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While polymers and plastics have started to be more widely used in medical product designs and applications, metals and specifically sheet metal fabrication are still highly beneficial to the medical industry. Metals serve as the building blocks to many of the life-saving medical devices and equipment doctors, nurses, and patients rely on every day and…
Estes’ Desire to Help With the looming crisis and global effects of the COVID-19 pandemic reaching far and wide, Vice President of Operations, Ron Estes, was actively seeking for ways Estes Design and Manufacturing could help meet some of the needs created by the spread of the virus. With this desire to contribute on a…
Who is Dr. Bobby and how is he having a positive impact on the medical industry? Dr. Babak Hassid, otherwise known as Dr. Bobby, is a New York-based cardiologist at Northwell Health. Not only is he a highly respected doctor, but he is also an inventor. Dr. Bobby realized that there is a problem when…
Taking the Waste out of Medical Product Development Medical Product Outsourcing (MPO) recently featured Estes Design and Manufacturing in its May issue based on our expertise in the product development and production of precision sheet metal products for the medical industry. Our process for taking a product from design to physical product has undergone many…
Orthopedic Design & Technology (ODT) recently featured Estes Medical Design, a division of Estes Design and Manufacturing, in an article titled, “New Technologies Reshape Orthopedic Design.” The story highlights that within the medical device industry, there is an increasing urgency for products with high quality, durability, and intuitive ease of use for practitioners. The design…
A recent Medical Product Outsourcing (MPO) article titled Orthopedic Manufacturing: A Look at the Current State of Product Development highlighted best practices in product development to allow Orthopedic OEMs to get products to market quickly, keep costs down and exceed regulatory requirements. Authors Ronald Litke and Christopher Scifert, Ph.D. noted, “Understanding user needs early in…
The manufacturing industry has certifications showcasing a company’s commitment to efficiency, process systems, risk management, quality control, and other high-level standards. For Estes, being awarded the ISO 13485 certification would allow for growth in a growing product line for our company- medical devices. Estes was able to obtain this certification especially quickly when our leadership…
Recently, Estes Design and Manufacturing launched a new website exclusively for our medical equipment division – Estes Medical Design. For over 30 years, Estes has worked with top medical manufacturers to develop high quality fabricated metal cases and trays. Recent growth in this sector, combined with new innovations we’ve developed to better serve medical OEM…
Estes Design and Manufacturing’s Vice President Operations Ron Estes is quoted in the latest issue of Medical Product Outsourcing (MPO) magazine with an article titled, “Small r, Large D,” written by Ranica Arrowsmith, associate editor. The story focuses on the development of existing knowledge in the company, fostering innovation among team members, and creating environments…
This week, Estes Design and Manufacturing, Inc. received its official ISO 13485 certificate, which means its quality management system has been found to demonstrate the ability to design and provide medical devices that consistently meet customer and regulatory requirements. As a trusted partner of leading medical device manufacturers for decades, Estes Design and Manufacturing, Inc. has provided…