Professional Articles

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Our employees often write articles for technical periodicals. We have made available reprints here for your perusal.

What constitutes reasonably foreseeable misuse?
November 2011
Product failure through misuse can result in personal injury for the user – and cost medical device companies both money and their reputations. Zühlke Engineering argues that, rather than educating users, manufacturers would be smarter to more carefully predict what might be considered reasonable usage and re-engineer products accordingly.
Making scalability on schedule
September 2011
Wolfgang Emmerich, CEO of Zuhlke Engineering UK, discusses how medical device manufacturers are developing products through projects that are scalable and can be executed efficiently and on schedule, through a systematic development process.
A different way of thinking
March 2011
The third edition of the IEC60601 set of standards focuses on risk management. Companies such as Zühlke, which already work in a risk-driven way, welcome this new approach, the implementation of which offers businesses new opportunities to develop competitive products effi ciently.
Cross-industry innovation
December 2007
Christoph Dürmüller, Partner & Head of Management Consulting; and David Levin, Managing Director; both of Zuhlke Engineering Ltd, London; discuss the benefits of looking beyond your own backyard. ...