Mechanical joining of plastic extrusions to machined steel components a standard method for creating needle gudes. The dissimilarity of the two materials presents unique challenges in obtaining sufficient joint strength. All require precise external geometric configurations and thermal profiling to assure maximum joint strength. A wide variation in tube sizes, joint designs and polymer choices add extra layers of complexity to the tip forming process. Vante and PlasticWeld diverse equipment options provide you with unmatched versatility to meet your specific production challenges.
- Tube OD Range: Tube sizes ranging from 22ga and larger
- Geometry Configurations: single lumen tubes
- Materials: Virtually all thermoplastic polymers: including LDPE, HDPE, PE copolymers, PP, PU & PU blends, PEBAX, FEP, and many others.
- Standard Machine Configurations: 1-up, 2-up and 4-up systems depending on project details.
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Inclusion of marker bands is a critical feature that aids the physician in visualizing placement of the catheter inside the patient’s body. Their precise placement and encapsulation within the catheter tube walls are critical to proper functioning of the catheter. These features require a precise, repeatable process to assure locational accuracy and device integrity. A wide variation in tube sizes, tip configurations and polymer choices add extra layers of complexity to the tip forming process. Vante and PlasticWeld diverse equipment options provide you with unmatched versatility to meet your specific production challenges.
- Tube OD Range: Tube sizes ranging from 2Fr up to 45Fr
- Geometry Configurations: Including thin and thick-walled tubes, profiled ID transitions
- Joint Lengths: joint lengths ranging from 1mm up to 8 mm
- Materials: Typical thermoplastic polymers used include: PP, PU & PU blends, PEBAX and many others.
- Standard Machine Configurations: 1-up, 2-up and 4-up systems depending on project details.
- Customized tooling enhancements to provide precise positioning of critical internal features
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Taper welded tube segments are a standard method of transitioning from a larger to smaller diameters for many catheter applications. Precise external and internal geometric configurations with securely bonded interfaces are critical for proper functioning of the catheter. A wide variation in tube sizes, taper configurations and polymer choices add extra layers of complexity to the tip forming process. Vante and PlasticWeld diverse equipment options provide you with unmatched versatility to meet your specific production challenges.
- Tube OD Range: Tube sizes ranging from 2Fr and larger
- Geometry Configurations: straight walled taper, single lumen
- Segment Lengths: Lengths ranging from 4 mm and longer
- Materials: Virtually all thermoplastic polymers can be butt welded: including LDPE, HDPE, PE copolymers, PP, PU & PU blends, PEBAX, FEP, and many others.
- Standard Machine Configurations: 1-up, 2-up and 4-up systems depending on project details.
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Thermal bonding of overlapping plastic extrusions to catheter shafts forms a thickened wall section that helps avoid kinking of the main catheter tube in high stress areas. Polymers must be compatible and suitable for heat bonding. Differences in wall thicknesses between the exterior tube and catheter shaft create unique challenges. Precise external geometric configurations and thermal profiling help assure maximum joint strength. A wide variation in tube sizes, joint designs and polymer choices add extra layers of complexity to the bonding process. Vante and PlasticWeld diverse equipment options provide you with unmatched versatility to meet your specific production challenges.
- Tube OD Range: Tube sizes ranging from 22ga and larger
- Geometry Configurations: single lumen tubes
- Materials: Virtually all thermoplastic polymers can be welded: including PP, PU & PU blends, PEBAX, PVC, and many others.
- Standard Machine Configurations: 1-up
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Mechanical joining of plastic extrusions to machined steel components a standard method for creating components that require the strength of steel fitments and the flexibility of polymeric extrusions. The dissimilarity of the two materials presents unique challenges in obtaining sufficient joint strength. All require precise external geometric configurations and thermal profiling to assure maximum joint strength. A wide variation in tube sizes, joint designs and polymer choices add extra layers of complexity to the tip forming process. Vante and PlasticWeld diverse equipment options provide you with unmatched versatility to meet your specific production challenges.
- Tube OD Range: Tube sizes ranging from 22ga and larger
- Geometry Configurations: single lumen tubes
- Materials: Virtually all thermoplastic polymers: including LDPE, HDPE, PE copolymers, PP, PU & PU blends, PEBAX, FEP, and many others.
- Standard Machine Configurations: 1-up, 2-up and 4-up systems depending on project details.
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Angioraphic tips require precise external geometric configurations, along with the need for a securely bonded interface, are critical to proper functioning of the catheter. They require a precise, repeatable process to be formed accurately and while providing reliable, maximum strength bonds. A wide variation in tube sizes, tip configurations and polymer choices add extra layers of complexity to the tip forming process. Vante and PlasticWeld diverse equipment options provide you with unmatched versatility to meet your specific production challenges.
- Tube OD Range: Tube sizes ranging from 2Fr up and larger
- Geometry Configurations: standard radius tip thermally bonded to main catheter shaft
- Taper Lengths: Tip lengths ranging from 1mm up to 15mm
- Materials: Most thermoplastic polymers can be formed: including PU & PU blends, PEBAX and many others.
- Standard Machine Configurations: 1-up, 2-up and 4-up systems depending on project details.
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