Background Customer manufactures medical diagnostics systems that incorporate multi-axis position systems. Blood sample vials are picked and placed, blood is extracted from vials and placed on slides where they are then stained with reagents, and cell images are examined & diagnosed. Reagents travel through tubes, which are typically placed near electrical wires/cables. Challenge Multiple cables and tubes are placed inside cable tracks where friction and entanglement cause perfor- mance failure to each. Customer wanted to isolate tubes from cables and also desired to eliminate the 2-foot long cable tracks, which are loud, generate particulates, and take up space. These changes were necessary to increase efficiency and reduce the size of their diagnostics system. Solution Cicoil

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