TT Electronics Targets Medical Equipment Manufacturers

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CARROLLTON, TX — TT electronics’ component divisions — AB Mikroelektronik, BI Technologies, IRC, OPTEK Technology, Semelab, TT ims and Welwyn — are highlighting a range of products and services for the medical market. From passive components to optoelectronics and semiconductors, TT electronics’ products are being specified for a number of applications in medical equipment. In addition to components, TT electronics also provides complete solutions through advanced manufacturing services for medical systems, including design support, application engineering assistance, and advanced testing for medical electronics. TT recently developed a dedicated medical electronics team across all of the TT electronics component businesses to better serve the medical industry’s needs from a components and manufacturing standpoint. Bob Taber serves as the company’s worldwide medical team leader. He cites combined application engineering expertise, a wide product offering, and in-house manufacturing capabilities as elements of the medical team. TT electronics’ passive components, optoelectronics and semiconductors are used in diagnostic, imaging and laboratory equipment; patient monitoring systems; instrumentation; and pharmaceutical delivery and dispensing systems. Three TT electronics component divisions have manufacturing sites that are ISO 12485:2003-certified, allowing them to manufacture medical electronic systems. All manufacturing facilities are ISO 9001 certified, and several of the sites are TS 16949:2002 certified as well.The TT electronics virtual medical team includes AB Mikroelektronik (http://www.ab-mikro.at/), BI Technologies (http://www.bitechnologies.com), IRC (http://www.irctt.com), OPTEK Technology (http://www.optekinc.com), Semelab (http://www.semelab.com), TT ims (http://www.ttelectronics-ims.com), and Welwyn (http://www.welwyn-tt.co.uk/). For more information, visit http://www.ttelectronics.com/group_operations/components/  

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