Medical
PLASTICS Reports Double-Digit Growth in Machinery Shipments in Third Quarter
Third quarter plastics shipments were up compared to the second quarter and on a year-over-year basis, rising 15.8% and 4.6%, respectively, as supplier sentiment and the trade deficit were also on the rise.
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Freudenberg Medical Opens New Global Headquarters in Massachusetts
The greenfield site in Beverly covers 36,000-ft2, will employ 48 and provide LSR and thermoplastic injection molding on presses ranging in tonnage from 40 to 220 tons.
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Package Testing System for Healthcare & Food Packaging Markets
Ametek Mocon’s Dansensor Lippke 5000 tests for package integrity on the production floor or in the lab.
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Prent to Open New Rigid Thermoform Medical Packaging Plant in New Mexico
Prent aims to start up new rigid thermoform facility by Fall 2021 in southern New Mexico.
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Cadillac Products Debuts New Brand Line of Medical Gowns
As PPE demand rises, automotive supplier and packaging manufacturer Cadillac Products steps-up with new line of extruded medical gowns.
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New Compounds Prevent Cracking of Medical Devices
Avient’s new Trilliant HC BPA-free compounds boast improved chemical resistance over other flame-retardant thermoplastic healthcare formulations.
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Lights Out, Pristine Production In
The numbers beggar belief and the business belies description—Medical Components of America has six full-time employees, six injection machines and lights-out production that’s gone five years without shipping a bad part or missing a delivery.
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Nvision Gets FDA Clearance for First Osteotomy Wedge Implant Made of Specialty PEEK Compound
Ivibio’s PEEK-Optima HA Enhanced bone on-growth biomaterial used in Nvision’s Trigon osteotomy wedge fixation system.
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Materials: PC Copolymer Helps Prevent Stress Cracking in Medical Devices
SABIC’s new addition to the LNP Elcres CRX copolymer family boasts exceptional resistance to chemicals and stress cracking.
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Bridging the Gap Between 3D Printing and Traditional Manufacturing
At Essentium, both 3D printers and materials receive starring roles.
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