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“Stacked tolerances” is a term that describes a production problem in the engineering of medical devices when the cumulative effects of allowable variation aggregate towards a single vector or dimension. Normally, variances are expected to “average out” towards a design ideal. However, it is common — especially with injection-molded parts — to see tolerances gradually…

Watch how well a vapor degreaser can clean manufactured medical parts so they are perfectly clean and dry for the next step in your manufacturing process.

MicroCare Medical delivers the high performance cleaning for medical devices using a process called “vapor degreasing.” This water-free process is a superior choice for medical devices because the process easily cleans parts of any size and geometry. Cleaning is fast and gentle, and the parts come out clean, dry and cool to the touch. Perhaps…

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are the primary sources of low-altitude smog. 'Organic' means the chemical comes from something that used to be alive; 'Volatile' means it evaporates quickly; 'Compound' means it's a complex molecule containing many ingredients and not just a simple element. If a VOC has a long atmospheric life, it will react with…

As noted elsewhere in this web site, a VOC is an organic chemical (containing carbon) which can evaporate and remain in the atmosphere. While these materials float in the atmosphere the VOCs react with sunlight and can contribute to smog in cities. However, to be a harmful VOC the organics must have a significant atmospheric…