We’re pleased to keep our customers and future customers up to date with both company and industry news.
Here you will find all our latest news and company announcements along with our thoughts on what’s happening in the world of medical device manufacturing.
CE Marking for Medical Devices
The UK medical devices market has had to adapt to Brexit and the UK’s changing business relationship with other countries. One of the biggest question marks facing the medical community is the necessity of CE marks and/or UKCA marks. These marks, and others like them,...
Medical Prototyping: The Secret to Device Design
Designing and creating a medical device is no small task with long lead times, in-depth development, and product rollout. Each of these phases on its own is a complex endeavour but altogether requires an experienced team who understand the end users' needs. At...
World Prematurity Day
Europlaz and its clinical partners are dedicated to supporting preterm babies on World Prematurity Day and every day of the year. We are proud to have developed a uniquely small and low flow resistance solution for monitoring the breath volume and CO2 elimination...
Metrology in Medical Device Development
Accurate measurement is the bedrock of any medical device manufacturing process. As a means of ensuring consistency and accuracy, we adhere to strict metrology services and traceability capable of dimensional and performance assessments. Why is metrology important?...
Why Quality Assurance is so Important
Quality assurance is a critical process for all medical devices. This practice ensures your product functions correctly and reduces the risk to the end user. Failing to carry out the right processes, however, can result in product malfunctions or failure and...
New All-Electric Injection Moulding Machine Arrives
Medical device manufacturer Europlaz Technologies recently installed a small footprint 130-ton (130T) IntElect injection moulding machine from Sumitomo (SHI) Demag with unique tie bar design to accommodate the low ceiling height in one of its production cleanrooms....
Customer Wins Leading Award
Huge congratulations to our customer Quanta Dialysis Technologies as their revolutionary portable dialysis machine wins award for UK's top engineering innovation of 2022. Europlaz are immensely proud to be involved in this project by manufacturing consumables for the...
Evolving and Adapting: Medical Device Projects
For over 40 years Europlaz has prototyped, manufactured and supported medical device advancement. From our initial development in the 1960s to pioneering advancements in modern medical applications; we have evolved our offering to provide the very best service for a...
ISO Certified and FDA Registered Manufacturing
ISO certification and FDA registration are important watchwords when it comes to the manufacture of medical devices. But why? What do these accreditations mean? We’ve created a primer to help you understand the importance of these regulatory bodies and how their seal...
Reshoring: It’s Coming Home!
COVID-19 has shown us many things, including the instability of manufacturing goods overseas. During the pandemic many companies have struggled with their supply chains with their offshore suppliers being unable to export crucial components. As a result, many...
Donation to the DEC Ukraine Appeal
At Europlaz we have been as shocked as the rest of the world by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. It has devastated the lives of millions of families and we want to join the effort to provide help and assistance to those affected. On behalf of our employees, we will be...
The Road to a Sustainable Future
Healthcare services are necessary for sustaining and improving human health, yet their environmental footprint is often far greater than many other sectors. The global healthcare system is a large contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, representing 4.4% of the total...