Medical Manufacturing and Orthopedic Innovation with Bradley Emerick at MicroPulse

About this episode

In this episode, Bradley Emerick discusses his journey in medical manufacturing and the innovations in orthopedic products at MicroPulse.

Medical manufacturing is about more than machines. It’s about people, trust, and outcomes that change lives. In this episode of Rapid Fire Manufacturing, we sit down with Bradley Emerick at MicroPulse and RMP to talk about growing up in manufacturing, building vertically integrated medical operations, and creating products that restore mobility and improve quality of life. Bradley shares his unique journey into manufacturing, from being raised around the MicroPulse shop his father founded to earning a biomedical engineering degree from Rose Hulman and working in the orthopedic OEM world. That combination of engineering education and real world manufacturing experience shapes how MicroPulse and RMP operate today. We dive into orthopedic manufacturing, medical implants, and the real impact of revision surgeries that give patients their mobility back. Bradley explains how advances like cementless implantation, porous coatings, and 3D printed titanium are helping the body accept implants more naturally and last longer. The conversation also covers vertical integration, from machining and automation to sterile packaging and UHMW polymer processing. Bradley explains how listening to…

People in this episode

Guest: Bradley Emerick

Topics covered

• Medical manufacturing
• Orthopedic innovation
• Biomedical engineering
• Vertical integration
• Medical implants
• Revision surgeries

Keywords

• medical manufacturing
• orthopedic innovation
• biomedical engineering
• vertical integration
• medical implants
• revision surgeries
• 3D printed titanium
• cementless implantation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MicroPulse, RMP, Rose Hulman

Places: Orthopedic

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