Until the 1960’s, medical device manufacturers were often limited to two materials for their products: glass and metal. But, as with so many other manufacturers in that decade, medical device makers began turning to plastic polymers for four chief reasons: cost (compared to metal) strength (comparable to metal, and sometimes greater) shatter-proof properties (especially compared…
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Medical devices, perhaps more than any other products made from plastic injection molding, are inherently complex. There are the stringent low-tolerances, for one thing. But there’s also the design of many of the devices themselves. Often times, these designs call for two-shot injection molding, which can make items comprised of two different pieces, in one…
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The medical industry is notoriously difficult to enter for manufacturers. If a product or process already exists, there is little reason for customers to switch to a new one. Any change in providers, materials, inks or processes can result in devices that are required to be requalified with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which…
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Manufacturing any plastic device or part through injection molding is an exact science with little tolerance of defects. Manufacturing plastic medical devices or components takes tolerance down a notch — to zero. The reason is obvious: any device that impacts the health of the user has to be perfect in every way. Advantech is proud…
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Not many people are thrilled about a trip to the dentist. It depends on the procedure, of course. A simple cleaning is tolerable, but a root canal? Well, let’s just say it’s not something most people can sink their teeth into. But, as unappealing as it is, a trip to the dentist the last decade…
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Quick — what material comes to mind when you think of medical parts? If you’re like most people, the answer is bright and shiny stainless steel. From scalpels to needles, trays to operating tables, stainless steel just seems so, so medical, right? The operative term here is “seems”. Because when it comes to medical devices and…
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It’s a familiar, if unfortunate, scene that is burned on the retinas of millions around the world: hazmat-suited medical personnel inserting nasal swabs into the noses of drivers or pedestrians, collecting specimens to be tested for COVID-19. These nasopharyngeal swabs/syringes, which have been used in hospitals for more than 50 years consist of two pieces:…
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Sometimes two-steps are better than one. Take medical device plastic injection molding, for example: sometimes you need both strength and ergonomics, as you do with surgical instruments which might a need a super-hard plastic “business end,” and a more “soft touch” plastic handle for the surgeon’s sensitive hands. The answer for manufacturing such medical instruments…
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Car manufacturers making ICU ventilators. E-commerce giants delivering testing kits. And plastic injection molding companies in Illinois and elsewhere making a variety of items to aid in the battle against COVID-19. Wherever you look, American industry is rolling up its sleeves to do its part in fighting this pandemic. AdvanTech Plastics is part of that…
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The entire industrial base of this country is stepping up to meet the corona virus pandemic: car companies are making medical ventilators, clothing manufacturers are turning out surgical masks, and multinational beer companies are brewing hand sanitizer. Now the plastic injection molding medical parts industry is stepping up, although a lot of the prototyping is…
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