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Medical Device Packaging 2022: Year in Review and 2023 Outlook

What is ASTM F1980 and Why Should You Care?

Fundamentals of the CAPA Quality Process

PRO-TECH Design Purchases Minnesota Contract Manufacturer

The Essentials of Medical Device Packaging Validation

The Essentials of Medical Device Outsourcing
Outsourcing production and assembly of medical devices is a common practice in the medical device industry and this article will delve into…

The Essentials of Medical Device Assembly
Let’s start at the beginning and define our topic – “Contract Assembly” refers to an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) outsourcing the assembly …

The Essentials of Medical Device Packaging
On the surface, it may seem that providing proper packaging for anything is straightforward. You need a box, maybe some packaging material…

2022 – Making the Case for a Positive Outlook
It might seem counterintuitive for some given all the negative headlines as we kick off the new year, but we have a positive outlook on 2022…

5 Tips to Find a Trusted Medical Device Contract Manufacturer
Outsourcing assembly and packaging of products to contract manufacturers is very common in the medical device industry…

Medical Device Contract Manufacturing - Supply Chain Agility
The supply chain has become a sensitive topic lately. It is not a subject that most of us typically pay much…

#backtobetter
As we emerge from quarantine and start to resume a more normal work life in the US, it is interesting to contemplate what the return to work…

Protecting your medical device from design to patient
The ultimate purpose of Medical Device packaging is to ensure that the device is protected from…

2021 Predictions - Pause, Stretch & Flex

Medical Device Outsourcing - Reduce Costs and Headaches
When considering whether to outsource the packaging and assembly of a medical device, companies often …

Remote Packaging Collaboration
There are a lot of things we miss by being physically distanced from our customers. One of them is that medical device packaging conversations often involve back and forth discussions about de …

Medical Device Labeling – Too Often an Afterthought
Accurate medical device labeling is a critical component to any quality control system. Often though, labeling is only considered at the end of the…

Pouches Getting Smarter
I ran across a very good article the other day about the growth of the Wearable Medical Device Market and it struck me as exciting, but also mildly amusing. PRO-TECH Design has been sewing …

How to Navigate an Audit During a Pandemic
For anyone in the medical device industry, ISO Audits are stressful enough and there is a lot riding on them. However, in the current situation, now you add…

Adapting to Industry Trends
This month, Packaging Technology Today, features an article from PRO-TECH CEO and Founder, Pam McMaster. In the article, Pam shares insights on “Adapting to Trends in the Industry”.

Top 5 Considerations to choose the right Medical Device Contract Packager
With nearly 40 years of experience in medical device packaging, we’ve seen it all. Working with Quality Managers…

Remaining Competitive in the Medtech Industry
We are excited to share an article from our President, Aaron Swanson, about “Remaining Competitive in the Medtech Industry” at MD+DI.

Medical Device Packaging - Benefits of Outsourcing
In response to the turmoil caused by COVID-19, some medical device companies are re-focusing their resources against what they do best.