Summary
As the medical industry continues to demand smaller and more intricate components and devices, so the challenge for manufacturing them increases.
Fine wire welding is used in the manufacture of a wide range of medical devices ranging from electrical connections to implantable medical devices; vascular stents and guide wires used in minimally invasive medical applications to position devices such as catheters and stents. This application note looks in detail at butt welding of titanium, stainless steel, stents and guidewires, as well as lap and spot welding of stainless steels and titanium wires.
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