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Article: Curing power supply ills.(Power Supplies)
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- Product Design & Development
- Article date:
- March 1, 2004
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OEMs today are constantly seeking ways to improve their products, lower manufacturing costs, and improve efficiency. This is an especially critical challenge for medical OEMs because of the length of the FDA approval process and the possible repercussions in the marketplace if a product experiences field failures.
"There is an increasing trend toward outsourcing across the global electronics marketplace in an effort to control expenses, decrease product development time, and increase revenue," says Cindy Trojanowski of power supply manufacturer Ault Inc. "The medical equipment segment is also experiencing the same pressures, so the selection of suppliers that ...