Posts tagged: IVAM Members

Imagine a material so smart it can "remember" its shape and mimic the flexibility of living tissue. This is nitinol—a breakthrough alloy that’s redefining medical technology. From self-expanding stents to life-saving grafts, nitinol’s super-elasticity is transforming how we approach implants and devices. But crafting this remarkable material isn’t without its challenges.

In dieser kurzen Podcastfolge gibt LightPulse LASER PRECISION, ein innovatives Start-up aus Stuttgart, einen Ausblick auf die COMPAMED – die internationale Fachmesse für die medizinische Zulieferbranche.

In a special visit that marks the beginning of a series of content leading up to IVAM Microtechnology Network's 30th anniversary, I recently had the pleasure of visiting one of our esteemed founding members, Raith GmbH, in our direct neighborhood in Dortmund. This visit is the first in a series of blog posts, videos, photo galleries, interviews, and other engaging content aimed at building excitement for our celebration in May 2025.

Nowadays, there is a great need for highly efficient and accurate diagnostic systems. In order to save both time and money, you can transform passive diagnostic test into active microfluidic systems. These test are not only faster than their passive counterparts, but also more accurate and comprehensive.

Established in 1957, the family owned Swiss company FISBA has become a leading global supplier of high precision micro optical components and imaging systems to the medical and industrial markets. FISBA's reputation for quality and performance has grown along with our range of distinctive optical product offerings. FISBA offers clients with custom requirements a development path that extends from R&D and design services to prototype and full production capabilities.

Cleanliness is key to many industries and applications, for example optics, industrial parts, surgical parts, electronics and others. Ultrasonic cleaning has been very widespread in many of these applications with fine structures. I am going to look at the challenges in cleaning finest micro-structures today and try to compare megasound to ultrasound in this context.

Among the many types of precision required in manufacturing, those with the greatest impact on product performance and production efficiency are dimension tolerances, surface roughness, and flatness. Particularly in the field of semi-conductors, as manufacturing facilities continue to become ever more sophisticated and microscopic, surface precision and dimension tolerances down to the nano-level are essential.