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Plastic Components
A manufacturer of PTFE and engineered plastic products provides custom-machined
medical components such as connectors, couplings, seals, check valves, and plugs.
The company specializes in offering tight-tolerance machining
and fabrications from all plastics, including
medical-grade plastics. Prototyping
services are also provided for customers
looking to switch to injection molding from
their current processes. The company only
works with plastics to ensure that no cross-material contamination occurs. Suitable
for clean applications, the manufacturer
makes its own medical-grade material. It
is available in sheet, rod, and cylinder forms
and offers purity, wear resistance, chemical
resistance, and a low coefficient of friction.
■ Plastomer Technologies
HOUSTON
www.plastomertech.com
Booth #1586
Laser Machine Tools
A company’s laser tools perform
marking, cutting, welding, drilling,
and scribing operations for medical
applications. The lasers used span the
entire light spectrum in both high-average-power and high-peak-power
configurations. Available wavelengths
include the far infrared of the CO
2
laser, the infrared wavelength of the
Titanium Products
and Services
A supplier of titanium products
offers a range of first-stage
processing and prefabricating
services, as well as inventory
management. In addition to
water-jet, laser, precision saw, and
first-stage machining services, the
company specializes in precision
shear, chamfering, and facing
ytterbium fiber, the near-infrared
wavelength of the FAP laser, the
green output of frequency-doubled
solid-state lasers, and the UV
output of the frequency-tripled
vanadate laser. Features include laser
marking that can withstand repeated
autoclave cycles, small kerf-width
for precise laser shop cutting, and
microprocessing with features as
small as 1 μm. Workstations range
from manual load to full part-transport automation.
■ Control Micro Systems Inc.
WINTER PARK, FL
www.cmslaser.com
Booths #1331 and #4158
operations. Cut-to-length, deburring, and finishing options are also
available. The company is a distributor of titanium products and employs
lean systems to reduce waste and improve efficiency.
■ Vulcanium Metals Inc.
NORTHBROOK, IL
www.vulcanium.com
Tubing Connectors
A series of tubing connectors can
eliminate potential misconnections
that can occur with luer fittings.
Accidental tubing misconnections
to an intravenous line or device can
endanger patients’ lives. To address
Booth #2877
Assembly Services
A company provides device manufacturers with complex medical assemblies made of
molded rubber and plastics. It can mold and assemble devices requiring high-tolerance
components that facilitate device function. Designs include seals that isolate fluids,
internal bosses for aligning actuating mechanisms containing washers and springs, and
snap-fit designs that lock the assembly together without the use of adhesives.
The company also offers silicone molding and bonding, processing of high-performance rubber and plastics, rubber-to-plastic conversions, and
metal-to-plastic conversions. Needle-free injection devices,
surgical and diagnostic instruments, valves, pumps,
connectors, plunger tips, and seals are among the
devices the company can produce.
■ Minnesota Rubber and Plastics
MINNEAPOLIS
www.mnrubber.com
Booth #2175
this concern, the SRC connectors
feature a design that is simple to
use and provides an audible click
for added assurance of a secure
connection. No twisting is required
to connect the tubing; the two halves
simply need to be pushed together.
The connectors are available in 1/8-
and 3/16-in. tubing sizes.
■ Colder Products Co.
ST. PAUL, MN
www.colder.com
Booth #2014
