While at the Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) and PLASTEC West event in Anaheim, CA, earlier this month, the team at BMP sat down with PlasticsToday to discuss the exciting year ahead. From increased capabilities to the company’s role in the future of the medical device industry, here are some of the highlights.
A medical OEM is an acronym for an Original Equipment Manufacturer that produces medical devices. Medical OEMs are an important part of the medical device manufacturing industry. Because medical devices come in a wide range of instruments, apparatuses, implements, objects, implants, machines, even software or types of material, the medical device manufacturing industry is a… Read more »
BMP Medical, a division of Biomedical Polymers, has announced the opening of their new medical plastics manufacturing facility located in Sterling, Mass. BMP Medical is a plastic contract manufacturing partner to leading medical device and diagnostic OEMs. The new 80,000 sq. ft., state-of-the-art facility will be a premier destination for injection molding, injection blow molding,… Read more »
As with any industry, medical device manufacturers are governed by industry standards and government regulations. Chief among these standards is ISO 9001—the international standard for quality management systems for companies, businesses, and organizations. ISO first published the standard in 1987. Updated versions were published in 1994, 2000, 2008, with the newest version being ISO 9001:2015…. Read more »
What makes top medical device companies successful? The first answer for most would likely be profit, but profit is a product of success, not the key to success. Given the complexity of developing medical devices, the challenges companies face from concept to production to regulatory approval to market are many. Today’s healthcare industry is fluid…. Read more »