Medical and Life Sciences Success Story Profiles Nidek Medical Medical device specialist Nidek Medical (Birmingham, AL www.nidekmedical.com) manufactures the Nuvo series of oxygen concentrators, which have become a global standard of excellence in the delivery of oxygen to patients who are prescribed medical oxygen. For the company’s new Nuvo Lite oxygen concentrator, Nidek needed a reliable, lightweight directional control valve – and they needed it in a very short, demanding timeframe Bosch Rexroth Pnuematics rose to the challenge, with a custom-designed and manfactured valve that outperformed several other candidates in responding to three unique challenges: precision oxygen delivery to patients, rapid cycling (ordinary air in, oxygen out, approximately every 13 seconds), and resistance to contamination. Rexroth engineers developed a fully integrated, electronics-driven, compact design that was based upon proven technology, yet also unique to the Nuvo Lite concept. For an in-depth account. More on Productivity and Innovation.