Sanner Group’s forensic device engineering allows for the systematic analysis of medical devices and identification of weaknesses to get robust functioning products. Forensic engineering for medical devices and diagnostic products should be an integral part of the device development process and empowers companies to innovate with confidence and build a reputation for excellence. By scrutinizing the components, materials, and manufacturing processes, our engineers can pinpoint areas of concern that might lead to failures or malfunctions down the line. The extensive lab spaces host a variety of technical equipment for defining medical device improvements allowing to conduct extensive product testing and metrological investigations in-house.  Additionally, the in-house machining capabilities mean bespoke rigs, fixtures and components for rapid prototyping and testing can be made. This proactive approach enables our customers to rectify issues before they escalate into costly recalls or safety hazards.

Sanner’s Design Center of Excellence, Springboard Pro, specializes in device design and development from the front end of innovation through to manufacture. We have extensive in-house capabilities for medical device development such as physics, engineering, electronics, software, and materials science. Over the years, Springboard has earned a strong reputation for fast and cost-effective regulated medical device development that delivers valuable intellectual property for customers. Our expertise spans across drug delivery devices, such as autoinjectors, infusion pumps, inhalers and syringes, and equipment and consumables in the fields of diagnostics, respiratory, surgical, critical care, implantables, and biotechnology. All work is conducted according to ISO 13485 - Medical devices - Quality management systems - Requirements for regulatory purposes and for complex devices such as pens or autoinjectors, testing is performed to the relevant ISO standard 11608.

Sanner offers a range of prototyping capabilities, including 3D printing, Flexible Change Mold and Babyplast systems to derisk and accelerate products early on through Sanner’s efficient IDP Process® process. Our Design for Manufacturing and Assembly approach derisks the development process by assessing the full process including device material selection, tool layout, injection molding, automation, and assembly at the beginning of the process. We can facilitate a range of testing using production-like prototypes faster, by selecting the right prototyping method. Our 3D printing options include Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) and stereolithography (SLA) printing technologies. Sanner’s Flexible Change Mold System is designed to produce complex components by injection molding with the benefit of 3D printed tool inserts all controlled in-house, enhancing the speed of the process. Using standardized master molds to create components, provides Sanner with the flexibility to generate different injection molded part sizes faster and in the same material used for qualification. These prototypes can have near production-intent properties , providing a more accurate and reliable device test result. By utilizing the Babyplast injection molding machine in conjunction with Sanner’s Flexible Change Mold System allows Sanner to produce low-cost injection molded parts, even by 2K and 3K injection molding processes at small scale. Injection molding simulation software is an essential part of Sanner’s prototyping development toolbox that is used to obtain production-like component performance during prototyping. Optimizing prototyping molds at the earliest stages, before the production of tools, can provide significant development efficiencies.

Sanner’s CDMO tooling and molding services offer a range of precision molding technologies to develop and produce virtually any device or component for drug delivery, diagnostic, or medtech devices.  Sanner CDMO Device Molding & Tooling Services:

• High-precision fully-electric thermoplastic injection molding 

• Micro-injection molding 

• Cleanroom molding 

• Wide range of plastic materials

• 2K injection molding

• In-house mold conceptualization expertise / inhouse tooling engineering

Tooling Maintenance    

Sanner has been serving drug delivery, diagnostics, and medtech customers for over two decades with production processes and quality systems that are fully adapted to the requirements of the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. This includes our extensive injection molding capabilities that include everything from concept, design, to tool maintenance and optimization. We use our ISO Class 7 or 8 cleanrooms as well as unclassified spaces for molding activities, depending on the individual requirements, all operated under an ISO 13485 quality management system (QMS).

With efficient Virtual Reality (VR) process development, and manual to fully automated assembly options for mechanical and electronic components, Sanner’s CDMO services offer complete scalable assembly solutions for contract customers.

Sanner CDMO Device Assembly Solutions

• Virtual Reality (VR) process development

• Fully Automated Device Assembly

• Manual & Semi-Automated Assembly

• Multi-component & ESD Assembly

• Computer Validation and Network for Assembly Automation Providers

Sanner was the first packaging company in Europe to offer desiccant solutions to the pharmaceutical, medical, and healthcare industries. Our unmatched desiccant experience is available to every Sanner CDMO customer.  Many of today’s pharmaceutical and medical device products are moisture sensitive. Sanner’s CDMO services can incorporate their industry leading desiccant technology into the design of their complex drug-device combination product from its inception. Desiccant can also be integrated into secondary packaging designs to help maintain the reduced moisture levels required to fullfill the product’s shelf life. 

Sanner’s Quality by Design (QbD)-based Atmo Guard System® program:

• Quickly determine the moisture management profile required for product stability in primary packaging

• Eliminate time consuming and expensive packaging accelerated stability studies saving time and money

• Reduce development time

  Combining the Sanner Atmo Guard System® with the Sanner IDP Process® you not only get the ideal product protection but also a Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) design concept. We take a holistic approach to determining the optimal desiccant solution for CDMO customer products. We assess individual desiccant requirements and conduct a shelf-life consultation before advancing the scalable solution to implementation and ultimately serialization. Our desiccant solutions can typically be easily separated from the device after use, enabling enhanced recyclability of the device in standard recycling processes.