Archive for the ‘Plastics’ Category
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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Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
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At the Gerresheimer press conference during opening day of Interpack last week, the CEO of Gerresheimer Regensburg GmbH Andreas Schütte talked about the recently established Medical ...
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Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
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At this year’s K-show taking place 27 October to 3 November in Düsseldorf, Germany, LPKF Laser & Electronics will be showcasing the new LQ-Vario RT, a compact laser welding system designed for ...
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Monday, August 9th, 2010
Capitol Vial Inc., a division of Thermo Fisher Scientific, now uses modular conveyors to eliminate new conveyor purchases. The company supplies flip top vials to the pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostic testing, drug testing, water testing, food, dairy and confectionary markets, producing five million vials per week. Currently the firm uses approximately ...
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Thursday, April 29th, 2010
The benefits of hot-melt extrusion in pharmaceutical and medical applications took centre stage on 15 April, when equipment builder Coperion held an in-house "congress" at its facility in Stuttgart, Germany. Approximately 100 guests from the pharmaceutical industry attended the event, which provided an overview of what the company describes as ...
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Sunday, March 28th, 2010
VTC TPE Group presented its new easy-flow grades of oil-free thermoplastic compounds for medical applications at last week’s MEDTEC Europe event in Stuttgart, Germany.
Part of its Mediprene OF series, the new grades are currently available in hardnesses of 60 to 90 Shore A. Harder and softer formulations can be accommodated ...
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
From the Wire: Scientists have published the first report on a new way of preventing potentially harmful plasticisers — the source of long-standing human health concerns — from migrating from one of the most widely used groups of plastics. The advance could lead to a new generation of polyvinyl chloride ...
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Friday, November 20th, 2009
Borealis inaugurates its international Innovation Headquarters in Linz, Austria on 20 November 2009. This is the culmination of approximately one and a half years of construction and an investment of euro 50 million. A provider of innovative plastics, the company now offers customers “ … direct access to cutting-edge plastic ...
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