High Value Manufacturing – Bártolo et al. (Eds)
© 2014 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00137-4
Shape analysis in the design process of products with embedded
microelectronics
Álvaro M. Sampaio & Ricardo Simões
Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Campus do IPCA, Barcelos, Portugal
Institute for Polymers and Composites, IPC/I3N, University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, Guimarães, Portugal
António Pontes
Institute for Polymers and Composites, IPC/I3N, University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, Guimarães, Portugal
ABSTRACT: Surgical Instruments (SI) are a major asset and a significant share of the total capital spending of a
hospital. It is therefore important to track the product inside the health provider’s facilities. One of the technologies ...