Plastic and Insert Molding
Okay Industries, New Britain, CT, has added plastic molding and insert molding to its metal tube forming, laser tube cutting, and precision stamping and machining operations. The new in-house processes at the company’s New Britain, CT, and Alajuela, Costa Rica, facilities allow the company to further integrate its production operations. As part of the expansion, the company invested in both horizontal and rotary vertical molding machines, as well as additional automation systems, inspection equipment, and advanced quality control technologies. The vertical integration of plastic molding and insert molding allows for highly efficient production of medical and surgical components that require tight tolerance and difficult-to-intricate part geometries.
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Microdiameter Tubing
Teleflex Medical OEM, Gurnee, IL, offers microdiameter tubing for peripheral vascular, cardiology, and neurology applications. Tubing is available with IDs ranging from 0.002 to 0.091 in. (0.0508 to 2.31 mm) and wall thickness from 0.003 to 0.007 in. (0.008 to 0.178 mm). Capabilities include reinforced and conductor-embedded tubing designs constructed of polyimide, PTFE, thermoplastics, and hybrid blends. The polyimide tubing withstands repeated changes in bending, pressure, and tension. The company uses use a continuous, dip-coat process that reduces delamination of the layers.
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High-Speed Cutters
Versa Machinery, Elkhart, IN, has introduced high-speed cutters for corrugated tubes. The highly accurate and repeatable systems are available to cut corrugated tubing to 3 in. in diameter. They can be programmed to detect the cuff and then cut to desired length, with up to 1000 cuts/minute (smooth tube mode). Two cuts per cuff are possible, as are cuff skips. It allows up to 16 unique parts in a string, with repeats of each part as often as needed. Corrugated pitch programming allows for a wide range of products. The cutters feature a 10-in. color touchscreen operator interface and can store up to 50 recipes for instant recall, with optional compact card storage for backup of data.
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TPE Tubing
A range of extruded thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) pharma tubing dedicated to fluid transport and single-use bioprocessing applications is available from DuPont, Wilmington, DE. Liveo™ Pharma Tubing TPE tubing enables improved heat welding to itself and to alternative offerings, high tensile strength, and burst resistance before and after welding. It also provides minimal spallation after 24 hours of pumping, low extractables, and good chemical resistance. The tubing is targeted for use in biopharma processes to enable aseptic connection and disconnection of tubing without connectors (e.g., sampling) and can be used in peristaltic pump applications.
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