Plastics Use in the Medical Industry
Plastics play a huge part in the medical industry, including in catheters, IV bags, blood bags, ventilators, syringes and hospital beds.
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VIEW ALLWhat to Look for in High-Speed Automation for Pipette Production
Automation is a must-have for molders of pipettes. Make sure your supplier provides assurances of throughput and output, manpower utilization, floor space consumption and payback period.
Read MoreHow to Know the True Value of Conformally Cooled Injection Molds
What’s the return on investing in a new mold with conformal cooling to boost productivity? Will it pay for itself? How soon? Here’s a case study on how to answer those questions.
Read MoreProtolabs Addresses How to Survive a Pandemic with Digital Manufacturing
Protolabs survey results examine product development and the supply chain.
Read MoreProcessing Medical Plastics? Here's How to Minimize Risk
FDA now expects OEMs of healthcare products to also take responsibility for Tier 2 and 3 suppliers—making sure every supply-chain link is meeting Good Manufacturing Practices.
Read MoreExtrusion: 'Melt-Blown' Fiber: What You Need to Know to Enter the Face Mask Market
Coronavirus pandemic has made extrusion processors curious about entering the face-mask market. But melt-blown fiber is very different from most other extrusion processes and requires specialized equipment.
Read MoreHow to Improve Production of Catheters and Stents
Advances in downstream extrusion equipment have boosted production control.
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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.
Read MoreFreudenberg 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.
Read MoreUnreinforced Amorphous PEI for Medical Devices & Pharmaceutical Applications
SABIC’s new Ultem HU resins help manufacturers choose alternatives to ethylene oxide sterilization.
Read MoreShibaura Launches Medical-Specific Injection Molding Machine
The 110-ton, all-electric EC110SXIII press debuted at Plastec West molding pipette tips.
Read MoreKrones 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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Consistent Shots for Consistent Shots
An integral supplier in the effort to fast-track COVID-19 vaccine deployment, Retractable Technologies turned to Arburg and its PressurePilot technology to help deliver more than 500 million syringes during the pandemic.
Read MoreLyondellBasell Showcasing End-Use Applications in 5 Key Markets
NPE2024: LYB is highlighting applications in circularity, mobility and transportation, food and medical, consumer goods/lifestyle, and infrastructure/building and construction.
Read MoreResin Distributor Poised for Recycling and Electrification Trends
NPE2024: Chase Plastics offers a portfolio that includes its own sustainable brand CP Pryme Eco.
Read MoreDr. 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.
Read MoreCatheter 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.
Read MoreMedical Molder, Moldmaker Embraces Continuous Improvement
True to the adjective in its name, Dynamic Group has been characterized by constant change, activity and progress over its nearly five decades as a medical molder and moldmaker.
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