WESTLAKE, OHIO (Sept. 5, 3:30 p.m. ET) The benefits from metal-to-plastic part conversion cuts across all parts of the health-care industry, from device makers, doctors, hospitals and patients, according to Jay Haverstraw of PMC LLC. “It’s really predominately cost drivers, but there’s a bunch of side benefits to the other players in the food chain, […]
Society of Plastics Engineers Plastics Engineering April 2011 Strong and Flexible Implants In the late 1990s, polyetheretherketone (PEEK) was first used for implants. PEEK-based spinal spacers were used to hold vertebrae upright after disk removal. Unlike titanium, PEEK parts didn’t eventually subside into bone, and they allowed visualization of the bone surrounding the implant in […]
Plastics News Report WESTLAKE, OHIO (May 19, 5:10 p.m. ET) At the recent Plastics in Medical Devices conference in Westlake, several speakers touched on an emerging trend: implantable devices. Lisa Jennings, president of PMC LLC in Cincinnati, shares lessons learned in her 15 years’ experience with injection molding such products. In this brief video clip, Jennings […]
By Frank Esposito | PLASTICS NEWS STAFF WESTLAKE, OHIO (April 20, 1:40 p.m. ET) — The medical device market can be a rewarding one for plastics processors, but it’s not a market you can wander into and hope to succeed. The volume of requests for medical projects is growing at Parker Hannifin Corp., a Cleveland-based […]
PMC Medical is leading the industry in process development innovation, applying unique injection mold temperature control technology using pressurized water for high-temperature medical and implantable biomaterial applications. PMC recently completed a study comparing the performance of electric heat versus the PMC OTMS for injection molding of high-temperature biomaterials, such as implantable grades of PEEK. The […]
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