06/25/2026

Dear Reader,

this quarter’s MedTech Insights follows a simple thread: what helps a medical device project move forward with confidence?

We look back on our TechTalk at DeviceTalks Boston, where Design for Manufacturing took center stage, share the latest progress from our Costa Rica facility, and take a closer look at how manufacturing data becomes reliable evidence in quality control.

Across all three topics, the focus is the same: turning complexity into clear next steps through technical experience, precise processes, and close collaboration.

Thank you for your trust and partnership.

Enjoy reading!

Jakob Dohse 
CEO, MeKo Manufacturing e.K.

Insights Q2 Topics

• Lookback | TechTalk at DeviceTalks Boston

• Closer Support Across the Americas

• Technical Deep Dive | Quality Control at MeKo

• Upcoming Events

Lookback

Design for Manufacturing at DeviceTalks Boston  

At DeviceTalks Boston, we joined forces with Wytech Industries for a TechTalk on Design for Manufacturing and the path from prototype to validated series production.

The session focused on a key question in medical device development: how can design decisions made early in the process support manufacturability, quality, and scalability later on? For interventional devices, this makes a significant difference in development time, validation effort, and long-term production stability.

Thank you to everyone who joined the session, visited our booth, or shared project questions with us in Boston. If you missed the TechTalk or would like to discuss Design for Manufacturing for your own component, our team is always happy to support you.

At MPP East next week, our CEO Jakob Dohse will join a panel on the future of Nitinol manufacturing. The discussion, “The Future of Nitinol: Low Inclusion Material Alloys, AI-Driven Processing, and Next-Generation Implantables,” looks at material purity, AI-supported processing, and the implant designs these advances could enable. If these topics are part of your development work, we hope to see you there.

Global Update

Closer Support Across the Americas

MeKo is continuing to strengthen its presence in the Americas. In Costa Rica, our facility in Heredia continues to take shape: the cleanroom is now fully equipped for future assembly projects, and additional production equipment from Sarstedt is on its way to build further shape setting capabilities.

Our Costa Rica team is already closely involved in building the new site and preparing the foundation for regional support. If you are based in the Americas and would like to discuss future projects, local contact, or MeKo capabilities in Costa Rica, feel free to reach out to Kai Leymann, Andrea Cuadra, and Marcos Chaverri. 

In North America, Laura Veneracion and Tim Fries from MeKo MedTech Inc. will soon also support our West Coast customers, in addition to customers in the central and eastern regions. This means local support across the U.S. will be handled directly within the MeKo ecosystem.

For our customers, existing projects, contacts, timelines, and support quality remain unchanged. The benefit is a closer regional connection to MeKo for questions, future projects, and day-to-day exchange.

Quality Control at MeKo

When Manufacturing Data Becomes Project Evidence

A specification on a drawing is only useful if it can be verified. In MedTech projects, this becomes especially important when components move toward qualification, validation, or approval. Critical features must not only be produced within tolerance, but measured in a way that creates reliable, traceable evidence.

Over the past year, we have continued to strengthen this part of our process. In quality control, MeKo has expanded its team and capabilities to support the growing need for verification, validation, and documentation. This includes additional measurement expertise as well as improved possibilities for inspecting complex components with greater depth of field, more automated handling, and enhanced defect detection.

Our measurement technicians understand how components are produced and which characteristics matter for function, fit, and safety. For customers, this means that delicate geometries, surfaces, and functional features can be evaluated with the right combination of measurement technology, process knowledge, and technical interpretation.

Where dimensional measurement alone does not tell the full story, simulation, testing, and supporting documentation can add the context needed for qualification and validation steps.

The value is practical: clearer evidence, fewer unanswered questions when project data is reviewed, and stronger confidence that component quality can be shown, not just assumed.

Upcoming Events

Panel Talk at MPP East

"The Future of Nitinol"

Boston, USA - MA, June 24

Medtec China

Shanghai, China, Sep 1-3

Talk at CIRSE

"Resoloy Initial Safety Evaluation (RISE)"

Copenhagen, Denmark, Sep 5-9

Medical Technology Ireland

Galway, Ireland, Sep 23-24, Booth 217

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We look forward to your feedback and are always available for questions and suggestions. Stay tuned for more updates and innovations from the world of medical technology at MeKo!