Tekni-Plex Medical is launching a Prototype Solutions Services initiative to support medical device manufacturers at the design stage of new tubing products used in critical fluid-transfer applications.
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The prototypes created as part of the service are instrumental for testing tubing used in sensitive medical applications, including torturous paths, extremely tight tolerances, layered extrusions, pump applications and lubricity requirements.
“This service enables us to leverage our extensive knowledge of PVC, urethanes, Pebax and TPE material science and process technology to enable medical device companies to solve their most critical fluid-transfer design challenges,” said Gary Mizenko, technical operations manager, Tekni-Plex Medical. “With this launch, medical device professionals can access our people earlier at the design stage to develop tubing products that meet a wide range of challenging performance criteria.”
Prototype Solutions Services are also designed to enable the company to react quickly to customer production requests.
“Combining these services with our material science knowledge really puts us in an ideal position to help fine-tune designs, quickly deliver prototypes, and ramp up production in a quality-driven, efficient manner,” Mizenko said. “In addition, because we also manufacture compounds, our vertical integration allows us to better address both quality and speed-to-market deliverables for medical device companies.”
Tekni-Plex Medical’s prototyping equipment is a smaller scale version of its commercial systems, so the company can transition seamlessly from small tubing runs to full production. This is supported by internal compounding capability that enables the company to tailor materials for innovative tubing solutions.