Category: wearables

Article: New applications for light curable adhesives in medtech
The latest issue of Med-Tech Innovation News is out, and we are delighted to have an article published in it. Seeing the light: New applications for light curable adhesives in medtech discusses some of the latest formulations of UV curing adhesives used for assembling wearable medical devices, as well as some ideas on adhesives which […]
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Industry-first adhesives for skin contact wearables
The Dymax 2000-MW series is a range of medical wearable adhesives and encapsulants which help adapt your wearables devices to industry trends and customer requirements. These materials are the first biocompatible, light-curable adhesive product line to be specifically formulated without common skin irritants and materials of concern for medical wearable and electronics applications. All adhesives […]
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Case study: increasing product design opportunities with Born2Bond Ultra HV CA
As consumers increasingly prefer smaller, more portable, wearable electronic devices, assembling the intricate components can prove challenging. This challenge is further compounded when considering skin contact material requirements and the bonding issues these materials can pose. Fortunately for a wearable electronic device manufacturer, our Born2Bond™ Ultra HV was able to address their bonding challenges while increasing their […]
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Accurate, precise dispensing for wearable technology
The comfort, flexibility and connectivity of wearables have been made possible through progress in sensor technology, power management and transmitter technology; these advances in wearable technology require improvements to the production process. One important part of the assembly process is the dispensing of materials like adhesives, silicones, thermally and electrically conductive materials and greases. Dispensing […]
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Case study: automated sealant dispensing proves a winner for innovative golfing product
Shot Scope Technologies, based in Edinburgh, designs and manufactures innovative wearable technology which helps both professional and amateur golfers to improve their game. A keen golfer with a background in electronics design, CEO David Hunter set up the company in 2014 to develop the golf wearable, which collects and analyses over 100 key statistics from […]
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Wearable technology and patient mobility
Advances in wearable technology are coming thick and fast. Even that most conservative of investor, Warren Buffet, has seen fit to put his weight behind the wearable tech industry. With these advances comes multiple benefits, none more so than in the medical field. We all understand the idea of smart watches and other gizmos which […]
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Precision dispensing for wearables
We have featured on the Facebook page of Nottingham Trent University’s Advanced Textiles Research Group. Here’s our own Matt Baseley with some precision dispensing equipment we have helped them with in their lab, including a dispensing robot and a volumetric dispensing pump. The focus of the Advanced Textiles Research Group is on electronic textiles with the aim […]
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Electrically conductive flexible adhesive
Polytec PU 1000 is a single part adhesive which cures quickly at room temperature to a flexible, electrically conductive polymer. It can replace traditional epoxies which are typically rigid and require high temperature cure, giving production efficiencies and enabling new applications where pliability and conductivity is important. Polytec PU 1000 addresses applications in die attach, bonding of […]
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