Safety, precision & smart manufacturing of medical plastics at Chinaplas

ViviOn is a family of novel Cyclic Block Copolymers (CBCs), to be displayed by USI Corporation, are fully hydrogenated polymers. The flexibility of tailoring polymer micro-structure provides this advanced material a wide range of properties from rigid plastics to soft elastomers.

According to its remarkable features, such as superb purity, extra-high transparency, high UV transmittance and durability, great chemical resistance, low auto-fluorescence, gamma sterilization applicable, enhanced thermo-oxidation stability, low moisture uptake, low specific gravity(0.94 g/cm³), and exceptional processability, etc. ViviOn can be used in optical, medical, bio-diagnostics, food packaging/infant care, and deep ultraviolet (UVC) applications.

Medical industry transforming and upgrading to smart manufacturing

The market is constantly posts new demands to medical field, such as greater product accuracy, improved core technologies, enhanced safety, higher intelligence and improved integrated innovation capabilities and manufacturing levels. Accordingly, the advancement of technology in upstream industries directly affects the technological trend of medical devices.

Engel Machinery (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. will launch a complete production system for manufacturing pipettes. It is a fully automated production system to manufacture pipette tips consisting of injection moulding machine, mould with 32 cavities and automation to take the pipettes out and place into pipette trays. Capacity of the production cell is more than 15,000 pipettes per hour. Main advantages of the system are clean production which is absolutely necessary for manufacturing of medical products, highest precision guaranteeing best product quality and high energy efficiency.

Medical technology requires great reliability. Haitian International Holdings Limited will bring a medical consumables clean, efficient production technology to Chinaplas 2018. ZHAFIR flexible clean room concepts meet the challenging requirements in terms of precision and cleanliness. From valves to syringe barrels, Haitian finds the right injection molding solution for any medical application, especially for products that require a sterile environment, the high production efficiency of our solutions can bring good economic benefits.

The new Elektron, built by Milacron China, offers the advantages of all-electric injection molding technology with higher productivity and reduced power consumption in comparison to hydraulic machines. Innovation driven designs and the extensive engineering experience of Ferromatik Milacron ensure maximum uptime with economical operation. The Elektron is designed for a full range of standard applications and offers outstanding value to manufactures.

More can be discovered at Chinaplas 2018, where more than 1,100 global exhibitors offering solutions for the medical and pharmaceutical industries will showcase their new materials, new equipment, new processes, and technologies. Among them are internationally renowned brand names such as Motan-Colortronic, Engel, Kawata, YUDO, Haitian, Fu Chun Shin, Tederic, Clariant, Solvay, Milliken, Momentive, TSRC, Lubrizol, MeHow, Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics Corporation etc.