Plastics save lives. Pure and simple. What often gets lost in the demonization of plastics due to their waste-related challenges is the fact that modern healthcare is heavily reliant on the material and, in fact, could barely function without it.
Gerresheimer has commenced with series production of the new Gx RTF ClearJect syringes. The products of the high performance plastic COP (Cyclo Olefin Polymer) are used where especially sophisticated medications need to be packaged.
In 2012 the worldwide market for incontinence and stoma products amounted to 11.5 billion US dollars. This figure was published in May 2016. By 2020, the figures may be as high as 17.2 billion US dollars.
Lamborghini collaborates with the Houston Methodist Research Institute, to share knowledge in the study of carbon fibre composite materials for medical devices.
Styrolution will be attending Compamed 2015, a premier international tradeshow for medical suppliers taking place November 16-19 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Netstal will present the production of insulin pen piston guides during the Plast 2015 in Milan.
In Paris Elasto will present the latest developments in their Mediprene range of thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) for medical applications.
Bayer MaterialScience is introducing a new product combination for advanced wound care and NPWT applications.
At Fakuma 2014 Netstal will present an efficient system for the production of medical parts.
Netstal will show the solution for clean room applications offering precision and energy savings.
Ixef polyarylamide (PARA) resin from Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, LLC, delivers high strength, rigidity, and moldability in new disposable surgical devices manufactured exclusively by Biorep Technologies, Miami, Fla., for Miami Instruments LLC, a medical device company dedicated to the design and development of specialized instrumentation for minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) procedures.
With the new MG product line, Röchling, one of the worldwide leading producers of semi-finished high performance plastics, offers products for the very demanding market of the medical and pharmaceutical industry.
Mack Molding Co. has been awarded as a supplier to the SnapPath 1000, the Silver Winner in the In Vitro Diagnostics category of the 2012 Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA) competition.
