Medical
MGS Creates Healthcare Center of Excellence in Wisconsin
The supplier of tooling, molding and assembly equipment is investing $20 million in its Germantown site, adding a Class 8 cleanroom and 20 presses, while consolidating its Illinois molding operations.
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Diagnosing the Medical Market
Michael Guckes, chief economist for Gardner Intelligence, will analyze the medical device industry using a unique three-pronged approach at the Medical Injection Molding Workshop during Amerimold.
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A Look at the Re|focus Sustainability & Recycling Summit
Highlights from the summit include discussing PCR in packaging; Materials Recovery for the Future project and healthcare plastics recycling.
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Perstrop's Non-Phthalate PVC Plasticizer Gets 'Green Light' from FDA
Pevalen polyester plasticizer approved for use in repeated-use PVC food-contact articles.
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Victrex PAEK Used to Make One-Piece Fitting for Ultra-High Pressure Liquid Chromatography Systems
Swiss manufacturer VICI first to offer multi-use thermoplastic fitting that also allows easy handling and greater flexibility in the higher-pressure range.
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Materials: Portfolio of Novel PBT Compounds Derived from rPET
SABIC’S LNP Elcrin iQ compounds aim to extend useful life of PET bottles and help reduce plastic waste.
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Heating/Cooling: Sanitary Chillers, TCUs For Clean Rooms
Mokon’s new Pura-therm line includes cleanroom-ready chillers, TCUs and combination units.
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Seeking Better Balance in Medical Molding
Medical injection molding demands shot-to-shot consistency of part and process—a fundamentally challenging task in multicavity molding—is there better path to flow balance?
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Minding Your P’s and Q’s (and Your I’s and O’s) in Medical Molding
Process validation—including Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational Qualification (OQ), and Performance Qualification (PQ)—is a necessary but time consuming procedure, what if you could speed it up?
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Polymers that Change Fluorescence or Color When Under Mechanical Load Under Investigation
A Swiss-Japanese university team is investigating a sensor molecule (“mechanophore”) that emits fluorescent light that could be used as a built-in warning for when parts are near failure.
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