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Nextern Costa Rica reaches over 200 employees

Nextern Costa Rica Facility

At Nextern, we are thrilled to announce a significant milestone for our global manufacturing team. Our team in Costa Rica has recently grown to over 200 employees, reflecting their dedication, and hard work. Celebrating a Milestone A Growing Hub of Excellence Our Costa Rica site is a strategic location for our vertically integrated global operations. […]

How to Leverage IoT in Medical Device Manufacturing

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In recent years, the Internet of Things (IoT) has taken the manufacturing industry by storm. Thanks to the intelligent systems that enable users to share data, access information and streamline various processes via cloud operating systems, manufacturing has become increasingly automated and optimized. The medical device manufacturing industry is no exception.  As engineers continue to […]

Additive Manufacturing Techniques for Medical Devices

Nextern medical device technology in the foreground, a Nextern Employee considers additive manufacturing techniques for medical devices in the background.

Modern medical device manufacturing utilizes a variety of methods for prototype development and high-quality biomedical products. As device needs become more complex, speed to market becomes essential and parts develop at a higher quality, additive manufacturing has quickly established itself as a standard process for prototype production and medical device manufacturing. Additive manufacturing (AM) is […]

Then and Now: How Medical Device Technology Has Changed in the Last Decade

A Nextern employee works on developing a new medical device

As new technology emerges and existing technologies improve, so too do the devices and medical instruments that use the technology. Integrating evolving medical device technology enables patients, doctors and other healthcare professionals to access enhanced devices and instruments to further improve patient care.  In the last decade, medical device technology has undergone large improvements in […]

Nextern, Inc. Adds NPX Medical as Extension of Medical Device Services

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Nextern, Inc. welcomes NPX Medical as new division creators, bringing quality medical device manufacturing and product iteration services to Nextern’s process and partners.  Nextern is looking forward to leveraging NPX’s laser-cutting capabilities and metal component specializations to provide an even wider offering of product services and speed-to-market solutions.   Decades of Experience NPX Medical has established […]

How Nextern Applies Our Core Values

Nextern's community space reflects their core values as a place where employees matter, are unified and innovate together.

Medical technology is more than creating new products. It involves bringing ideas to life to make patient care easier. Driven by four core values, Nextern works to support your business and health care goals. As a collaborative medical device company, we provide state-of-the-art design, engineering and manufacturing for your next medical device project. With our […]

How We Incorporate 3D Printing into our Process

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The use of 3D printing has become widespread in the last few years. In fact, 3D printing has become so convenient, people are able to print all sorts of things, including phone stands, household tools and replacement parts for around the house. There is even talk about using 3D printers to create organs and other […]

Why Costa Rica Is the Perfect New Location for Nextern

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We live in a global world. As we have seen in the past two years especially, the world becomes increasingly connected with each passing year, and conditions in one place can easily affect the events and situations in another. At Nextern, we help impact people’s lives through the manufacturing, iteration, and optimization of world class […]

Why Choose Nextern?

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Nextern is dedicated to bringing great minds together to enhance the future of medical device technology. We employ teams of innovative engineers to improve the lives of others through their work. If you’re an engineer embarking on your next career journey, discover why so many engineers choose Nextern.  Post Outline  At Nextern, our team is […]

Why Engineers Love to Work for Nextern

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Working at Nextern is a better kind of work. Our team is full of innovators, collaborators and just straight-up fun people to be around! The Nextern philosophy is all about building a better way of life, and that’s not just for our partners or their clients—that’s also for our employees. Whether you’re an engineer looking […]