June 2015

A PTFE coating service for stainless steel and nitinol hypodermic tubing used in manufacturing a wide range of medical devices is available from Applied Plastics Co., Inc. of Norwood, Massachusetts. Applied Plastics’ Hypotube PTFE Coating Service precisely applies PTFE onto the O.D. of stainless steel or nitinol hypotubes with consistent thicknesses ranging from 0.00005” to […]

A full range of Teflon® coatings that can be electro-statically powder coated onto a wide variety of components, devices, and housings to achieve bio-compatibility, chemical- and corrosion-resistance and other properties are available from Applied Plastics, Inc. of Norwood, Massachusetts. Applied Plastics’ Teflon® Coatings are suitable for enhancing the finish on parts ranging from under an

A new web site featuring the capabilities of one of the original licensed industrial applicators of Chemours Teflon® finishes in the United States is being introduced by Applied Plastics Co., Inc. of Norwood, Massachusetts. The Applied Plastics Web site describes the products and services provided by this firm which has over 50 years experience in

A line of medical-grade Teflon® coated extrusion wire and forming mandrels for manufacturing cardio-vascular catheters, balloons, and related devices, where a clean inside diameter is absolutely critical, is available from Applied Plastics Company, Inc. of Norwood, Massachusetts. Applied Plastics’ Teflon® Coated Extrusion Wire is fabricated using a prop-rietary etching process that eliminates flaking and permits

A line of medical-grade forming mandrels which feature a uniform fluoro-polymer coating that will not flake, for manufacturing small diameter parts, is available from Applied Plastics Co., Inc. of Norwood, Massachusetts. APC PTFE Natural® Fluoropolymer Forming Mandrels are made from stainless steel or nitinol wire and feature a smooth, uniform fluoropolymer coating that will not

A motor stator stacking service that maintains precise lamination alignment and applies a consistent thin blue epoxy coating for electrical insulation is available from Applied Plastics Co., Inc. of Norwood, Massachusetts. Applied Plastics’ Stacking and Coating Service precisely holds lamination alignment to within ±0.0005” and includes deburring and the application of blue epoxy coating from

A new mandrel wire for extruding catheter tubing and other applications requiring a smooth, biocompatible mandrel which has a low coefficient of friction is being introduced by Applied Plastics Co., Inc. of Norwood, MA. Applied Plastics’ Medical Extrusion Mandrel is a ptfe coated silver plated copper with a PTFE Natural coating that allows over 25%