Putnam Plastic Offers RilSlix Coated Mandrels and Wires That are Suitable for Multi-Lumen Catheters
The RilSlix™ Coated Mandrels and Wires can be used as a processing aid in catheter manufacturing. The RilSlix compounds are formulated with PFOA free, REACH compliant materials. The mandrels and coatings are compatible with material (stainless steel, silver plated copper, and Nitinol) in diameters ranging from 0.254 mm to 12.7 mm. They are suitable for reflow processes or continuous processes...
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Catheter Forming Mandrels Huge Inventory Aids Fuse Welding & Tipping
A full line of PTFE coated 304 stainless steel forming mandrels offered in full and half sizes for manufacturing small diameter catheters are avail-able from Applied Plastics Co., Inc. of Norwood, Massachusetts. Applied Plastics’ PTFE Natural® Grey Forming Mandrels are made from 304 SS and feature a proprietary surface preparation process and a zero-PFOA PTFE coating that will not crack,...
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Catheter Forming Mandrels Durable, Non-Flaking and Pfoa-Free
A line of Teflon® coated mandrels that will not flake or crack during catheter fuse welding and tipping operations are free of PFOA (Perfluorooctanic acid) is available from Applied Plastics Co., Inc. of Norwood, Massachusetts. Applied Plastics’ PTFE Natural® Grey Forming Mandrels feature a proprietary surface preparation process and a PFOA-free coating that will not flake, peel, or...
Read More »Syneo and Vante to Display Fully Automated Catheter Tipping System
West Palm Beach, FL - Syneo, the medical device solutions company, and Vante, the leader in catheter tipping equipment, will be displaying the first fully automated system for catheter tipping, the ATS, at the MD&M West tradeshow in Anaheim, California.Â- The ATS couples Vante's Saffire ® RF tipping technology with the Syneo Accu-Feed tube feeding system. The end result is a fully...
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Bulk Briner 101: What You Need to Know When Considering a Bulk Briner
If you're thinking about switching from packaged to bulk salt, check out this white paper and see if a bulk briner is right for your application.
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Conical Mandrel Test BD3000
The Conical Mandrel Test BD3000 is a laboratory apparatus to bend coated test panels over a conical shaped mandrel in order to assess the resistance of a coating, paint or varnish, to cracking and/or detachment from a metal test panel under standard conditions. Application/areas Test apparatus used with wet and powder coatings in coatings in coating manufacturers laboratories and qc-labs of...
Read More »New Ultra Glide Tooling From Eaton Leonard Tooling Provides Long Life in Tough Environments
Vista, CA, February 23, 2010 - Eaton Leonard Tooling, Inc., a leading manufacturer of tube and pipe bender tooling, is pleased to announce the availability of a new process for mandrels called Ultra Glide. In development for over two years, this process has been shown to increase the life of existing aluminum bronze mandrels used in the rotary draw tube bending industry. This increased life...
Read More »AddisonMckee Raises the Bar on Component Repeatability via Introduction of Mandrel Bend Monitor
World-leading tube bending and endforming technology specialists, AddisonMckee, are now able to offer a highly advanced mandrel force monitor that can be specified as an optional extra with the company's latest tube bending machines, or retrofitted to many existing models. With an industry-wide reputation for reliability, repeatability and high precision, AddisonMckee has invested considerable...
Read More »Medical Extrusion Mandrel Wire aids in tubing production.
Used for extruding small-diameter medical tubing, Medical Extrusion Mandrel is silver plated copper wire with PTFE coating that allows over 25% elongation without flaking or failure. Anti-stick extrusion mandrel features 0.05 dynamic coefficient of friction and smooth, slippery surface. Developed to assure optimum tubing ID quality, chemically inert product withstands up to 600°F service...
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Forming Mandels can withstand temperatures up to 550°F.
Made from stainless steel or nitinol wire, APC PTFE Natural(TM) Fluoropolymer Mandrels feature uniform, non-flaking coating that provides smooth, anti-stick surface that withstands continuous temperatures to 550°F with excursions to 700°F. Exhibiting 0.05 coefficient of friction per ASTM-1894, mandrels are offered with release coatings in thicknesses from 0.00127-0.020 mm on stainless...
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Eliminate Expensive Repairs with the Hot-Shot Pipe Thawing Machine
The new Hot Shot Pipe Thawing Machine delivers an innovative and highly effective approach to thawing frozen pipes. Easy to use and versatile, it is loaded with robust features that further suit it to many challenging environments. To learn all about it, see our video.
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