Medical
Dr. Cato Laurencin: Pioneer in Plastics for Regenerative Medicine
Dr. Cato Laurencin, whose groundbreaking work in plastics and regenerative medicine has transformed health care, was inducted into the Plastics Hall of Fame in 2024. Dr. Laurencin's innovative use of polymers for musculoskeletal applications has revolutionized medical devices and biologics.
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Loaders, Blenders Made Specifically for Medical Processors
NPE2024: FDA-compliant auxiliaries suited for injection, extrusion, blow molding.
Read MoreAllegheny Performance Plastics to Enter Health Care Sector
The custom molder has secured multiple projects in health care and will be adding cleanroom and white-room spaces, as well as injection molding machines, in support.
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Freudenberg Medical Breaks Ground on Second Costa Rica Production Facility
The $25 million investment will quadruple the manufacturing footprint for high-volume, minimally invasive catheters with injection molding and extrusion capabilities.
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Unreinforced Amorphous PEI for Medical Devices & Pharmaceutical Applications
SABIC’s new Ultem HU resins help manufacturers choose alternatives to ethylene oxide sterilization.
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Shibaura Launches Medical-Specific Injection Molding Machine
The 110-ton, all-electric EC110SXIII press debuted at Plastec West molding pipette tips.
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Krones Acquires Netstal
Krones adds PET preform injection molding to its bottle blowing and filling capabilities, as well as cap molding and expansion into medical, food and other markets.
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Arterex Acquires Micromold
The medical device contract manufacturing company with eight facilities globally has purchased the Riverside, California-based micromolder.
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Northwell Health Installing Technology to Treat Medical Waste On-Site to Facilitate Recycling
Envetec’s Generations technology will shred and disinfect waste materials that can then be recycled.
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Catheter Specialist Finds Sweet Spot Serving Small, Medium-Sized Concerns
Medical-component specialist LightningCath has carved a niche meeting the needs of small to medium-sized entrepreneurs with complex catheter designs … quickly.
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