Automation: The Make-or-Break Decision For Today’s Manufacturers
In the early days of the industrial revolution, manufacturing was labor-intensive and relied heavily on human power, with automation being a concept yet to be introduced. Workers would use industrial tools and machinery to cut, shape, and assemble parts. This approach was often rigorous and time-consuming. However, the manufacturing industry has undergone significant changes recently, […]
The Rise of Micromanufacturing: Smaller, Faster, Precise
With the increasing demand for miniaturized devices, micromanufacturing techniques have become essential for mission-critical industries, medtech , aerospace, space exploration, and defense. This highly specialized manufacturing process makes it possible to produce small and intricate parts with dimensions in the micrometer range (less than 1 millimeter). Often, the parts are so small that many people […]
MedTech Expert Joins KMM Group as Healthcare Industry Advisor
Hatboro, PA: KMM Group has engaged with long time healthcare executive J. Mark King as their new Non-Executive/Non-Owner Chairman of the Board and Healthcare Industry Advisor. King will provide critical guidance, pertaining to the Medical Device Industry, to the senior leadership team to drive the company to achieve their strategic goals.
What to Expect at BIOMEDevice Boston 2022
BIOMEDevice Boston is back for 2022! Featuring more than 200 exhibitors and 30 industry thought leaders, this two-day event runs from September 28-29 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. We’re proud to exhibit at this premier event that brings together the brightest minds in the medical device industry in one place. This post previews […]
5 Reasons to Consider a Career in Manufacturing
A new face of manufacturing is emerging right before our eyes. This fast-growing industry is evolving at warp speed, thanks to advances in mission-critical sectors like aerospace, defense, and medtech – and it’s bringing incredible careers along with it. If you’re searching for a new opportunity to showcase and develop your technical talents and skills, […]
Why DFM is Critical for Manufacturing Accurate and Cost-Effective Components
We jumped at the chance to machine ultra-precision components for a brand-new transcranial doppler (TCD) technology that reveals cerebral blood flow data in real-time. We knew it could change the game for patients and providers when diagnosing, surveying, and monitoring stroke and other blood flow disorders. In discussing the project with our high-tech medical equipment […]
Going Deeper into Space Depends on Pushing What’s Possible in Manufacturing
Beginning with the first artificial satellite in 1957, space exploration has long been important to humankind. The desire to go deeper into space has only grown with the emergence of NewSpace, the global industry of innovative aerospace companies developing commercial spaceflight technologies allowing civilians access to space. With the incredible advances over the last six […]
3 Supply Chain Bottlenecks in Medtech Manufacturing – and How to Avoid Them
Manufacturing medtech components for medical components is a highly precise skill that leaves no margin for error. After all, lives are often on the line, and devices must work reliably and accurately if they’re to execute their missions effectively. But what happens when manufactured components fail to meet the exacting standards they’re designed to achieve? […]
Interview with John Shegda at MPO Summit 2021
Focusing on the world of outsourcing for medical component manufacturing coupled with a keen awareness of innovation in the space, Medical Product Outsourcing’s conference series—the MPO Summit—has provided the medtech industry with the most comprehensive programs for more than 15 years. At this year’s event in Salt Lake City this past September, KMM Group CEO […]
How to Turn Burnout into Takeoff
You want to talk burnout? There was a time that I hated working here. I gave and I gave, pouring in an unsustainable number of hours, only to have the company suck it right up and demand more. It was 2007, and I had come to the sober inclusion that my work lacked meaning – […]
