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What Your Equipment Says About You: The Importance of Storytelling Through Medical Cart Design


Posted by Brittany Beckmann on January 8, 2016

We all like shiny, new things—cars, computers, smartphones—and most of us are eager to get a hold of the “next best thing” or newest model, always looking for innovative and aesthetic advancements. Just as we anticipate...

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Topics: Medical Cart Design

How to Start Designing Your New, Sexy Medical Cart


Posted by Brittany Beckmann on December 18, 2015

Admittedly, “sexy” is not an adjective one would generally apply to medical carts. They are meant to serve a specific purpose to the medical field, so why should aesthetics matter? Consider this: what would you do if...

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Topics: Medical Cart Design

Five Factors That Impact Medical Cart Development Timelines


Posted by Brittany Beckmann on December 11, 2015

Maintaining a realistic timeline is an important aspect of managing a custom medical cart project. When you launch into development, it’s important to understand and consider the following five factors in order for the...

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Topics: Medical Cart Development, Project Management

What to Expect at Each Stage of the Medical Cart Design Process


Posted by Brittany Beckmann on November 6, 2015

The process of designing a custom medical cart involves a lot of moving elements and sequential events. Achieving a successful end result requires organizing the design process into stages that makes it possible to...

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Topics: Medical Cart Design

How Do You Get a Medical Cart Up and Over a 20mm Threshold?


Posted by Mark Collins on October 14, 2015

Our recent blog, How is IEC 60601-1 Movement over a threshold test performed for medical carts,” stirred up a lot of conversation about our strategy on passing the threshold test prior to the 1st amendment and also how...

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Topics: IEC 60601-1

Six Ways to Avoid Medical Cart Project Starts and Stops


Posted by Nicole Reese on October 2, 2015

Starts and stops when working on custom medical cart projects result in resource inefficiencies, wasted time and project budget, missed opportunities and plummeting team enthusiasm — things no one wants to see happen.

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Topics: Medical Cart Design, Project Management

How is the IEC 60601-1 Test Movement Over a Threshold Test Performed for Medical Carts?


Posted by Mark Collins on September 23, 2015

Over the past couple of years, the IEC 60601-1 movement over a threshold test has been a hot topic for medical cart designers, and for good reason. Medical carts can be very heavy, and carts weighing more than 45kg (99...

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Topics: Industry Insights, IEC 60601-1

How Do You Test a Powder-Coated Paint Finish for Medical Carts?


Posted by Greg Binversie on September 11, 2015

Many of the custom medical carts HUI manufactures have a powder-coated finish. As with any finish applied to any product, the powder coating we apply needs to be tested to ensure that the finish is going to last. The...

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Topics: Medical Cart Design

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