Machinery builders for processing plastics to manufacture medical devices are putting a spotlight on robots and the extrusion of complicated medical tubing this week at MD&M West 2025. Sumitomo (SHI) ...

Figure 1. Various interactions take place during the extrusion process. A combination of these interactions can result in material degradation.Figure courtesy of Chris Rauwendaal and Rauwendaal ...

ORLANDO, FLA. (April 1, 8:45 a.m. ET) — Novatec Inc. (Booths 2829, 7747) — known for its dryers, loaders and conveying systems — is expanding into complete extrusion downstream equipment for profiles, ...

Guill Tool & Engineering has developed a reciprocal tubing die design. Unique features eliminate the need to weld or otherwise join sections with different profiles together. Traditional tip-and-die ...

Medical tubing supplier Natvar (Clayton, NC), a Tekni-Plex company, has introduced a new tight-tolerance micro-extrusion product line made from thermoplastics and other engineered materials.

, says its extrusion capacity was necessary to meet the needs of customers globally as well as for new clients throughout Asia and Australia. The company already is marketing the tubes on its China ...

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Conair Group is joining with technology partners Davis-Standard L.L.C. and Zumbach Electronics Corp. to demonstrate the extrusion of 4.5 millimeter thermoplastic elastomer medical ...

In the early 1950s, manufacturers began using extruded tubing in packaging applications for liquid medicines and cosmetics. By the 1970s and 1980s, extrusion technology had advanced to include ...