Originally Published EMDM October 2002
Precision machining
High-precision 5-axis CNC milling, 12-axis CNC Swiss screw machining, CNC turning, and assembly services are offered for medical OEMs. The firm processes titanium, stainless-steel, plastic, and aluminium medical devices, instruments, and orthopaedic and spinal implants. The company is certified to ISO 9001. Marox Corp., Holyoke, MA, USA.
Metal components
Metal and plastic components, assemblies, and finished devices are produced for medical device OEMs. The company specializes in all aspects of precision wire part fabrication including straightening, grinding, coil winding, pressing and flattening, welding, forming, and coating. CNC Swiss-type machining and multiaxis grinding services are available; precision metal tubing and deep-drawn miniature tubular components are supplied. UTI/Uniform Tubes Europe, Chadderton, Lancs, UK.
Thread-milling machine
Precision equipment has been developed for milling medical screws. The thread-milling machine incorporates CNC technology to ease programming and resetting operations. The machine can process workpieces measuring 1.5 to 100 mm diam; a system for the production of 1.5–13-mm-diam screws is also available. Monnier & Zahner AG, Safnern, Switzerland.
Custom components
Custom products are fabricated from stainless steel, brass, aluminium, titanium, and platinum by means of precision cutting, tip reducing, grinding, bending, flaring, EDM, and specialty machining. Capabilities include burr-free cutting, swaging, drilling, and needle assembly. Popper & Sons, New Hyde Park, NY, USA.
Turned parts
Custom components are precision machined from metals and other hard materials. The firm routinely manufactures pacemaker parts, femoral heads, and a range of other medical device components. Rubis-Précis, Charquemont, France.
Tubular products
Custom metal components are manufactured for demanding applications in a range of industries. In addition to small-diameter stainless-steel tubing and wire, titanium, nickel, and silver products are fabricated. The components are often configured with elbows, ports, branches, and other features. Surface treatments such as passivation, polishing, marking, and the addition of a Teflon coating are available. The components are typically used in liquid-handling, sampling and processing, analysis, and chromatography applications. Unimed S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland.
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