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Freudenberg Medical opens new HQ in larger Mass. factory

November 10, 2020 By Nancy Crotti

Freudenberg Medical announced today that it has completed construction of a new medical manufacturing operation in Beverly, Mass. The new building will serve as Freudenberg Medical's global headquarters and will manufacture medical devices and components in medical and implant-grade silicones and high-performance plastics. The 36,000 ft2 … [Read more...] about Freudenberg Medical opens new HQ in larger Mass. factory

Filed Under: Plastics, Product Development, Silicone, Tubing Components Tagged With: Freudenberg Medical

6 ways the right tubing supplier can improve product development

November 5, 2020 By Nancy Crotti

Partnering with a vertically integrated manufacturer can help engineers optimize designs, improve manufacturability and accelerate new product development. Michael Holt, Integer (Image courtesy of Integer) Medtech design engineers face extraordinary opportunities and challenges created by rapidly advancing clinical markets. To … [Read more...] about 6 ways the right tubing supplier can improve product development

Filed Under: Catheters, Components, Materials, Plastics Tagged With: Integer

How plasma treatment offers green, cost-efficient preparation of plastics

August 14, 2020 By Nancy Crotti

Surface treatment to prepare medical device components for printing or bonding may require complex cleaning methods or harmful chemicals. Plasma etching for improved adhesion, once limited to low-pressure chambers, is now available at atmospheric pressure. Erhard Krampe, Plasmatreat Conventional methods of surface preparation, treatment … [Read more...] about How plasma treatment offers green, cost-efficient preparation of plastics

Filed Under: Catheters, Coatings, Components, Plastics Tagged With: Plasmatreat

How catheters are becoming increasingly complex and efficient

April 22, 2020 By Nancy Crotti

As the neurovascular intervention marketplace accelerates toward miniaturization, innovations such as 2.5:1 peelable heat-shrink tubing (PHST), cut-to-length PHST and multi-filar active catheter solutions will come into their own. Joe Rowan, Junkosha Catheters are becoming increasingly complex in terms of the procedures they can be used … [Read more...] about How catheters are becoming increasingly complex and efficient

Filed Under: Catheters, Extrusions, Plastics, Tubing Components Tagged With: junkosha

Raumedic touts new biocompatible additive

July 31, 2019 By Chris Newmarker

Raumedic biocompatible additive gliding medical tubing

Medical materials company Raumedic says a new biocompatible additive it's developed can further enhance the sliding properties of medical plastic components. The Helmbrechts, Germany–based of medical-grade plastic compounds — which has its U.S. headquarters in Mills River, N.C. — has tested the new additive for in combination with a base polymer … [Read more...] about Raumedic touts new biocompatible additive

Filed Under: Advanced Materials, Materials, Plastics Tagged With: raumedic

Custom Profile workers buy company in ESOP

May 15, 2019 By Nancy Crotti

Plastic extruded-parts manufacturer Custom Profile (Walker, Mich.) has been sold to its employees in an employee stock ownership plan. Custom Profile makes plastic extruded parts for the office furniture, appliance, and medical device industries. The company has locations in Walker and Grand Rapids, Mich., and a facility in Mexico. Working in … [Read more...] about Custom Profile workers buy company in ESOP

Filed Under: Extrusions, Plastics, Tubing Components Tagged With: Bemis, blackfordcapital, customprofile, mosaiccapitalpartners

Medbio acquires AIM Plastics

February 22, 2019 By Danielle Kirsh

Medbio (Grand Rapids, Mich.) announced that it has acquired Detroit-based component manufacturer AIM Plastics. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. AIM Plastics specializes in prototype-to-production molds and complex injection molding. It offers full-service injection molding and in-house tooling capabilities for therapeutic … [Read more...] about Medbio acquires AIM Plastics

Filed Under: Components, Injection Molding, Plastics Tagged With: aimplastics, medbio, medtech

GW Plastics is growing fast: Here’s how

February 8, 2019 By Chris Newmarker

Plastics and silicones contract manufacturer GW Plastics has invested $25 million into expansions and technology — growing in recent years into a more than 1,000-employee company with eight worldwide facilities comprising more than 500,000 square feet. The expansion, with the Bethel, Vt.–based company detailed in a recent news release, has … [Read more...] about GW Plastics is growing fast: Here’s how

Filed Under: Injection Molding, Plastics Tagged With: gwplastics

How Covestro polycarbonate is enabling syringe innovation

January 31, 2019 By Chris Newmarker

Covestro officials are boasting how their Apec 1745 high heat polycarbonate was the material of choice for Gerresheimer AG's new tamper-evident luer lock closure for syringes. In the growing prefilled syringes market, the adapter for screwing in the needle and the syringe cap plays a key role when it comes to ensuring ease of use and reliable … [Read more...] about How Covestro polycarbonate is enabling syringe innovation

Filed Under: Components, Materials, Needles and Injections, Plastics Tagged With: covestro, gerresheimerag

How to ensure the structural integrity of multi-layer polymer tubing

January 3, 2019 By Nancy Crotti

When designing a co-extruded multi-layer tube for an intravascular application, the final physical properties of the polymers used are not the only factor. For optimal extrusion, it is also important to consider the effects of the viscosity, the polymers’ melt temperatures, and their placement in the structure. Steve Maxson, Spectrum Plastics … [Read more...] about How to ensure the structural integrity of multi-layer polymer tubing

Filed Under: Catheters, Extrusions, Materials, Plastics, Product Development, Tubing Components Tagged With: spectrumplastics

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