The medical industry has used titanium in surgical and dental equipment since the 1940s. Today, it can be found in a wide array of biomedical implants such as pacemakers, eye implants, and hearing aids.
The history of titanium stretches way back to 1791 when it was discovered by a pastor in Cornwall, England. However, it wasn’t until 1910 that it became prominent on the manufacturing scene when metallurgist Matthew A. Hunter began producing it in the United States. As the ninth most abundant[…]
Manufacturing all the components for tools and devices in the medical industry is an uphill battle to mastering two key aspects: precision and quality.
Titanium Alloy 3-2.5 (Grade 9) is a medium strength alloy with good weldability and fabricability for mildly reducing to mildly oxidizing media. For years, people in our industry said it was “impossible” to deep draw Grade 9 titanium alloy. Through many years of research and testing, Hudson[…]
Over the years, medical instruments have gone from clumsily crafted to modern works of art. And as the industry changed, tighter regulations resulted in products that were more precise, more reliable and certainly more sanitary.
