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Zeus launches flexible extruded catheter liners

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Zeus this week added a flexible extruded PTFE catheter liner to its StreamLiner product portfolio. With the addition, the company can extrude liners over-the-wire (OTW) in sizes comparable to film cast tubing. The StreamLiner OTW UT offers a normal wall thickness as low as 0.0004 in. with a tolerance of +/- 0.0002 in. "StreamLiner OTW bridges … [Read more...] about Zeus launches flexible extruded catheter liners

MD&M West exhibitors you need to know

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MD&M West — set for  Feb. 11-13, 2020 — is billed as the largest medical device manufacturing event in the world. Now in its 35th year, it showcases hundreds of industry suppliers and attracts thousands of medical device industry insiders. Strolling around the show floor at the Anaheim Convention Center, in Anaheim, Calif., visitors will see … [Read more...] about MD&M West exhibitors you need to know

Zeus: Try our heat shrink products at no cost

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Polymer extrusion and tubing company Zeus seems to be taking a page out of the sales playbook of software companies and direct marketers. Zeus (Orangeburg, S.C.) is telling medical device companies interested in switching to its peelable heat shrink tubing that they can initially try it out for free. The "Switch Suppliers and Save" program, … [Read more...] about Zeus: Try our heat shrink products at no cost

Vascular catheter construction: Reviewing the basics and what’s new

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Advances in catheter components are paving the way for improved, more sophisticated devices. A super-thin-walled PTFE catheter base liner presents new opportunities for smaller devices. MRI-compatible LCP braiding is stronger than previous non-metal braidings and rivals the strength of some stainless steel braidings.  Kevin … [Read more...] about Vascular catheter construction: Reviewing the basics and what’s new

Zeus appoints Steve Peterson as president

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Zeus (Orangeburg, S.C.) recently announced that it has appointed Steve Peterson as the company's new president. The appointment took effect on May 1. Peterson recently served as the global head of marketing and sales, as well as senior VP at the company. He will continue to report to Zeus's CEO as he transitions into the role of president. As … [Read more...] about Zeus appoints Steve Peterson as president

Zeus to spend $75 million on South Carolina expansion

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Advanced polymer extrusion, material science and tubing company Zeus plans to spend $75 million on an expansion of its Calhoun County, S.C., operations — with plans to add 350 jobs in coming years. The expansion will take place about 2 miles from Zeus’ existing Gaston, S.C. facility, the Orangeburg, S.C.–based company announced Feb. 2. When … [Read more...] about Zeus to spend $75 million on South Carolina expansion

11 companies with interesting technology at MD&M East

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Thousands of engineers and executives are expected to descend on the Javits Center in New York next week for MD&M East, the largest medical device manufacturing event on the East Coast. Fun attractions include Apple co-founder Steve "Woz" Wozniak delivering a keynote speech, the 19th annual Medical Design Excellence Awards, robot battles and a … [Read more...] about 11 companies with interesting technology at MD&M East

MD&M West 2017: 7 medical device industry supplier innovations

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Updated Feb. 10, 2017 More than 20,000 engineers and executives headed to Anaheim, California, over the past week for MD&M West—which its creator UBM bills as the world's largest annual medical device manufacturing event. The event boasts a multitude of medical device–related products and services, ranging from co-extrusion to metal cleaning … [Read more...] about MD&M West 2017: 7 medical device industry supplier innovations

Zeus offers product sampling program to its customers

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One of the biggest blocks OEMs run across when generating prototypes is lack of immediate access to high-quality materials. Zeus has an answer: A free-sampling program is being rolled out to all Zeus customers to provide tubing samples that typically arrive overnight and free of charge. Known as the Zeus Virtual Sample Locker (VSL), the service … [Read more...] about Zeus offers product sampling program to its customers