For half a century, the barcode on a medical device carton did one job. It answered a single question — which product is this? — and it gave the same answer at every stop between the packaging line and the sterile field. That answer is no longer enough. Hospitals want to know which lot arrived, […]
Big hair, bangs, fax machines, and rolodexes — that was the world Danette Larsen walked into back in 1990. Thirty-six years, one acquisition, and countless technology changes later, she is still doing the job she fell in love with on day one: taking care of customers. As a Senior Account Manager in our St. Paul, […]
Medical device packaging decisions depend on evidence. A pouch may look well sealed. A tray may appear strong. A carton may seem ready for distribution. However, visual assumptions fail when a package must protect a sterile device through sealing, sterilization, shipping, storage, and point-of-use handling. This reality elevates laboratory testing from a mere final checkpoint […]
Orthopedic implant packaging must withstand two very different environments. First, it has to move through production, sterilization, storage, inventory handling, and the supply chain without losing packaging performance. Later, it has to work in a procedure room where a scrub tech, nurse, or surgeon may need fast identification, clean opening, and controlled transfer. That second […]
Automation in medical device manufacturing is often discussed as a way to increase output. That is true, but speed is only one part of the decision. A useful automated system should make the process more repeatable. It should help operators handle products consistently, support inspection, improve documentation, and reduce avoidable variation. In regulated manufacturing, those […]
