Custom Gaskets Match Fluid Handling Reqiurements
November 14, 2012 9:57 am | Interstate Specialty Products, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsCustom manufactured gaskets and seals that are engineered to match critical OEM fluid handling requirements and die cut to precise specifications are available from Interstate Specialty Products...
LISTED UNDER: Die-Cutting | Gaskets and Seals | Silicone
Extrusion: Beyond Simple Tubing
October 25, 2012 3:47 pm | by Sean Fenske | Pexco, LLC | Articles | CommentsMedical device manufacturers have traditionally relied on their extrusion supply partners for affordable medical tubing for a variety of application areas. However, more and more, these OEMs are seeking greater capabilities and more design solutions from these same supply parterners. This article looks at how medical extrusion is impacting device development today.
LISTED UNDER: Extrusion | Injection Molding | Micro Molding
Microstructure Engineering: An Alternative to Coatings
October 25, 2012 3:23 pm | by Andrew Cannon and Sarah Hulseman | Hoowaki Llc | Articles | CommentsWhile coatings can offer an array of benefits to medical device components, in certain cases, they can also come with adverse effects that impact the overall efficacy of the product. An innovative technique—microstructure engineering—enables a surface treatment to be accomplished during the component fabrication process, providing an alternative to coatings.
LISTED UNDER: Surface Modification | Complex | Fluoroplastic
Applying Tech: Cardiovascular, Part I
October 18, 2012 3:12 pm | by Andrew Cannon, Richard M. Rots, Mark Geiger, John Schmitz, and Sascha Weiler | Hoowaki Llc | Articles | CommentsWhen a manufacturer picks up a cardiovascular device, they literally hold someone’s life. There is no room for flaws in the quality of this product, or any other in the cardiovascular realm. These devices are shrinking, while becoming increasingly advanced—more intricate parts achieve more complex functions, within a surface area that leaves only enough space for perfection. So the case has never been greater for quality assurance. Conducting risk analysis through variation analysis software can satisfy it.
LISTED UNDER: Insert Molding | Micro Molding | Insert Micro Molding
To Mold, or Extrude, That is the Question
October 17, 2012 4:39 pm | by Robert D. Schwenker and Aaron Updegrove | Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. | Articles | CommentsSelecting the right tubing may not be as straightforward as some medical device designers may think. This article will explore molded and extruded silicone tubing and address two areas that product development engineers should consider when seeking a solution—material differences and manufacturing advantages and limitations.
LISTED UNDER: Extrusion | Injection Molding | Molding
Silicone Ink Colors for Healthcare Applications
September 21, 2012 11:19 am | NuSil Technology | Product Releases | CommentsNuSil Technology, LLC, the global leader in silicone materials for the healthcare, pharmaceutical and drug delivery industries, announces the launch of a new heat-cure colored inks series, MED-6613-X.
LISTED UNDER: Silicone | Marking Products | SiliconeDual Check Valves
September 17, 2012 11:11 am | Qosina | Product Releases | CommentsQosina is pleased to announce the addition of several new Dual Check Valves in their catalog of thousands of stock components, manufactured for Qosina by B. Braun.
LISTED UNDER: Check | Control | Silicone
High Volume Variable Ratio Servo Dispense System
August 15, 2012 11:49 am | Sealant Equipment & Engineering, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsSealant Equipment & Engineering’s new Servo-Flo™ 105-HV High Volume, Variable-Ratio Meter System is ideal for high-precision meter-mix dispensing processes for 2-part materials.
LISTED UNDER: Dispensers/Fillers | SiliconeUL Acquires IDES, Launches Dynamic Plastic Search Tool Integrating Data Sheets and UL Test Results
July 26, 2012 11:53 am | News | CommentsUL, a world leader in advancing safety, announced today the acquisition of Laramie, Wyoming-based IDES, the leading informational resource for plastic material. Coinciding with the announcement, UL unveiled the next-generation version of IDES' popular Prospector online service which combines plastic materials data sheets and UL plastic identification reports...
LISTED UNDER: ABS | Acetals | Acrylics
New Speech Valve with High Purity Zirconia Lasts Eight Times Longer than Traditional Silicon
July 18, 2012 9:29 am | by Morgan Technical Ceramics | Morgan Technical Ceramics | Articles | CommentsRobust biocompatible material to improves comfort and reduces healthcare costs. Morgan Technical Ceramics (MTC) worked with the UK-based University of Hull to develop a new valve used to restore vocal function for patients with throat cancer. The new tracheo-oesophageal fistula speech valve uses Zyranox™ bio-compatible Yttria partially-stabilized Zirconia, specifically developed for surgical implant devices.
LISTED UNDER: Other | Prototyping | Control
Roundtable Q&A: Materials
July 10, 2012 2:09 pm | Materion Corporation | Articles | CommentsThis month, insights on materials topics—desirable benefits, development focus, and influence on design—are shared. Question 1: Beyond the physical characteristics, what benefits are medical device manufacturers most interested in when selecting a material?
LISTED UNDER: Micro Molding | Biocompatibility Testing | Microbiology/Chemical Testing
Fast Cure and Flashless LIMS
June 14, 2012 10:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsShin-Etsu Silicones of America recently premiered advanced technical demonstrations with industry leading equipment partners at NPE 2012. The demos featured Shin-Etsu’s KEG-2000 LIMS...
LISTED UNDER: Equipment/Tools | Services | Plastics & Elastomers
Virtual mold & process development for medical parts
June 13, 2012 5:00 am | by Christof Heisser and Matt Proske | Articles | CommentsSimulation has established itself as an invaluable tool for design engineers in developing new parts and deciding what materials to use in metal casting or plastic injection molding manufacturing processes serving the medical device industry. In the past, such simulation tools were used by analysis groups and the operators of such tools were specialists who would “setup and run” simulations. Today, however, leading design and manufacturing engineers need to be able to provide answers to questions regarding all areas of the manufacturing process, requiring communication between all members of the product development and production team, as well as management and procurement. Conventional design simulation tools, however, do not cover the simulation of the manufacturing process.
LISTED UNDER: Injection Molding | Silicon Molding | Silicon Molding
Silicone Extrusion Technology Delivers High-Precision Products
June 7, 2012 10:24 am | Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsSaint-Gobain Performance Plastics (SGPPL) HealthCare Markets, a leading supplier of high-performance medical device components, introduces Compass Technology...
LISTED UNDER: Silicone
All-Electric Injection Molding Technology
June 7, 2012 10:10 am | Product Releases | CommentsMilacron Plastics Technologies, a worldwide supplier of plastics-processing technologies, recently presented NPE2012 attendees with a hands-on look at updated Roboshot all-electric injection molding...
LISTED UNDER: Equipment/Tools | Injection Molding | Micro Molding
