Precision Medical Machining
Precision Medical Machining
The arena of medical machining, pharmaceutical machining & surgical device manufacture – alongside sectors such as aerospace & scientific manufacturing, is constantly evolving into new ground, developing new or vastly improved treatments, state of the art surgical possibilities & new pharmaceutical medications. These advances make the previously impossible possible, and offer hope to millions of people around the world suffering conditions, illnesses and diseases which are difficult to treat. Indeed, the drive to cure and provide positivity for people suffering from many of the terminal illnesses is something we all as human beings both support and take an interest in.
Medical Manufacturing Technology: Aerospace Machining Quality
Medical manufacturing technology echoes this drive for improvement, and using the latest innovations in precision machining technology, Di-Spark aspire to ongoing world-class performance in the medical machining, pharmaceutical manufacturing and surgical machining sectors. Previously difficult-to-machine materials and geometry are now within grasp using multi-process, precision medical machining tools – within a lean manufacturing structure managed by ‘eyes on’ production control & Cad/Cam facilities, and monitored to AS9100 (c) QMS certification throughout manufacture. Aerospace quality control applied to medical machining, if you like.
Multi- Process Medical Machining
As material science gathers pace and with it the wealth of metal alloys, composites and exotic materials available, so does the requirement to machine each material within it’s acceptable tolerances. Titanium alloys for instance are notoriously difficult to machine via traditional methods – as are hardened aerospace steels, but in making full use of our multi-process precision medical machining facilities we can mitigate these physical limitations via intelligent production control – using the right process for the right job. For instance, a precision machined medical device may initiate production on a Mazak multi-tasking mill-turn centre, the second operation may consist of a hardening process, with the final machining operation taking place on an electrical discharge machine, using a spark to erode the finer details from the hardened part – without risking damage to the integrity of the existing geometry.
Our next article looks at the medical machining processes and technology in play.
