Patient readmission is a large concern for healthcare providers, with recent studies finding almost one in four patients face hospital readmission within 30 days. This statistic has led professionals to explore new ways of improving patient care, and many of these strategies depend on technologies that leverage remote patient monitoring (RPM) – using the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing, so a healthcare team can track a patient’s progress without an office visit.

At the Furtwangen University (HFU) in Germany, students across multiple disciplines are working to integrate this RPM technology into mechanical devices. Their idea is to use the IoT to develop smart wheelchairs and walkers that will transmit patient information to a dashboard, allowing caregivers to monitor health parameters and develop alarms specific to each patient.

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Since 1967, Karl-Heinz Maske & Söhne GmbH has stood for top quality in metal processing. The toll manufacturer from Bönningstedt by Hamburg, Germany, supplies customers involved in growth sectors – such as the medical and aerospace, as well as the mechanical engineering sectors – with sophisticated components that demand the expertise of its employees. Its range of services also includes support during the development phase of a product.

Where actual production is concerned, Maske has been working together with DMG MORI for many years and continuously expands its machines to increase capacities and keep abreast of the latest state-of-the-art technology. Maske’s most recent investments include an NLX 2500 with WH 10 top handling.

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The cDD Diamond Dressers offer tool radius tolerances certified accurate to within 2µm (±0.001mm), designed for demanding micro-precision grinding applications. This degree of certified precision makes the micro-precision cDD Diamond Dressers suitable for the CNC truing and sharpening of grinding wheels used in plunge grinding of needles and other critical grinding applications that require form tolerances as tight as 2µm.

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A cutting tool is only as good as it’s applied. Just ask Rob Keenan, president of Seco North America. Referring to Seco as a global provider of comprehensive metal cutting solutions, Keenan and his staff offered an in-depth look at the company’s custom product capabilities available to customers and how this approach is differentiating them from being “just a cutting tool provider.”

During an editor-only event, I was introduced to the range of services the company has developed to enhance collaboration with its customers, and it starts with the company investing in itself and its offerings.

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