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Lasers in Medical Manufacturing<br />
Prima Power Laserdyne LLC reduced the price of its<br />
Laserdyne 430 by making the work envelope’s size more<br />
compatible with medical device applications.<br />
But even as the FDA creates additional costs <strong>for</strong> medical<br />
device manufacturers, insurance companies and the Centers<br />
<strong>for</strong> Medicare & Medicaid Services—who pay <strong>for</strong> their products,<br />
which are often cut with lasers—are <strong>for</strong>cing them to do<br />
more with less.<br />
“Produce more in less time <strong>for</strong> a lower cost per part” is<br />
what customers want from lasers and laser systems from<br />
Trumpf Inc. (Farmington, CT), said Sascha Weiler, microprocessing<br />
product manager.<br />
Geoff Shannon, laser technology manager at Miyachi<br />
Unitek Corporation (Los Angeles), agrees. He’s noticed a big<br />
cost-reduction drive among manufacturers who now operate<br />
smarter and leaner, compared with 10–15 years ago when<br />
money was no object.<br />
68 ManufacturingEngineeringMedia.com | May 2013
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