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Medical Plastics News - May 19th 2012

Packaging Specialist Invests €1 million in Hungary

May 18, 2012 Sanner, a manufacturer of high-quality plastic packaging components for pharmaceutical, medical, and healthcare products, ...read more

US Micro Manufacturing Show Gathers Momentum

May 18, 2012 UK-based business to business communications company Rapid News Communications Group is delighted to announce the return of...read more

Woundcare Measurement Device for Diabetics Uses Qt Analysis Software

May 18, 2012An innovative handheld 3D imaging system for use in medical applications has been developed with the support of Finish softw...read more

IDC Launches Tool to Track Environmental Impact of Electronic Medical Devices

May 18, 2012The issue of sustainability is becoming increasingly important for the medical industry, especially since the introduction o...read more

Intech Invests in New SLA System

May 18, 2012 USA-based specialist healthcare moulding firm In’Tech Industries has announced that thanks to strong demand for its stereo...read more

Single Use and Device Housings Benefit From PC and PC/PET Grades

May 17, 2012 Following the 25th birthday of its polycarbonate brands Calibre Megarad, resin manufacturer Styron has introduced two new ...read more

Opinion: It’s Wrong to Ignore the Toxicity of DEHP

May 16, 2012 The sixth result from a Google search for DEHP returns the result “One of the Top 6 Chemical Threats to Humans”. Following...read more

Global Polycarbonate Demand to Grow by 5% a Year

May 15, 2012 Global demand for polycarbonate is expected to grow at an average of almost 5% a year, reaching around 4.5 million metric ...read more

Endoscopic Clip Dispenser Closes the Gap for Bowel Surgeons

May 15, 2012 Because bowel surgery involves a highly muscular part of the body which is impossible to immobilise, surgical procedures a...read more

Electronic Insulin Reminder Cap Bags Swedish Young Person's Award

May 14, 2012 The co-inventor of Timesulin, an innovative replacement cap for insulin pens which tells patients how long since they last...read more

Anti-Counterfeit IML Syringes Feature at US Pre-Filled Conference

May 11, 2012 US mould maker Tech Mold will be presenting a case study about the design and development of automated in-mould syringe lab...read more

Health Risks of Metal on Metal Implants Proven in Mice

May 10, 2012 Following the release of an alert by the UK's Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in September 2010, ...read more

Solvay Launches Standard Radel PPSU Colours for Healthcare

May 10, 2012 Solvay Specialty Polymers USA has standardised the colour range of its Radel polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) resins, offering a r...read more

Mediplas Partners with Medilink UK

May 9, 2012 Rapid News Communications Group, the organiser of the newly launched Mediplas trade show, is delighted to announce that the ...read more

Nanotechnology Enables Stem Cell Growth around PEEK Hip Implants

May 8, 2012 Scientists at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, UK, are working to harness the regenerative power of stem cells to impr...read more

VWR Acquires Cleanroom Products Supplier basan Germany

May 7, 2012 USA-based VWR International, a global leader in distributing laboratory supplies and services, has signed an agreement to ...read more

Vertebral Technologies Celebrates 2,000 Implants of InterFuse

May 4, 2012 Vertebral Technologies, a USA-based spinal implant developer and manufacturer, has announced that over 2,000 InterFuse inte...read more

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Bayer: 50 Years of Medical Plastics

Bruce Fine, Market Segment Leader, Medical and Consumer Products, presents a potted history of his company's innovations in medical plastics.

3D printing used by leading UK orthodontic brace maker Clearstep

In the following video, Clearstep Managing Director Alistair McCance shows us how they have used 3D printing to increase the number of patients they can treat per day from 25 to 60.

American Kuhne: Interview with Bill Kramer, President and co-founder of the US-based extrusion machinery specialists

Bill Kramer talks with American Kuhne's customer Putnam Plastics about medical tubing extrusion.