What Foba will be showcasing at MD&M West 2020

Foba will be showcasing its M2000 laser marking workstation with an integrated vision-assisted UDI laser marking solution, especially for medical device manufacturers at MD&M West.

Another featured product will be Foba’s latest innovation Titus, the new vector scan laser marking head for facilitated line integration.

In a workshop on Thursday, February 13, 2020 - from 9:00-10:30 - Foba’s business manager software & vision Faycal Benayad-Cherif Ph.D will be one of three speakers. Manufacturers who join the workshop will benefit from tips and tools and learn more about the current laser marking technology which helps to meet the actual international UDI parts marking regulations.

Letizia Caselle, regional sales manager Americas, said: “Our US sales team will take the opportunity to demonstrate laser marking on a M2000 laser marking workstation live at the booth. Foba’s customers can rely on an integrated marking solution to make their medical devices compliant with the UDI-requirements according not only to the FDA but also to the new European MDR.”

Most FDA-deadlines for the direct part UDI marking of medical devices that are used more than once and intended to be reprocessed before each use have already passed. The implementation of a reliable laser marking system becomes even more important for medical manufacturers as the European Medical Device Regulation (MDR) will come into effect on May 26, 2020.

While most medical devices get marked at the very end of the manufacturing process using a stand-alone laser marking workstation, some production lines have a laser marking systems integrated. Foba’s Titus aims to respond to the needs of integrators who look for a highly flexible and easy to install unit. The scanning head comes with the laser system Y.0200-xs / Y.0300-xs and is incomparably small and equipped with additional clamp’n go laser head brackets, up to ten metres umbilical and two possible (0 or 90 degrees) beam orientations, so that it fits in even the tightest production environments.

MD&M West takes place from 11-13 February at Anaheim Convention Center, California.