other processing hardware. It generates rapidly increasing amounts of video and still imagery for real-time analysis. Nortech’s fiber optic machine vision cable is called Active Optical Xtreme® and it’s the best way to keep up with the rapid changing vision systems. Vision systems are […]