Rubber Polymer & Material Selection Guide Available
April 6, 2010 5:07 am | Product Releases | CommentsRobinson Rubber Products has a ten-page guide titled, "Rubber Polymer & Material Selection Guide." This guide contains technical information on over 15 categories of rubber polymers and materials.
LISTED UNDER: Rubber | Rubber | Polymers
Sil-Pro Launches Content Rich Website
April 6, 2010 5:07 am | Product Releases | CommentsSil-Pro has announced the launch of its newly designed and expanded website. The site unveils the
LISTED UNDER: Silicone
Perspectives on New Materials, Part II
March 23, 2010 9:59 am | Pexco, LLC | Articles | CommentsNew developments in material technology are critical to innovations across all industries, including medical device technology. Therefore, it is crucial for designers to stay abreast of the most recent advances that could benefit their upcoming products.
LISTED UNDER: Fittings | Electronic Components | Silicone
Perspectives on New Materials, Part I
March 23, 2010 9:59 am | Memry Corp. | Articles | CommentsNew developments in material technology are critical to innovations across all industries, including medical device technology. Therefore, it is crucial for designers to stay abreast of the most recent advances that could benefit their upcoming products.
LISTED UNDER: Nitinol | Nitinol | SiliconePolyOne's Custom TPEs Help Eldon James Create RoHS-Compliant Medical Tubing and Fittings
March 23, 2010 9:59 am | Product Releases | CommentsPolyOne's GLS Thermoplastic Elastomers – a business within the Specialty Engineered Materials
LISTED UNDER: Thermoplastic Elastomer | Fittings
The Quest to Replace Plasticized PVC Tubes
March 23, 2010 9:58 am | by Kyle Rhodes, Nadine Blaesing, and Rory Wolf | Dymax Corporation | Articles | CommentsThere is a growing interest within the medical device community to replace plasticized PVC tubing with more environmentally friendly and less potentially harmful alternatives. However, bonding these different materials for traditional applications can prove challenging.
LISTED UNDER: UV-or Light-Cure | Biocompatibility Testing | Microbiology/Chemical Testing
Thermoplastic Elastomer Compounds Form Excellent Bond With High-Density Polyethylene
February 9, 2010 4:12 am | Teknor Apex Company | Product Releases | CommentsInnovation at Teknor Apex Company (MD&M West Booth 2115) has yielded thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) compounds with double the adhesive strength of standard TPEs when over-molded onto high-density polyethylene (HDPE) substrates.
LISTED UNDER: Thermoplastic Elastomer | Injection MoldingWytech Provides Solutions to Prototyping and Immediate Medical Wire Needs
February 5, 2010 10:55 am | Wytech Industries Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsWytech Industries Inc., a world leader in the manufacture of fine wire and tubing components for the medical device industry, offers two services to accommodate immediate needs.
LISTED UNDER: Wire Forming | Prototyping | Rapid Prototyping
High Performance Medical Tubing Offers Many Advantages
February 2, 2010 4:23 am | Microlumen, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMicroLumen (MD&M West Booth 2532) manufactures custom tubing for critical applications and low-invasive medical devices. Polyimide is a thermo-set plastic and has excellent mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties.
LISTED UNDER: Polyimide | Micro-machining | Laser MachiningRepExact Adds Processed Micro Tubing
February 2, 2010 4:23 am | Repexact, Llc | Product Releases | CommentsRepExact (MD&M West Booth 3273) announces exclusive North American representation of Siewal Microtubes SA, a Switzerland-based leading laser and mechanical processor of thin-wall metal microtubing.
LISTED UNDER: Metal | Nitinol | NitinolPrecision Shape-Shifting Silicone Tubing Is a Reality
January 22, 2010 10:58 am | by Paul Mazelin | Articles | CommentsThe ability to manipulate tubing into different forms and with multiple lumens is a benefit to medical device designers. A newer technology, however, enables this metamorphosis to occur "on the fly" during the extrusion process.
LISTED UNDER: Extrusion | Silicon Molding | Silicon Molding
Heat-Formed Tubing/Hose Eliminates Fitting Connections
December 2, 2009 4:28 am | Newage Industries, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsTubing and hose is offered that's heat formed into specific shapes. Parts are custom designed and produced using heat and special tooling. Many applications that involve multiple sections of tubing or hose, along with fittings and clamps to make connections, can benefit from this customization.
LISTED UNDER: Complex | Fittings
Metal Tube Presents Increased Customization Opportunities
October 30, 2009 7:05 am | Fort Wayne Metals Research Products Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsFort Wayne Metals has taken its HHS Tube product to the next level with enhanced processing capabilities. Now HHS tube can be further tailored to customer specifications with larger inner and outer diameters, smaller inner and outer diameters, end treatments, and shape setting.
LISTED UNDER: MetalTPE Material Can Replace Problematic PVC in Fluid Pathway Systems
October 5, 2009 6:19 am | Medical Design Technology | Product Releases | Commentskent37800001539TPE material can replace problematic PVC in fluid pathway systemsNPR The K-6100 series is made of a TPE material that can replace problematic PVC in fluid pathway systems. The PVC replacement meets Class VI standards and is ISO 10993-5 and ISO 10003-4 certified.
LISTED UNDER: PVC TubingEco-Friendly Alternative to Traditional Latex
October 5, 2009 6:19 am | by William Doyle | Articles | CommentsLatex is a preferred material for thousands of products. However, prolonged exposure has revealed concerns with allergies that cause reactions ranging from mild itching to troubled breathing.
LISTED UNDER: Rubber | Microbiology/Chemical Testing | Medical Device Testing
