Process-control environments are under constant threat from cyberattacks, internal threats, and even simple vandalism.

It’s important to consider packaging design early on during the medical device product design process, according to Jenn Goff, director of product marketing of Oliver Healthcare Packaging. During the ...

When it comes to process-control systems, reliability is crucial and failure can be costly or dangerous. A combination of good design practices, component selection, and testing can enhance ...

In January 1990, FDA published Device Recalls: A Study of Quality Problems (55 FR 21108, May 22, 1990). The study reported that 44% of quality problems were attributed to errors or deficiencies that ...

I recently surveyed the on-site development of the control system for a large concentrated solar power station. This “first of a kind” facility offered many control challenges, such as balancing heat ...

Diagnostic test developers, including clinical laboratories, responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with inspiring creativity to meet patient testing needs. These developers found unique ways to enable ...

Author Dr. R. Russell Rhinehart discusses his new book, Nonlinear Model-Based Control: Using First-Principles Models in Process Control, and explains why nonlinear first-principles models should be ...

Design Reviews are intended to be checkpoints in a medical device product development to ensure the product design is safe, effective, and progressing. Design Reviews are also a way to ensure Design ...

The CS Series of process-control modules provides PID loop control of any process without using a PLC. Modules offer control of temperature, flow, and pressure. Single and dualloop temperature modules ...

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If you are developing a medical device for the U.S. market, you first need to determine how your device will be classified by FDA. If you do not know the FDA classification, I recommend you go check ...