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06Mar 2018 by sam tilkins

Isometric Micro Molding is the Fastest Growing Medical Micro Molder in North America

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Isometric Micro Molding is Fastest Growing Medical Micro Molder in North America NEW RICHMOND, Wisconsin, March 6, 2018 – Isometric Micro Molding is now the fastest-growing medical micro molder in North America. Total growth since 2015 has included: 2015 63% sales year over year growth 2016 124% sales year over year growth 2017 79% sales year over year growth 1 to 9 micro molding machines 2 to 29 employees Isometric is a fully integrated micro molding and automated micro-assembly company with in-house 3D micro printing, micro tooling, micro molding, micro automated assembly, and CT scanning. This 5-tiered capability combination provides customers with the in-house controls necessary to mold, assemble, and validate medical and drug delivery devices to micron tolerances. About Isometric Micro Molding Founded over 30 years ago, Isometric has evolved from a…

05Feb 2018 by sam tilkins

5 Steps to Micro Molding Success

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Microns Matter® 5 Steps to Micro Molding Success With over 30 years of experience in micro injection molding, Isometric Micro Molding has developed a unique 5-step risk assessment strategy called, "Microns Matter®". This proven process is especially important for the successful manufacturing of medical devices, from the development stage to high-volume production of these critical-to-function micro molded devices. Vertical integration and transparency are key to our unique risk mitigation. We've repeatedly heard from OEMs that it's not uncommon for micro-molding suppliers to say that the work is “proprietary”, contains “trade secrets” or, “you can’t see that part of the process”. This level of secrecy leaves a large gap in design history files, which can result in increased design and clinical trial resources, time, and, in many cases, a restart with…

19Dec 2017 by sam tilkins

Biosensors Use Hand Held Micro Spectroscopy to Detect Cancer

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Biosensors Use Hand Held Micro Spectroscopy to Detect Cancer PCR, Assay Plates, Well Strips, and thin-walled PCR tips and wells have long been on the market and serving a scientific purpose. Micro molded micro surfaces and tiny polymer components are a scalable and economic method to produce these biomedical and laboratory disposables. Fast forward to the future where we are using biosensors and micro spectroscopy in a hand held device to discover cancer cells. Once again, micro molding and automated micro assembled devices enable the technology to obtain and analyze large amounts of data quickly with less capital expenditure. This research by WSU is on the leading edge of discovery and development of this amazing and global health solution. The continuing miniaturization of electronic devices has allowed sensors previously confined to a laboratory to…

19Dec 2017 by sam tilkins

Super Hydrophobic and Super Hydrophilic Microfluidic Surfaces

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Super Hydrophobic and Super Hydrophilic Microfluidic Surfaces Polymer micro molding is a scalable and economic method of manufacturing devices with microscopic surfaces, in particular super-hydrophobic and super-hydrophilic microscopic surfaces. These surfaces are created using microscopic and repeated geometric patterns (tiny cylindrical posts and channels). These features can be fabricated to work collaboratively on the same surface to promote fluid flowing in some areas or prevent fluid flowing in other areas of a device. Applications requiring these types of microscopic surfaces include: bacteria prevention, cellular adhesion, tissue adhesion, tissue or cartilage growth promotion, frictional drag reduction, wear reduction, and seal and barrier strength applications. These surfaces also no longer require secondary coating applications which prevent handling and possible surface contamination, simplify sterilization methods, and save device costs. Talk to our plastics…

28Nov 2017 by sam tilkins

Micro Medical Device Chips Deliver Pinpoint Pain-Relieving Therapies

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Micro Medical Device Chips Deliver Pinpoint Pain-Relieving Therapies Often times in micro manufacturing, we use what has been successful in nature. Commonly, natural pressure, or piezoelectric, capillary, and venture-type actions utilize pressure and surface tension to move fluids to and through implants and needles to move blood or active ingredients to direct places in the body. Isometric Micro Molding, Inc. molds parts the size of salt crystals that are scalable and economically feasible for the treatment of intraocular, cardio, and neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, Glaucoma, Macular Degeneration, diabetes, oncology skin treatment, and cardiac disease. The over-molded medical implant chips such described below is one example of the research to empirical test resulting in an enabling technology for many new micro implantable therapy devices using biocompatible micro molded polymer materials. Medical…

21Nov 2017 by sam tilkins

Eye, Blood, and Joint Fluid Traveling Devices- Where Micro Molding Meets 3D Printing

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Eye, Blood, and Joint Fluid Traveling Devices- Where Micro Molding Meets 3D Printing It’s long been known that micro vs. macro physics have thwarted some efforts to create micro components and assemblies. The study of Newtonian (fixed viscosity) and Non-Newtonian fluids (variable viscosity) fluids have an unique impact on developing and scaling drug delivery devices and body-fluid flow. Non-Newtonian fluids can be found in the blood, the eye, and in joint fluid and micro implants, swallowable devices, and tiny motion devices can be helped along with a change in viscosity. This research also brings 3d printing and micro molding technologies together, which will happen more and more as the 3d printing and materials very quickly are developed. Isometric is excited to be positioned well in this market space. Kudos to Max…

07Nov 2017 by sam tilkins

The Four Legs That Drive MICRO Success

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The Four Legs That Drive MICRO Success The “four legs” that support Isometric Micro Molding are micro molds, micro injection molding, micro automation, and CT scanning. When a moldmaker serving injection molders of medical parts decided to get into micromolding itself, the first priority was to obtain the right equipment. For Isometric Micro Molding, Inc., New Richmond, WI, that meant buying the right injection machine, using its existing microautomation expertise for post-mold handling and assembly, and obtaining something still quite rare among custom molders—a CT scanner for process validation and in-process inspection. The firm started out in 1990 as Isometric Tool & Design Inc., building molds for producers of medical and drug-delivery components. Its medical OEM customers needed assistance with micro-sized parts, so the firm purchased a building across the street…

12Oct 2017 by sam tilkins

What is Micro Molding?

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What is Micro Molding? What is the difference between micro injection molding and standard molding? More than just extremely small and precise components, micro molding is a complete process that includes precision micro mold building and micro automated assembly. Learn more about Isometric Micro Molding's in-house micro solutions and impressive portfolio of micro components. Ready to start your own micro project? Contact us HERE. https://youtu.be/h465Px9-KpI

27Sep 2017 by sam tilkins

What is a Brain Perfusion Phantom?

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A brain perfusion phantom is a 3D printed plastic brain that allows surgeons to practice mechanical thrombectomies. A mechanical thrombectomy is a procedure where surgeons thread a wire from the chest, through the neck, and into the head to pull clots out of the brain of a stroke victim. As you can imagine, there are a lot of risks associated with this procedure, like the wire loosening another clot from the wall of the artery and it lodges in the heart, lung, or brain. Computer simulations of this procedure exist but are extremely expensive to purchase for med students to use. And as you can imagine, neurosurgeons need extensive training on this procedure before working on a human being. That is why a UConn Health radiologist and a medical physicist…

20Sep 2017 by sam tilkins

Tiny Medical Devices – Designing for Success (part 2)

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Tiny Medical Devices – Designing for Success (part 2) VALIDATION Picture this – your medical device is designed and you’re ready to validate the tiniest component – the technology piece that enables your intellectual property. You dive in headfirst, knowing your part has +/- 5 micron tolerances on a plastic part. You start like any engineer would start – with a solid stack-up tolerance plan and <20% gage R&R – you should be fine, right? Consider this general micro molding rule of thumb – BEFORE you even design the injection mold. If you work backward with the numbers, you’ll have ~0.0004” total tolerance Total 10 microns = (0.000397”) Tooling = 20% of 10 microns = 0.00008” (wow, really? This is difficult to do but SO critical to hitting the final…