Four decades of medical
device automation
AIR has enabled innovative, large-scale, advanced manufacturing in the medical device sector since 1990. Now with 600+ specialists, six facilities, and more than 400,000 sq ft, we partner with some of the world’s largest manufacturers to drive innovation and progress in medical device assembly, surgical instruments, orthopedic, cardiology & CRM, peripheral and continence care, and more.
Why AIR for medical devices
End-to-end partner
Deep, agile collaboration and 360 support — from ideas to concepts, build to commissioning, maintenance to optimization.
AIR is proud to support some of the world’s most advanced production teams in some of the world’s largest medical device manufacturers.
Medical device capabilities
Device and product experience
AIR has experience in a wide range of medical fields, including orthopedics, vascular, cardiology, respiratory, renal, and ophthalmology.
Medical manufacturing capabilities
Filling
- High-speed filling systems configured for bags, pouches and bottles
- Flexible filling systems to handle a wide range of container sizes, liquid viscosities and cap types
Medical assembly and handling
- Automated assembly line systems
- Automated product handling systems
- Product serialization and track and trace systems
- High-speed molding transfer systems
- Autonomous mobile robots
- Intelligent conveyor systems
- Vision systems
- Automated cutting machines
- Ultrasonic welding
- Custom laser process development
- LED cure technology
- High-throughput robotic pick and place
- Medical device testing and inspection
- Labeling and verification
- Aseptic environment compliance
End-of-line automation
Certification and standards excellence
- GAMP5 Validated Hardware and software systems
- GEP, cGMP compliant practices and standards
- ISO 9001, 14001 & 13485 Certified facilities
- ISO class 7-8 cleanroom equipment
- ATEX & high-temperature 200°C and Inert Gas environments
- FDA mandatory Unique Device Identifier (UDI) compliance
- EU Medical Device Regulations (MDR) 2017/745 compliance
Sites
Medical case studies
A medical radiology therapy equipment manufacturer needed to rapidly move a next-generation MRI instrument from prototype into full production. The prototype had been designed by an engineering services…
A medical device diagnostic manufacturer needed to rapidly replicate an in-house designed manufacturing tool to support a production ramp-up. The tool included multiple control systems and needed to be…
A medical device manufacturer was facing low yields and high rework costs on a catheter product line. Applying sealant adhesive to multiple radio marker rings within tight tolerances was difficult to perform…
Recent medical projects
Automated catheter tip radio marker ring sealing system
Incorporating pico jet dispense of 0.5nL, positional tolerance to 0.010”, UV cure, and integrated video capture.
Lyophilized molecular diagnostic bead dispense system
Design and manufacture, incorporating 4-axis SCARA robotics, machine vision, and part tracking.
Lab automation for improved assay throughput
Integrating customer-specified devices for improving assay throughput and reproducibility. Incorporates environmental control, precision liquid handling, automated plate handling, inherently safe robotics, and field reconfiguration.