CRANSTON – Cadence Inc., a global company that makes elements of minimally invasive surgical devices, has expanded its electrochemical grinding technology at its Cranston site.
The Staunton, Va., company said in a press release it can now process harder materials such as spring-tempered steel and heat-treated stainless steel for profile grinding shavers and related items.
“This latest technology allows us to produce high-precision, burr-free point grinding, as well as complex geometries with a cost-effective process for our customers,” said John Rose, senior project engineer at Cadence Rhode Island. “Tube cutting, stylet notch cuts and trocar tip forms are now burr free in one efficient process.”
Burrs are raised edges or small pieces of material remaining attached to a work piece after manufacturing, pieces sometimes invisible to the naked eye. The new ECG technology also allows grinding to extremely tight tolerances and very low cutting forces, the company said.
Cadence, which has about 500 employees worldwide, began as Specialty Blades back in 1985. The company reports growth as a result of a need for smaller cutting components during minimally invasive surgeries, according to its website.
The company, which won a Medical Design & Outsourcing magazine Leadership in MedTech Award for Contract Manufacturing in May, has about 200 Cranston employees.
Susan Shalhoub is a PBN contributing writer.
