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User Research
5 Ways to Recruit Participants for User Interviews and Testing
Great innovation and product development start with understanding your users and their ...
Medical Device Product Development
The Medical Device Product Development Process: From Concept to Launch
Launching a medical device is not a simple product release. It is ...
Medical Device
Understanding FDA Medical Device Classes I, II, and III
If you are developing a medical device, one of the first regulatory ...
Manufacturing Scrap
Is Your Scrap Rate Increasing? 5 Common Causes and Tips to Address...
If you discover your scrap rate is creeping up, you’re probably having ...
ISO 13485 Certification
What Is ISO 13485:2016? Requirements, Certification, and Compliance Explained
The medical device industry has entered a new regulatory phase as the FDA ...
Med Device Manufacturing
What the Shift from QSR to QMSR Means for Medical Device Manufacturers
Medical device manufacturers operate in one of the most highly regulated industries ...
Engineering Project Manager
Great Engineers Can Still Fail Without Great Project Management
Some of the smartest engineering teams still miss deadlines, blow budgets, and struggle to finish the ...
Manufacturing Line Performance Audit
4 Project Management Practices That Protect Long-term Manufacturing Line Performance
Walk into any manufacturing plant and you might ask yourself why some ...
How I Make My CAD Models Easier for Others (and Myself) to...
Sometimes the hardest part of CAD design isn’t the part itself but making it quick and easy to reuse and/or modify in the future. I’ve seen ...
MD&M West 2026: MedTech Momentum, Michigan Strength, and Why Relationships Still Win
Walking the floor at MD&M West this year, I was reminded why I love ...