As a long time vendor to the medical device industry, Fishman® Corporation supports the efforts of the Medical Device Manufacturers Association, the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) and the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) to repeal the onerous medical device tax that threatens U.S. jobs, medical innovation and patient care. Here we have a thriving manufacturing segment […]
SmartDispenser® Priming Station with Dispense Tip Locator Introduction
The SmartDispenser® Priming Station primes Linear Drive Dispense Guns (LDS) offline while the SmartDispenser® production system is manufacturing product in the automated assembly system. The SmartDispenser® Priming Station has two functions. It expels all of the air from the dispense tip by advancing the fluid from the end of the syringe luer to the end […]
SmartDispenser® Lead Screw Protector and other Genius® Components
The SmartDispenser® AirFree® fluid dispensing system series includes benchtop automation, a handheld benchtop, and an automation system. The SmartDispenser® series allows manufacturers to establish one dispense program globally while achieving the highest repeatability when dispensing assembly fluids. The SmartDispenser® eliminates fluid waste, rework, rejects, and costly air compressors to maximize profitability. Unlike pneumatic dispensing products, […]
Standardized Operator Training and Adaptability with the SmartDispenser®
The SmartDispenser® fluid dispensing system is easy to use and operator friendly. It can display program specifications and work instructions on screen for instant operator training. It displays a part assembly drawing allowing the operator to inspect it at the work station. The SmartDispenser® plays videos and comes with a headset. To bolster training, the […]
How the SmartDispenser® Eases Medical Device Validation
The SmartDispenser® stabilizes the dispense process with proper reporting easing production equipment validation for the assembly of medical devices. This saves hours of equipment validation time, reducing the equipment validation process cost. The following 7 steps reduce the cost of validating fluid dispensing equipment systems: Step 1 – Stabilize the drive system controlling the amount […]
Why Are 30 Days Needed to Evaluate a Fluid Dispenser?
The competition believes that you need a full 30 days to evaluate their dispensing equipment. This is because their equipment is driven by unstable, compressed air. The air pressure is changing hourly and is never the same from one location to another. Due to these unstable conditions, it really will take 30 days to determine […]
“If One Takes Care of the Means, the End Will Take Care of Itself…Even with Fluid Dispensing”
One of our SmartDispenser® customers said this to me the other day after he and his team validated the assembly of a plastic part by stabilizing the fluid dispensing assembly process (not sure if he realized he was quoting Gandhi’s message regarding the use of non violence as a means….) It was important that this […]
Automating Your Fluid Dispenser Using a DIN Rail Mount, a Bit Less Cumbersome for NFL Fans…?
I remember years ago while living in Dallas attending a Cowboys-Steelers game, seeing versions of this creative automated fluid dispenser on many fans at the old Texas Staduium. Currently, most NFL venues ban this fluid dispensing wardrobe accessory , and even if they did not, most football fans nowadays are a bit more discrete and sensible, I think…. […]
SmartDispenser® Tip: Use iPad to Program, Monitor and Control Your Fluid Dispenser
Did you know you could access and program all of your fluid dispenser SmartDispensers® using a single Apple iPad or other tablet device? Simply connect your fluid dispensing SmartDispensers™ to the local server or the local Wi-Fi network. Using your iPad, access your fluid dispensers LogMeIn professional account. Every SmartDispenser® is provided with a lifetime subscription […]
The Era of Virtual and Visualization in Manufacturing and the Class of 2016 Mindest
More and more evidence of how mobile technology has infiltrated the factory floor comes across my desk/screen everyday. However, nothing is more defining than when I speak to the 25-40 year old Process and Design Engineers. They just expect touch screens, connectivity, real time data, Apps, remote process monitoring and MES integration from their 21st […]