Primary and secondary processing II

Tuesday, May 5, 2026: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Dr. Scott Robertson, Ph.D., Resonetics and Dr. Andreas Wick, Confluent Medical Technologies
10:30 AM
Ingot to Stent Part I – Multiple Source NiTi Characterization via a Single Tube Processing Path
Dr. Matthias Frotscher, CORTRONIK GmbH (Biotronik Vascular Intervention, now part of Teleflex); Mr. Martin Kiekbusch, CORTRONIK GmbH (Biotronik Vascular Intervention, now part of Teleflex); Mr. Stefan Riedl, Vascotube GmbH; Mr. Sebastian Knobloch, Vascotube GmbH; Dr. Kyle Fezi, Fort Wayne Metals Research Products, LLC; Dr. Jeremy E. Schaffer, Fort Wayne Metals Research Products, LLC; Mr. Takashi Awakura, Furukawa Techno Materials Co., Ltd.; Dr. Sumio Kise, Furukawa Techno Material Co., Ltd.; Dr. Fumiyoshi Yamashita, Furukawa Techno Material Co., Ltd.
10:50 AM
Electrical Discharge Machining and Waterjet Cutting of Nitinol Orthopedic Products
Mr. Kyle Chapman, Resonetics; Mr. Ian Nolan, Resonetics; Dr. Andrew Pequegnat, Resonetics; Mr. Nick Moura, Resonetics; Dr. Louis G Malito, Ph.D., P.E., Resonetics
11:30 AM
Effect of Beam Shaping in Fast Laser Shape Setting on Functional Performances of Thin NiTi Shape Memory Alloys
Dr. Carlo Alberto Biffi, National Research Council of Italy - CNR ICMATE; Dr. Jacopo Fiocchi, National Research Council of Italy - CNR ICMATE; Dr. Ausonio Tuissi, National Research Council of Italy - CNR ICMATE
11:50 AM
Relationship between mechanical properties and phase transformation temperatures of Nitinol
Mr. Jeremy Valdecanas, Edwards Lifesciences; Dr. Qin Yu, Edwards Lifesciences; Dr. Dhiraj Catoor, Edwards Lifesciences
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