PRODUCT DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT

New Implant May Help Patients Regenerate Their Own Heart Valves A 3D-printed, bioresorbable heart valve promotes tissue regeneration, potentially eliminating the need for repeated surgeries for adult and pediatric heart patients. By Catherine Barzler ATLANTA—Every...

Driving Innovation, from Silicon Valley to Detroit

Doug Field, SM ’92, Ford’s chief of EVs and digital design, leads the legacy carmaker into the software-enabled, battery-propelled future. Jonathan Mingle | MIT Leaders for Global Operations The following article originally appeared in MIT News. Across a career’s...

Next Generation DCS Redefines Process Control

To meet the modern challenges of the processing industry, Valmet launched the newest generation of its DNA distributed control system from the very first lines of code to deliver cutting edge cybersecurity and other advanced features. By Jeff Elliott The evolution of...

Aptyx Acquires Medical Murray’s North Carolina Facility

The acquisition is expected to fortify Aptyx’s expertise in complex interventional products.  TEMPE, Ariz.—Aptyx, a global developer and manufacturer of complex components and devices for the life sciences, reported that it acquired the Charlotte, North Carolina...

Pexco Acquires Wisconsin Plastic Products

The acquisition is said to enhance Pexco’s custom extrusion capabilities and increase the company’s presence in the Midwest. ALPHARETTA, Ga.—Pexco LLC, a North American-based custom plastics manufacturer, recently acquired Wisconsin Plastic Products, Inc., based in...

ZAP Surgical Introduces New Radiosurgery Planning System

Pending FDA 510(k) clearance, the radiosurgery system integrates new generation software and is expected to drive best-in-class radiosurgery brain tumor treatments. SAN CARLOS, Calif.—ZAP Surgical Systems, Inc., a provider of technology for non-invasive robotic brain...