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SMOOTH OUTSOURCING FOR HANDPIECE FOR EYE SURGERY

Wound coil produced by KUK Group, which is cast in the housing, for the medical technology manufacturer Bürki inno med.

Wound coil produced by KUK Group, which is cast in the housing, for the medical technology manufacturer Bürki inno med.

Sometimes it is quite human reasons that trigger a search for a supplier. At Bürki inno med AG from Widnau (Switzerland), the retirement of an employee prompted the search for a coil supplier with proven medical technology experience. Until then, the developer and manufacturer of microsurgical instruments for ophthalmology had wound its own coils by hand. Within a few months, production was then transferred to KUK Group, the world's leading manufacturer of customised coils and electronics. "This is an enormous relief for us. The process stability could be improved and the testing effort considerably reduced," says Martin Bürki, founder and partner of Bürki inno med. KUK produces a wound coil for the medical technology manufacturer, which is cast in the housing. It is used to drive a handpiece for eye surgery.
"This is an enormous relief for us. The process stability could be improved and the testing effort considerably reduced," says Martin Bürki, founder and partner of Bürki inno med. KUK produces a wound coil for the medical technology manufacturer, which is cast in the housing. It is used to drive a handpiece for eye surgery."

Ready for series production in a few months

During the initial discussions, it became evident that KUK could take on another processing step: Assembling under the microscope with the specification that the coil is hermetically sealed. In this highly sensitive medical technology environment, applications must be autoclavable. Bürki inno med was able to rely on KUK's vast experience as a supplier to the medtech industry. "In addition to the quality with which we receive the high-precision component, we are particularly pleased that we found a supplier in the immediate proximity," says Bürki. He was also very satisfied with the extremely short lead time of the outsourcing: only a short time after the start of the project, he had the first samples in his hands, and after less than half a year, a first series of several hundred pieces followed. Thus, from A to Z, it is a successful coil project for a complex medtech surgical instrument.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMPLEX COIL PROJECTS WITH MICRO COILS

In unserer Checkliste sind einige Tipps zusammengefasst, die Entwicklern dabei helfen sollen, die für ihre medizintechnische Anwendung benötigten Spulen im vorgesehenen Zeitraum zu bekommen.

NEW CHECKLIST

Engineers are the specialists for the development of highly complex medical devices. Time is short, the product launch is imminent, a successful coil project is urgently needed. Our checklist summarises some tips to help developers get the coils they need for their medical technology application in the timeframe they have in mind.

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COIL MANUFACTURING AND EMS SERVICES FROM KUK GROUP IN THIS PROJECT

Windings on customer-specific bobbins
Windings on customer-specific bobbins

KUK offers windings on customer-specific coil formers with all common bobbin shapes and geometries. All conceivable shapes of electric coils are customer-specific manufactured.

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Assembly of complete modules
Assembly of complete modules

In addition to the high level of competence in coil production, customers also value potting and assembly to stators or complete motors.

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