How Invotec designed an automated end-of-line tester that helped one medical device manufacturer scale-up production while protecting IP The Challenge A large manufacturer of pathology solutions faced increased demands for their tissue-sampling probes. They forecasted volumes rising nearly 400% over the next five years—and they needed an additional, automated end-of-line tester to meet those goals. The company also wanted to add RFID tagging to protect their intellectual property as their products began to be sold internationally. The Solution Having designed … Read More
Automation for Medical Device Manufacturers in Minnesota
While many automation and equipment providers service customers from a wide variety of industries, Invotec is proud to focus on scaling assembly, test, and inspection solutions exclusively for medical device manufacturers. In the article below, Manufacturing in Focus talks with our experts to learn more about what that means for customers in this unique industry—specifically those closest to our new facility in Minneapolis, MN. *This article was originally published in Manufacturing in Focus (July 2020). You can view the original … Read More
Invotec’s Response to COVID-19
A Message to Our Customers and Our Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic Dear Valued Customer: As we continue to process the unprecedented emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we wanted to reach out to you with an update on how Invotec is approaching the situation. Our priority lies in protecting the health and well-being of our employees, customers, vendors, and communities. Together we continue to monitor the situation daily—developing policies and procedures as new information becomes available. Employees who are … Read More
Validation Support for Satisfying the New Medical Device Regulation
Invotec is now offering a new equipment validation program to support medical device manufacturers facing implications from the new European Medical Device Regulation (EU-MDR). Set to take effect this year, the EU-MDR will require medical device manufacturers to meet higher documentation requirements within a shorter reporting deadline—meaning many manufacturers are facing a significant increase in effort during the validation process. Invotec is here to help. Over the past six months, we have been working to develop a standard … Read More
Join Us at Pharmapack Europe 2020
Invotec GmbH offers equipment validation as part of companies’ process validation Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany – The new Invotec process offers support for companies to satisfy the new European Medical Device Regulation (EU-MDR). Invotec is now offering a new equipment validation program to support medical device manufacturers facing implications from the new European Medical Device Regulation (EU-MDR). Set to take effect this year, the EU-MDR will require medical device manufacturers to meet higher documentation requirements within a shorter reporting deadline—meaning many manufacturers … Read More
Medical Device Assembly and Test System
The Challenge Our customer needed a system that would assemble, test, and label their medical device. Using in-process checks, they wanted to verify that all components in the assembly complied with rigid quality standards; additionally recorded data from post-process testing operations was required on all of the devices. The Solution Invotec developed a system that employed lean cell technology in an assembly line approach— incorporating a manually indexing, pallet conveyor to transfer assembled components between operations. Machine vision systems were … Read More