Medical Industry
Rapid prototyping for medical product design and development process. On-demand manufacturing or low-volume production for parts of medical devices.
- Same-day quotations: Quick turnaround times for prompt information delivery.
- ISO 13485:2016 certified: Adhering to highest medical device industry standards.
- In-house CMF support: Expert assistance in aesthetics and functionality decisions.
Medical Industry Prototype and Medical Parts Production
We are professional in robot appearance models, robot sheet metal parts, robot parts models, etc. As well as providing customers with a complete set of robot hand model production and assembly, robot parts production, and robot appearance parts production according to customer requirements.
Prototyping
Through prototypes crafted from production-grade materials make your early-stage robot designs to reality. This make you optimize your designs, ensuring they are fully functional and ready for testing.
Prototyping
Our experienced team will bring your design to life by carefully analyzing your design file and crafting prototypes to match your specifications precisely. In order to meet the demands of your application, we carefully select the materials and techniques to make sure your prototypes look and function like the final product.
- Design and material selection
- Prototyping
- Functionality test
Engineering Validation and Testing
Complete your robot prototype with quick and easy changes after rigorous engineering testing and validation of performance standards.
EVT
Our functional prototypes are designed to mimic the final product, giving you a clear visual representation of your design so any potential issues can be easily identified. We ensure quality and reliability from the start by analyzing and fine-tuning every aspect of your prototype.
- Comprehensive design and engineering options
- Functional prototypes with the best accuracy
- Design optimization and material selection
Design Validation and Testing
Accurately evaluate the performance, function and aesthetics of robot products. Make design improvements during the prototyping phase, saving valuable time and resources.
DVT
Our expert design team provides in-depth feedback on the manufacturability of your prototype, helping you evaluate its performance and appearance. We offer a wide range of materials, finishes and mechanical designs to manufacture components with ideal end-use functionality and market-ready finishes.
- Quality prototypes for life-cycle testing
- Surface treatment optimization and validation
- Functional and aesthetic evaluation
Production Validation and Testing
Simplify your designs for mass production with our production-grade manufacturing capabilities and expert quality control.
PVT
Gain valuable insights into your product designs with expert feedback from our technical team. This enables you to evaluate the manufacturability and suitability of robotic parts and make ultimate improvements to streamlined production processes.
- Agile and efficient small batch production solutions
- High-quality precision parts with tight tolerances
- In-depth validation of manufacturing methods
- Production level design changes
Mass Production
Ease into mass production with rapid delivery of end-use parts and seamless integration of your quality standards into San-E’s manufacturing process.
MP
Take your custom robotic fabrication to new heights with our cutting-edge manufacturing technologies. Our team of experts works to ensure your products meet quality and performance requirements, keeping costs low and lead times short.
- Precision machining with tight tolerances
- High-quality, production-ready robotic components
- Outstanding post-processing operations
- Comprehensive quality inspection and control system
Within the Healthcare Sector
Under the umbrella sector of healthcare, two industry groups, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, can be further distinguished into six industries, including biotechnology, pharmaceutical manufacturing, medical equipment manufacturing, healthcare IT, healthcare services, and healthcare facilities.
Healthcare Equipment & Services
Healthcare Equipment and Supplies
Includes companies that manufacture equipment and supplies, ranging from the basics such as crutches and bandages to advanced equipment like MRI machines.
Healthcare Provider and Services
Includes companies that own and operate healthcare facilities – hospitals, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, and animal shelters
Healthcare Technology
Includes companies that engage in research and development (R&D), as well as analyzing data to innovate current healthcare practices.
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
Biotechnology
Includes companies that perform research and development or manufacturing that are generally derived from living organisms
Pharmaceuticals
Includes companies that develop and produce drugs and vaccines that are generally derived from a chemical basis
Life Sciences Tools and Services
Includes companies that study living things and provide analytical tools, clinical testing services, and general contract research services
Capabilities and Services to Prototype and Produce On Demand
SAN-E transforms concepts into quality parts in days. An extension of your team, we provide comprehensive on-demand prototyping and manufacturing services for complex, custom products. With advanced technologies and expertise, we prototype rapidly and mass produce precisely. From start to finish, we partner to make your innovative designs a reality.
CNC Machining
We have several machines that can create products with different shapes and sizes. These machines include CNC lathe, wire cutting, electric discharge machine, milling machine, and other specialized equipment.
Injection Molding
We provide competitive custom injection molding for high-quality prototypes and production parts, from low volume to mass production, with T1 samples in 10 days and minimums for any purpose.
3D Printing
Employing FDM, SLS, SLA, PolyJet and MJF , along with metal 3D printing, we transform designs into products through sintering, lasering, layering and post-processes
Sheet Metal Fabrication
With laser cutting to welding, an array of tools shape large volumes of sheet metal via punching, spinning, bending, and surface treatments.
Finishing-Services
Offering in-house polishing, powder coating, painting and anodizing, we finalize all production with diverse surface finishing to suit every need
Advantages of Medical Rapid Prototyping
The product development of medical devices needs a process of product designing, prototype testing, and putting it into the market. Through medical device prototyping, you can create functional and customized prototypes. It is vital to verify the design and decide whether it’s necessary to change some parts of the design.
San-E has skilled craftsmen and engineering staff here to offer you custom medical device prototyping solutions to support your product development. If you get any problems, our engineering team is always here to help you.
Flexible Low-Volume Production
Rapid prototyping allows for the creation of custom products quickly, offering flexibility to respond promptly to changes in the healthcare market and adapt to evolving customer needs without requiring significant investments in large-scale manufacturing processes.
Technology Exploration
With rapid prototyping, you have the freedom to explore and experiment with alternative technologies at each stage of the development process. This includes the ability to create fully assembled functional prototypes of medical devices, providing the opportunity to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of different technological approaches.
Efficient Prototyping
By partnering with a specialized prototyping company, such as San-E, which is optimized for low-volume manufacturing, you can streamline the prototyping process. This collaboration can help offset major costs associated with building new medical devices and accelerate the overall prototyping timeline.
Early Functional Testing
Rapid prototyping enables you to conduct early and comprehensive testing of the functionality of medical devices. By creating iterative prototypes that focus on the most critical functions, you can gather valuable practical data to optimize the design. This iterative approach ensures that you can make informed decisions about development costs, project timescales, and resource requirements.
Accelerated Time-to-Market
Through rapid prototyping, the product development cycle can be significantly shortened, leading to reduced time-to-market for medical devices. The ability to quickly iterate and refine prototypes, based on real-world testing and customer feedback, allows for faster iterations, faster validation, and ultimately, faster market introduction.
Swift Market Feedback
Rapid prototyping allows for fast market testing and validation before a medical device is introduced on a larger scale. By obtaining early customer feedback, you can identify potential issues, refine functionality, and optimize the product to better meet market demands and ensure its success when launched.
Advanced Materials for Medical Device Manufacturing
Discover a range of advanced materials designed specifically for medical device fabrication. These materials offer exceptional biocompatibility, high strength-to-weight ratios, superior chemical resistance, and precise dimensional stability, ensuring safe and reliable medical devices for improved patient outcomes.
Metal & Alloy Materials
Material Description: This is a soft metal with excellent heat conduction and ductility, widely used in electronics such as switches and heat exchangers.
Tolerance: +/- 0.007″
Delivery Time: 3 – 5 working days
Maximum Size: 30cm x 30cm x 120cm
Material Description: Brass is highly corrosion-resistant, easy to machine, and has good electrical conductivity, finding wide applications.
Tolerance: +/- 0.01″
Delivery Time: 4 – 7 working days
Maximum Size: 30cm x 30cm x 120cm
Material Description: Stainless steel offers abundant strength and corrosion resistance, and is resistant to rust, suited for enduring engineering projects.
Tolerance: +/- 0.005″
Delivery Time: 5 – 7 working days
Maximum Size: 40cm x 40cm x 120cm
Material Description: Alloy steel has high hardness and strength, suited for producing tools and various heavy machines.
Tolerance: +/- 0.01″
Delivery Time: 4 – 7 working days
Maximum Size: 30cm x 30cm x 120cm
Material Description: Exhibiting moderate strength and hardness, and easy to machine, it is an ideal choice for most engineering projects.
Tolerance: +/- 0.01″
Delivery Time: 3 – 6 working days
Maximum Size: 30cm x 30cm x 120cm
Material Description: Tool steel has excellent hardness and heat stability, suitable for making various tools.
Tolerance: +/- 0.005″
Delivery Time: 6 – 9 working days
Maximum Size: 20cm x 20cm x 120cm
Material Description: Titanium is a light, high-strength metal with good ductility, often used in areas such as aviation, aerospace, and medical fields.
Tolerance: +/- 0.01″
Delivery Time: 7 – 10 working days
Maximum Size: 20cm x 20cm x 100cm
Material Description: Aluminum is a lightweight yet high-strength metal with good machinability, often used in the manufacturing of mechanics or constructions.
Tolerance: +/- 0.007″
Delivery Time: 3 – 5 working days
Maximum Size: 30cm x 30cm x 120cm
Plastic Materials
Material Description: ABS is a common thermoplastic with good impact resistance and toughness, used broadly in things like plastic toys, cases, and automotive parts. Tolerance: +/- 0.01″ Delivery Time: 2 – 4 working days Maximum Size: 30cm x 30cm x 120cm
Material Description: Polycarbonate is strong, tough and has clear transparency. Frequently used for bullet proof glass and riot shields.
Tolerance: +/- 0.01″
Delivery Time: 2 – 4 working days
Maximum Size: 30cm x 30cm x 120cm
Material Description: PEI is an amorphous, amber-to-transparent thermoplastic with characteristics similar to the related plastic PEEK. Suited for medical and chemical instrumentation.
Tolerance: +/- 0.01″
Delivery Time: 3 – 5 working days
Maximum Size: 30cm x 30cm x 120cm
Material Description: PET is a clear, strong, and lightweight plastic widely used for packaging foods and beverages, especially convenience-sized soft drinks, water and juice.
Tolerance: +/- 0.01″
Delivery Time: 2 – 4 working days
Maximum Size: 30cm x 30cm x 120cm
Material Description: PMMA is a clear plastic that resembles glass, but has properties that make it superior to glass in many ways. Commonly used in sheets as a lightweight or shatter-resistant alternative to glass.
Tolerance: +/- 0.01″
Delivery Time: 2 – 4 working days
Maximum Size: 30cm x 30cm x 120cm
Material Description: POM, also known as acetal, polyacetal and polyformaldehyde, is an engineering thermoplastic used in precision parts requiring high stiffness, low friction, and excellent dimensional stability.
Tolerance: +/- 0.01″
Delivery Time: 3 – 5 working days
Maximum Size: 30cm x 30cm x 120cm
Material Description: Polyphenylene oxide (PPO) is a high-performance, engineering thermoplastic characterized by higher temperature performance, and far better dimensional stability compared to other similar materials.
Tolerance: +/- 0.01″
Delivery Time: 3 – 5 working days
Maximum Size: 30cm x 30cm x 120cm
Material Description: PPS has an extremely high melting point (approximately 370 degrees Celsius), excellent chemical resistance, and is flame resistant.
Tolerance: +/- 0.01″
Delivery Time: 3 – 5 working days
Maximum Size: 30cm x 30cm x 120cm
Material Description: PP is a durable, low-cost plastic material that is chemically resistant and can be high transparency. It’s suitable for packaging, textiles and more.
Tolerance: +/- 0.01″
Delivery Time: 2 – 4 working days
Maximum Size: 30cm x 30cm x 120cm
Material Description: PS is a plastic used to make a variety of consumer product materials and is also particularly useful for commercial packaging.
Tolerance: +/- 0.01″
Delivery Time: 2 – 4 working days
Maximum Size: 30cm x 30cm x 120cm
Material Description: PVC is a commonly-used thermoplastic polymer. Its properties include robustness, light-weight, good impact strength, and it’s easy to machine.
Tolerance: +/- 0.01″
Delivery Time: 2 – 4 working days
Maximum Size: 30cm x 30cm x 120cm
Material Description: Nylon 12 is a white powder, often used in powder form for 3D printing. It is a long chain, synthetic polyamide that has twelve carbon atom in each recurring unit in the polymer chain.
Tolerance: +/- 0.01″
Delivery Time: 3 – 5 working days
Maximum Size: 30cm x 30cm x 120cm
Advanced Surface Treatment Techniques for Medical Device Manufacturing
Explore cutting-edge surface treatment methods optimized for medical device manufacturing, ensuring enhanced biocompatibility, improved corrosion resistance, precise coating deposition, and superior mechanical properties. Achieve high-quality finishes that meet stringent industry standards and regulatory requirements.
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Anodizing | Metals, aluminum alloys | Smooth, uniform | Various colors | Electrochemical oxidation of metals or alloys. Form oxide film on Aluminum. |
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Painting | arious materials, such as metal, plastic, wood, etc. | Smooth, flat | Customizable colors | It is water & oil resistant and dry quickly. |
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Vapor Polishing | Plastics, acrylics | Transparent, smooth | Transparent or material-based colors | Steaming and fumigation treatment improve the product's transparency. |
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Powder coating | Metals, aluminum alloys, steel | Smooth, uniform | Various colors | A coating film will be formed on the surface to achieve the particle effect. |
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Drawing | Stainless steel, aluminum alloys | Vertical lines, metallic | Natural material colors | Form lines on surface by grinding to reflect the texture of metal. |
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Sandblasting and polishing | Metal, glass | Rough, diffuse reflection | Natural material colors | Roughening the surface by using the impact of high-speed sand flow. |
Choosing SAN-E for Medical Industry Excellence
Explore the numerous reasons why SAN-E is the preferred choice for the medical industry, offering unparalleled quality, reliability, expertise, and a commitment to innovative solutions, ensuring successful medical device manufacturing and improved patient care.
Online Instant Quotes and DFM Analysis
Our digital quoting platform provides instant competitive pricing and comprehensive DFM feedback upon upload of design files. No need to write quote request emails.
Consistent High Quality
We operate with a strict quality management system, complete with full inspections to ensure you receive defect-free, precision machined parts.
Fast Lead Times
Thanks to our digital CNC machining services platform and in-house workshops equipped with state-of-the-art machinery, we ensure speedy production and delivery for your prototypes or parts.
24/7 Engineering Support
Our experienced engineers are ready to provide you with part design solutions, material selection advice, surface finishing options, and lead time information regardless of your location or the time of day.
On-Demand Manufacturing Capacity
With us, you can eliminate downtime spent waiting for parts and safeguard in-house machining, thanks to our infinite manufacturing capacity.
Advanced Capabilities
Benefit from our wide variety of engineering-grade plastic and metal materials along with finishing options like anodizing, plating, and chromate coating. We offer tight tolerances and volume pricing options through our manufacturers' network.
Medical Device Product Showcase Gallery by SAN-E
The SAN-E 3D printing product showcase gallery represents the perfect marriage between our innovative technology and the unique needs of clients across various industries. By browsing our gallery, you’ll see the wonder of how we’ve used our 3D printing expertise to bring our clients’ visions to life from complex aerospace parts, to exquisite jewelry designs, to vibrant architectural models.
Explore Why Customers Adore Our Medical Device Prototype
Customers adore our medical device prototypes because they are accurate, reliable, and tailored to their specific needs. Our expertise in medical device rapid prototyping allows us to deliver high-quality prototypes that meet their strict requirements. We prioritize attention to detail and customer satisfaction, ensuring an exceptional experience.
Get a Quote for your Medical Device Parts Prototype
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Discover Our Multitude of Supported Industries
With our extensive experience in serving diverse clients, our expertise extends across numerous industries. Click the link below to explore how we can support your specific industry needs with our unrivaled knowledge and solutions.
Automotive Industry
SAN-E offers precision CNC machining, 3D printing, sheet metal fabrication, and injection molding for rapid prototyping in the automotive sector, ensuring efficient product development and accelerated time-to-market.
Robotics Industry
SAN-E excels in CNC machining, 3D printing, sheet metal fabrication, and injection molding for prototyping in the robotics industry, enabling the creation of advanced robotic components with optimal functionality and performance.
Aerospace Industry
SAN-E specializes in CNC machining, 3D printing, sheet metal fabrication, and injection molding for prototyping in the medical field, delivering highly accurate and customized medical devices for enhanced patient care and improved healthcare outcomes.
Medical Industry
SAN-E specializes in CNC machining, 3D printing, sheet metal fabrication, and injection molding for prototyping in the medical field, delivering highly accurate and customized medical devices for enhanced patient care and improved healthcare outcomes.
Consumer Electronics Industry
SAN-E offers CNC machining, 3D printing, sheet metal fabrication, and injection molding services for rapid prototyping in the consumer electronics sector, delivering innovative and functional product designs with exceptional aesthetic appeal.
Home Appliance Industry
SAN-E provides precision CNC machining, 3D printing, sheet metal fabrication, and injection molding for rapid prototyping in the home appliance industry, enabling the development of efficient and reliable appliances with superior performance and durability.
Energy Industry
SAN-E specializes in CNC machining, 3D printing, sheet metal fabrication, and injection molding for prototyping in the energy sector, facilitating the creation of advanced components for renewable energy systems and efficient power generation.
Industrial Machinery
SAN-E excels in CNC machining, 3D printing, sheet metal fabrication, and injection molding for rapid prototyping in the industrial machinery sector, facilitating the development of robust and high-performing machinery components for increased productivity and operational efficiency.
Medical Device Prototyping: FAQ Guide
- Appearance of The Design Is Finalized in The Initial Step
- Creation of The Test Design
- The Product Is Made Ready to Be Released
- The Test Version of the Product Is Released
- Finally, The Product Is Launched
This technique is a popular prototyping technique in China. Vacuum casting is a modern prototyping technique that quickly allows a manufacturer to produce a small quantity of smaller prototypes. So if a manufacturer wants early results, he or she can go for using the vacuum casting technique. After that, the silicon rubber is used for covering up the model.
- Time-saving process
- Prepare the Best Product
- Cost-saving
CNC machining is another kind of medical device prototyping technique by which you can create complex medical prototypes. This modern technique involves the use of computers for cutting or bending materials to transform them into prototypes. The best thing about CNC machining is that the whole process is automatic, and you don’t need to monitor it all the time.
3D Printing is another technique that is used for creating medical device prototyping. 3D Printing is also a cheaper technique for prototyping, so if you want to prototype your medical device for cheaper rates, you can use 3D Printing.
- Select A Cheap but High-Quality Material
- Choose Cost-Saving Prototyping Technique
- Decrease The Functionalities in your medical device prototype
In other medical device prototyping technology, the worst thing is that the designs once made cannot be changed later. Or sometimes, changes can be made to them, but it takes a lot of struggle and time (usually weeks to months) to make changes to the prototype. But in 3D Printing, it doesn’t happen. You can still make changes to your design quickly. You just have to make changes to the CAD design of your medical device and use that new CAD to change your old design.
- Draw A Sketch of Your Thoughts
- Manufacture A Prototype at Your Home
- Contact A Prototyping Company
- Medical device Prototyping Give You an Idea of the Shortcomings in Your Design
- Prototyping Helps to Reach the Public Before the Product Is Ready
- Prototyping Can Reduce the Cost of Your Main Product
