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How medtech contract manufacturers are managing during the coronavirus pandemic

April 2, 2020 By Nancy Crotti

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From invoking their business continuity plans to marshaling their pandemic teams, medical device contract manufacturers are finding ways to keep business going during the coronavirus pandemic. Medical Design & Outsourcing conducted an informal survey of manufacturers and other companies that serve the medtech industry. Here’s some of what we … [Read more...] about How medtech contract manufacturers are managing during the coronavirus pandemic

Filed Under: Advanced Materials, Injection Molding, Insert molding, Machine Tool Tagged With: Biomerics, coronavirus, elkemsilicones, Integer Holdings Corp, medline industries, MicroCare Medical, microspec, protolabs, spectrumplastics, Web Industries

Microspec founder takes the long view on medical tubing

September 16, 2019 By Nancy Crotti

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Microspec CEO Tim Steele remembers when polyurethanes were relatively new. It was the 1970s, and the only polyurethanes were industrial grade, not medical grade. Steele is a PEEK pioneer who founded Microspec in 1989 and opened up shop in Jaffrey, N.H. the following year. Microspec has grown and moved twice more, the last time to Peterborough, … [Read more...] about Microspec founder takes the long view on medical tubing

Filed Under: Materials, Product Development Tagged With: microspec

Why PEEK is so hard to extrude

February 26, 2018 By Heather Thompson

PEEK — a popular material for catheters and minimally invasive tubing — can trip up novices when it comes to extrusion. Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is known throughout the medical device industry for its toughness, strength and high heat thermal characteristics. It’s often used to replace metal components in medical devices; because it’s a … [Read more...] about Why PEEK is so hard to extrude

Filed Under: Tubing Components Tagged With: microspec, PEEK

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