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Medical Device Industry Newsletter – May 2023

How do you choose which manual task to automate first?

Automating dull, dirty, and dangerous manual tasks is a great way to free up your human labor for higher value tasks elsewhere in your facility. Choosing the right first project can set you up for success in automating future projects. Check out the video below to learn how to best select the first place to deploy a collaborative robot.

What's New at Cross

Upcoming GD&T Webinar with Metrologic

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Please join us and our new metrology software vendor, Metrologic, for a webinar on GD&T on Wednesday, June 7 at 11am ET.

Senior applications engineer Treb Quesinberry will be discussing the ASME and ISO standards for GD&T and how Metrologic’s X4 software can make it easy to adhere to them.

He’ll also be covering:

  • Automatic creation of features
  • Performing GD&T evaluations from CAD
  • GD&T datum shift
  • Surface waviness evaluations

If dimensional measurement is critical to your company’s production process, this is a webinar that you won’t want to miss! Learn more about the Metrologic Group and see how our team can help you find the right products to improve processes for large campus operations.

 

What is the thermal coefficient of expansion and why does it matter?

If you use high precision dimensional gages, having them calibrated in a temperature controlled lab is critical. Check out this video in which Dan Blount from our quality team explains what the thermal coefficient of expansion is and why it is so important to consider when calibrating precision instruments.

Did You Know?

Cross Precision Measurement helps medical device manufacturers like you with process validation? We help with everything from designing fixtures and writing programs to performing Gage R&Rs or Medical System Analysis (MSA) and complete inspections when needed. Our team can provide validation packages for many of the software packages that we sell, IQ/OQ services, 21 CFR Part 11 compliant data collection, SPC, and reporting software. Contact us today to discuss your validation needs!

Cross Provides Tangible Value for You

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Reduce Risk

Cross offers a comprehensive selection of precision balances to meet the precise needs of your laboratory. Our product offering includes micro balances, semi-micro balances, analytical balances, precision balances, toploader balances, and more.

With distributorship for the top brands in the industry, you can find a variety of options in equipment built by brands such as Rice Lake, Avery Weigh-Tronix, and Sartorius, among others. Reduce the risk of inaccurate measurements with lab balances from Cross.

Raise Quality

In the medical device industry quality is key. If you use Cross Precision Measurement for your calibration needs, all of your certs can be found in our 21CFR Part 11-compliant calibration software, GageSuite.

This award-winning software is completely free to you as a Cross calibration customer. Click below to request a demo today and start accessing your calibration records online.

Improve Efficiency

The C-Vision video contour projector by OGP is the ultimate measuring system for a variety of applications including: bone screw measurement using the helix stage, shaft measurement thanks to the extended depth of field, which eliminates wall effect, and digital overlays using DXF models to replace mylar templates.

The C-vision bench top model offers a range of innovative options allowing you to configure a system to your specific needs. With a large monitor, ergonomic controls, and motorized XY table, this system makes it easier and more efficient to get the measurements you need, as quickly as possible.

See how our team can help improve quality, increase efficiency, and reduce risk

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Did you know… Cross Company is an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan). Our ESOP started in 1979 and as of 2006, we are 100% employee-owned! Learn more about our ESOP and how that benefits both team members and our customers.
Did you know... the precision measurement group at Cross was founded in 1939 by our current CEO's grandfather, Jim King. That's a whole lot of calibration!
Did you know... A fingerprint weighs about 50 micrograms. We know, we weighed it! The residue left from a finger can actually make a difference in weight results which is why we wear gloves when we calibrate weights. For reference, a sheet of paper is about 4.5 grams, that’s 4.5 million micrograms.
Did you know… Cross Company has grown significantly since our start in 1954. Over the years we've acquired 26 companies! Today, our five groups have expertise in everything from industrial automation to precision measurement, and industry knowledge going all the way back to 1939.