Behind Your Machine
Meet Charlie
After graduating with a Business and Management degree from The University of Redlands, Charlie continued his education at the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA, focusing on an expanding interest in medical devices.
![[Charlie A. Webb]](images/charlie_mick.png)
Charlie began his device career with MicroDynamics, an innovative ophthalmic micro surgical firm. Charlie was key in developing new distribution in Western Europe and South America.
During his time at MicroDynamics, Charlie took a new interest in mechanical engineering. Despite Charlie’s duty as VP of sales and marketing, he spent a great deal of time co-developing a host of devices for the emerging industry of refractive surgery. Charlie is a certified management consultant through The Institute of Management Consultants, a certified packaging professional, certified through the Institute of Packaging Professionals and had great success in helping startup companies reach the managed healthcare venue. Charlie holds two US patents for medical packaging equipment.
Meet Thomas
Thomas is our firm's in-house tech whiz. A self-taught programmer, he is as fluent in C++, Ruby and countless other programming languages as he is in the Japanese language. He creates our websites and software we use to communicate with our test equipment.
![[Thomas J. Webb]](images/thom_mick.jpg)
Thomas is a self-taught engineer and provides vital input into our total technology plan. Thomas has a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration. He is currently studying for a Master’s degree with a dual-major in Business Administration and Biotech at Cal State Channel Islands. He hopes to apply his computer science expertise to biological systems in development of medical and agricultural technologies.
People are Talking
"When we first got into medical manufacturing, we didn't know much about pouch sealing. Charlie took the time to explain the process and the equipment needed to do the "right" job. Through recommendations from my pouch supplier and conversations with Charlie, I knew I didn't need to look anywhere else for my equipment needs."
-David Capes, Quality Assurance
Featured Stops
Abbott Cardiovascular
"Our first stop on our tour was
an un announced visit to Abbott
Cardiovascular to see if we
could set up a future
presentation to their packaging
group..."
Advanced Vision
"Still getting our feet wet for the
full roll out meeting with long
time customer Advanced Vision to
talk about our newest packaging
technologies..."
Medtronic
"We stopped by to visit our
friends at Medtronic's for training
on our new software features. We
also wanted to see how our testing
machinery is working out...."
Excuse the Noise
Our engineering group will literally be working on the road. If you dial extension 112 it will be transferred to our tour group in transit. So our apologies in advance for the road noise. But of course, don’t let that stop you from calling with your questions for our engineering group. They’re always willing to talk, no matter where they are. And if they’re unable to help you, customer service back at the home office is always happy to help. See you on the road...
V-402-VFB
Van der Stahl Scientific is excited about its latest technology. The V402-VGT. This patent pending technology is slated to change the way medical device packaging companies package atmosphere critical medical devices. Many medical device companies that produce medicine embedded devices have found that an ambient environment can produce moisture within the pouch have damaged the efficaciousness of their embedded drug.Moisture has been shown in many drug embedded devices to change the chemical structure of the embedded drug and therefore medical device makers have been struggling for solid solutions to manage this unfavorable environment. With a newV402-VGT, device companies can remove the ambient environment from the pouch and further, flushes the pouch with an inert gas such as nitrogen or argon.
This flushing process greatly aids in the removal of unwanted gases within the pouch, creating a more stable environment for the drug-embedded medical device. But there is another important aspect to gas flushing a medical pouch. This process also removes the oxidization of an embedded drug and device by leaving behind only inert gas that will not oxidize the chemistry or part.
Many packaging engineers have also found that by vacuuming their part tightly within a tray in a flexible pouch they’re also able to make stable the device within the pouch. This thwarts movement of the part within the bag that aids with the prevention of chaffing the pouch and possibly damaging the device.
But there is one more trick this sealer has up its sleeve. It also can be converted into a burst tester with just the flick of a switch. Medical device packaging engineers can now perform an ASTM-1140 burst test, which is designed to understand seal and material strength of an unrestrained pouch by inflating to the point of failure. This system, just like our MS-451PV, also has the ability to schedule required pouch performance testing in order to be certain that the device will not be delivered into the sterile field with the pouch compromised. The FDA’s expectation is regular pouch performance challenges and burst testing is an excellent way for quality teams to understand pouch seal strength and material strength in a simple process.
To find out more about this exciting new gas flush sealer that incorporates burst testing we invite you to contact engineering at 800-550-3854
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More About Us...
Be sure while you’re on our “About Us” page today to take a peek at our new 34’ Dynaquest motorhome built on a freightliner M2 semi-truck chassis. We’re obviously very proud of our “Advances in Sterile Device Packaging” command vehicle, so there’s no sense in keeping it under raps. For those of you who are RVers, you’ll appreciate the features and probably are familiar with the Dynaquest name as it has become the sterling standard for durable motorhomes. Over time we will be offering up additional photographs and video of our motorhome for those interested and we invite you to ride along with us over the next 24 months. A quick footnote: Most of this area of our website will be dedicated to the more personal issues of our road trip. For more coverage of our information on the sterile packaging side of our seminars and other issues surrounding the business end of this journey, we would invite you to visit the standard Van der Stahl Scientific blog. Thanks again for visiting our “On the Road” section for our “Advances in Sterile Packaging” tour and we hope to see you soon in your town.Van der Stahl Scientific To Go
You are visiting our “On the Road” section of our website, so already you can see the type of company we are and the types of things we do. Van der Stahl Scientific has always had a reputation of being somewhat bold and unique, we believe that old broken business models are a disservice to our customers. At the same time, we’ve resurrected some of the lost business process like the good old fashioned sales trip. And we’ve backed our belief with face-to-face communication with our customers on this epic road trip.But there are so many other compelling reasons to choose Van der Stahl Scientific. First and foremost we offer medical device packaging equipment, exquisitely built for the arduous task of sterile device packaging validation. Our innovative products and services are unmatched in the industry. With patented products like our visual inspection data logging systems like the Viu and our packaging lab built right into a sealing machine like our MS-451PV. And there’s more. We currently have a patent pending on a new technology that will change the way device companies vacuum pack and test their pouch for the sterile market.
We provide our customers a concierge level of support that we are excited about. With quality people in an efficient, lean organization that understands all the challenges that you face in a cost-controlled, capitated market. When you buy equipment from Van der Stahl Scientific, you are in great company as we serve all of the nation’s leading medical device manufacturing firms and have become a perennial favorite to medical device start ups.
The list of reasons to buy from Van der Stahl Scientific is so long, we could fill a book. But call us and we would love to tell you more. Give us your tough questions and let us provide the answers for your sterile device packaging. And to all of our long-term customers who have helped our company grow over the last 20 years, we’d like to thank you for the opportunity to serve you. Thanks for visiting our site today.
So Many Ways to Help
For nearly two decades Van der Stahl Scientific has been the first phone call made after a device company receives a 483-warning from non-compliant packaging machines. As sterile device packaging becomes more arduous, many medical device manufacturers have found that partnering with the right company with the right product is pivotal to the long-term success of their sterile packaging program. For nearly 20 years Van der Stahl Scientific has provided solutions for medical device packaging engineers. Our company employs a certified packaging engineer who’s happy to speak with you anytime regarding the sterile device packaging process. We have the experience, the resource and the knowledge about this process and our sterile device packaging compliance tour is just another way for us to show our commitment to sterile device packaging compliance.We serve the nation’s largest medical device companies and have been a first choice for many medical device packaging start ups. Let us show you how we can jump start your medical device packaging program with our feature rich, quality built machinery and our world class support personnel. We invite you to check our blog to see if we’re in your area. We would love to show you how our equipment can fit into your company. Call and book your meeting today at 800-550-3854 and thanks for stopping by Van der Stahl Scientific.
Our Travel Blog
Follow our journey on our road blog
Keep in touch with our travels as we visit medical device manufacturers throughout the United States. Also look at our video blogs that we will post regularly. Visit now
Meet Our Tour Manager
Lisa Durkin, road trip tour manager
Lisa will bring her trademark organizational skills on this rolling business venture to keep the trip running smoothly. Lisa brings her vast experience as a sales manager to the team and she will be looking for new customers to add to our growing list of satisfied machine users. More about us
Meet Our Tour Engineer
Charlie Webb, CPP, CMC medical device packaging
Charlie Webb brings over 25 years of experience in medical devices. Charlie is a patented inventor and has a very keen eye on issue surrounding medical device packaging. Mr. Webb will be leading many seminars discussing compliance issues surrounding sterile packaging. More about us
Our Packaging Technology
MS-451 medical pouch sealer
Expect to see amazing new technology from Van der Stahl Scientific, like our MS-451-PV. This incredible sealer also incorporates a peel tester and visual inspection device. This unit creates a whole solution for medical device manufacturers. Learn More
