Taunton, MA (April 18, 2012) — Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics’ Healthcare Markets Business Unit, a leading supplier of high-performance products for the most demanding medical applications, will introduce a new silicone tubing technology at MD&M East 2012, May 22-24, in Philadelphia, PA. The new technology builds on the company’s extensive experience in silicone extrusion and custom material compounding to provide customers with unparalleled quality control through real-time manufacturing metrics and superior performance compared to extruded tubes currently on the market.
“In the complex medical device market, customers are increasingly seeking silicone tubing solutions with tighter tolerances and consistency of performance over time,” said Robert D. Schwenker, Business Manager, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, Healthcare Markets. “The solution we will introduce at MD&M East directly address these industry concerns to deliver customized silicone solutions to our customers.”
The technology features a new extrusion process that enables Saint-Gobain to constantly access in-process dimensional data about its tubing solutions, ensuring product consistency for medical applications. Saint-Gobain will also leverage its custom material compounding capability with the new extrusion process to specially engineer materials that meet customers’ exact performance needs. Working collaboratively to understand an application’s specific needs, the company can fine-tune silicone material properties, including tear strength, compression set, tensile / elongation, modulus, and durometer.
Visit Saint-Gobain in booth #1138 to learn more about its new extrusion process and custom material compounding capabilities.
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, Healthcare Markets
For more than 40 years, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has provided high-performance products and services to the world's leading Healthcare companies. Our technical expertise, global manufacturing capabilities, and market knowledge combine with a strong sense of partnership to meet the needs of customers around the world. A heritage of innovation and unparalleled material expertise in silicone, thermoplastic elastomers and fluoropolymers, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics is the processing expert in molding, extrusion and all-encompassing custom fabrication for OEM’s.