Exploring the: Medical Zone
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- High-Flow PEEK Makes Small, Intricate Pipette Tips
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: An unfilled grade of Victrex 90 Series high-flow PEEK from Victrex USA was used to mold small medical pipette tips.
Article Published: 9/4/2012
- Understanding Automation for Pipette Molding
- While simple looking enough, the pipette can be challenging to process. They generally have to be produced in high volumes without sacrificing quality due to their demanding applications. Automation is key to making this happen.
Article Published: 8/27/2012
- Overcoming IML’s Challenges To Reap Its Rewards
- In-mold labeling has advanced dramatically over the past 20 years, but mostly in Europe. Here is what you need to know to bring IML to your operation.
Article Published: 7/30/2012
- The Role of Screw Design In Efficient Extrusion Of Medical Devices
- For extruders of medical tubing, screw design plays a key role in maintaining dimensional control, physical properties, and more.
Article Published: 7/30/2012
- Glass-Like Colored COC for Pharma Packaging, Medical Devices
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: A collaboration between Clariant Masterbatches, Holden, Mass., and Topas Advanced Polymers, Florence, Ky., is bringing bright, clear colors to pharmaceutical packaging and medical devices made of TOPAS cyclic olefin copolymer (COC). C...
Article Published: 6/29/2012
- TPE Replaces Rubber in Resealable Closure for Infusion Bags
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: A two-component, injection molded resealable closure for infusion bags has been developed by Bolivia’s Matriplast SA using a special TPE from Kraiburg TPE in Germany (U.S. office in Duluth, Ga.). Matriplast specializes in plasti...
Article Published: 6/29/2012
- Tungsten-Filled Compounds Slash Catheter Manufacturing Costs
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: A new line of thermoplastic marker bands for fluoroscopic illumination of catheter tips used in minimally invasive medical procedures is said reduce costs by eliminating traditional gold or platinum marker bands.
Article Published: 6/29/2012
- TOOLING AT NPE: Hot Runners & Coinjection Grab Spotlight
- Tooling innovations at NPE focused primarily on multi-cavity closure and medical applications, though there was also a substantial emphasis on large automotive and appliance parts.
Article Published: 6/25/2012
- This Molder Wants Only the Tough Jobs
- Need someone to injection mold fluoropolymers, highly filled PEE K, Torlon, or Ultem in complex shapes, tight tolerances, multiple cavities, and high volumes? “We love doing this,” says Tom Mendel, president of Performance Plastics Ltd. (PPL) in Cin...
Article Published: 6/25/2012
- Compression Blow Forming Process Now in Commercial Production
- Expectations of higher productivity, improved quality, and energy savings for a novel blow molding process are now being realized in commercial production at Amcor Rigid Plastics in Youngsville, N.C.
Article Published: 6/25/2012
