Blog Posts

Pre-production cost vs production cost in a flex arm: What are you paying for?

May 11, 2023

Creating new medical devices sounds expensive and daunting. To understand the costs you might incur let’s break them into two buckets – preproduction and production. Every OEM and medical device component manufacturer follows their own process. We thought we’d take a moment to break down production and pre-production costs for our flex arms. We do…

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Can I get flex arm replacements? 

April 26, 2023

Great engineering can help mitigate many potential problems, but let’s be real for a second: sometimes, components fail. With flex arms, it’s exceedingly rare, but it does happen. In our case (and in field experience) we’ve found that most of our Moffatt lamps last a lifetime – in fact, most are probably still sitting where…

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LED Flexible Arm C-clamp.

The Number One Question We Ask Potential Medical Device Design Partners

April 6, 2023

When we talk about medical device components, Moffatt Products is in a unique space. We’re both a component manufacturers AND we also source parts from other component manufacturers. That’s how we create our flex arm devices. It’s important for us to have a base line knowledge of how that company works and if we’d be…

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Moffatt Products team members

The benefits of working with an American manufacturer for medical devices

March 29, 2023

When you see something is “American Made” it immediately conjures some emotions, right? A lot of folks really appreciate domestic production – especially at a time when that seems increasingly rare.  But apart from just a good feeling, does buying American-made for your next medical device actually serve a purpose? We’re happy to say that…

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