Metal to Plastic Conversion for Medical Applications
February 3, 2022 | Blog, Capabilities Blogs, Design Engineering Capabilities Blogs, Materials Blogs, Medical Industries Blogs, Peek Materials Blogs, PEI (Polyetherimide) Ultem, Ultem Blogs
With the population aging and improving technology, medical device designers are being asked to increase performance and longevity of devices as well as decrease costs. One of the most effective methods of achieving both these goals is a metal-to-plastic conversion.
Plastics can be used to replace even the most sophisticated medical device by incorporating simple design modifications. High performance polymers offer the same strength and rigidity as some metals along with some additional advantages.
Advantages of the medical resins include:
- Reduced Device Weight
- Increased Design Freedom – Moldability of all Features
- Improved Functional Aesthetics
- Reduced Sterilization Burden
- Improved MRI Compatibility
At Performance Plastics, we are experts in injection molding, specializing in high performance plastics. Ultem® PEI and Peek are premium medical grade resins that are ideal for the manufacturing of medical parts and components. Medical grade resins provide excellent mechanical properties and are highly resistant to chemicals and thermal degradation, making them highly desirable materials for plastic injection molded products within the medical industry.
At Performance Plastics, we utilize a unique combination of extensive material knowledge, mold flow analysis, a design system and process expertise to eliminate or minimize the need for secondary operations. Our expertise in process control allows us to effectively injection mold medical resins into parts with extremely tight tolerances. This gives us the ability to provide an injection molded part made from the highest strength and stiffness of any medical resin.
PEI is one of the many high performance polymers Performance Plastics specializes. For more information on Performance Plastic’s capabilities, please contact Rich Reed, our Vice President of Sales and Marketing at 513.321.8404 or email at [email protected].
