Archive for the ‘Plastics’ Category
Monday, January 23rd, 2012
PVC's reputation has seen its up and downs, despite recent technical developments that could make PVC both safer and greener. Now PVC is under fire again by US health provider Kaiser Permanente, which is banning the use of PVC in tubing and bags.
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Friday, January 20th, 2012
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Obviously, there's an awful lot of pharmaceutical packaging on display at Pharmapack Europe, but medical packaging also gets a fair amount of attention at the annual event. If you live in or near Paris, or are just looking for an excuse to spend some time ...
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Monday, November 21st, 2011
Last week, the medical trade fair Medica and the medical manufacturing supplier trade fair Compamed took place, attracting visitors from around the world.
At Medica, the German packaging supplier PolyCine introduced a processing technique that blocks migration of plasticisers from PVC. EMDT Editor in Chief Norbert Sparrow spoke with PolyCine's Head ...
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Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
PolyOne Corp., a provider of specialised polymer materials, services and solutions, will exhibit a newly expanded portfolio of specialised solutions for the healthcare industry at Compamed 2011. Building on the company’s growing mix of healthcare materials, services and solutions, this portfolio now includes new colourants for its Dow Health+ polymers ...
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Thursday, November 10th, 2011
It's that time of the year again. Christmas markets are about to open up across the country, Thanksgiving is right around the corner and Compamed will be opening its doors again for the international medical device community. From 16 to 18 November, Medisize Corporation will be demonstrating a wide range ...
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Friday, November 4th, 2011
PolyCine GmbH based in Schiffweiler, Germany, a company specialising in high-quality non-PVC film for medical packaging systems, has announced that it has achieved a breakthrough in the processing of PVC-tube. Though PVC-based medical devices have been under scrutiny for many years ...
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Monday, October 17th, 2011
It's the time of the year again. Fakuma, the international trade show for plastics processing in Friedrichshafen, Germany, is opening its doors again tomorrow. As medical technology has become a business field of growing importance for the plastics processing industry, this segment has been chosen by the show organiser as the main topic of this ...
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Monday, September 26th, 2011
Wearable electronics is the new trend in medical design, as an earlier medtechinsider post on electronic tattoos demonstrated. Soon heart monitors might be as thin and flexible as the Band-Aid, reported MED in a blog post last week.
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Monday, September 12th, 2011
Last week, a blog post on Medtech Pulse discussed a recent article in New England Journal of Medicine about the need for medical device innovations in low- and middle- income markets. While we often think of medical innovations as cutting-edge technology, in these markets it can mean medtech products that ...
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Gerresheimer is growing . . . again. To satisfy demand from customers in the medical device, drug and diagnostics industries, the full-service contract manufacturer is practically doubling floor space, from 5400 to 10,400 sq m, at its plant in Horsovsky Tyn, Czech Republic. As demand for devices used in the treatment ...
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Thursday, July 21st, 2011
Value Plastics, manufacturer of plastic tubing connectors, has developed an ergonomic line of new connectors – the MQC Series. These quick push-to-connect fittings made their debut at MD&M East 2011 in June. An audible "click" indicates a secure connection. The MQC’s haptic characteristics allow for easy handling of the fitting, even ...
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Monday, June 20th, 2011
Gerresheimer AG (Düsseldorf, Germany), a processor of glass and plastic packaging and other devices for the global pharmaceutical and healthcare industry, announced it will double the size of the production area at its facility in Horsovsky Tyn, Czech Republic, to around 10,000 square meters. The company moulds inhalers, insulin pens, ...
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