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Guide to the Product Development and Manufacturing Process

Bringing a new product to market requires more than just a good idea. It takes a rigorous, manufacturing-driven development process that ensures your product is functional, manufacturable, and scalable. Too ... Read More
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Process Validation: IQ OQ PQ Explained for Manufacturing and Medical Devices

Process validation is one of the final steps in the product development process. It ensures a process consistently produces products that meet predefined quality standards. It is part of pilot ... Read More
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Medical Device Design Controls Explained

Design controls are a set of practices and procedures incorporated into the design process as part of current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) and in conjunction with a quality system as ... Read More
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How to Design for Injection Molding

Injection molding is one of the most popular and cost-effective manufacturing methods to create large volumes of parts. Injection molding can create high-quality parts in a variety of materials. However, ... Read More
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Urethane Casting Guide — Materials, Process, and Applications

In prototype development, versatility is the key to innovation and efficiency. When creating complex prototypes and low to medium-volume production parts, urethane casting is one method that stands out. This ... Read More
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Medical Device Design Guide — The Complete Development Process

Regardless of what type of medical device you develop, the FDA requires you to follow a regulated process. Each step of medical device design lays the foundation for the next ... Read More
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How to Make a Prototype in 4 Steps

Table of Contents After settling on a winning concept, prototype development is the next step in product development. In this phase, you will transform your drawings and CAD models into physical ... Read More
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Concept Development Guide: A Practical Framework for Product Teams

Concept development is the part of the product development process where you will generate, evaluate, and refine your abstract ideas, turning them into a well-defined, practical, and actionable product design ... Read More