Originally Published EMDM
March/April 2004
INDUSTRY NEWS
In BriefOmnivations Acquired by E. Conn Co.
E. Conn Co. has acquired Omnivations Inc. and moved its operations to Conn’s Palm Desert, CA, USA, headquarters. E. Conn has many years of experience in catheter tip–forming and hole-punching equipment. The company’s compact state-of-the-art tip former features a standard touch screen control and reportedly has the highest output of any system on the market today. The firm’s RF punching tool produces a hole with a smooth radius on the outside of tubing. All types of related tools also are designed and produced.
For more information, contact Earl Conn, 75153 Merle Dr., Ste. C, Palm Desert, CA 92260, USA; phone: +1 760 6748880.
Filtrona Richmond Adopts New Name
Following the acquisition of the Fibertec Division of Baumgartner S.A., Filtrona Richmond Inc. announced that its production facilities in the United States and Germany will now do business under the name Filtrona Fibertec. Business restructuring associated with the Baumgartner acquisition will ultimately result in the relocation of bonded fibres manufacturing from the Baumgartner plant in Crissier, Switzerland, to the Filtrona plant in Reinbek, Germany.
Filtrona Fibertec is a manufacturer of bonded fibre components used as wicks and reservoirs in a range of life science and medical diagnostic devices.
For more information, contact Filtrona Fibertec, Gutenbergstr. 5-9, D-21465 Reinbek, Germany; phone: +49 4072 707219; fax: +49 4072 707248; e-mail: bernhardkutscha@filtrona.com; Internet: www.filtrona.com.
Test Kit with Reaction Vial Wins Technology Award
A diagnostic test kit has been awarded the Queens Award to Industry for Technological Design and Achievement. The kit includes a vial manufactured by Bowles & Walker, a plastic-injection moulding company. The Screw-Top MicroVial is manufactured in polypropylene and has a 20–35-µm frit inserted at the bottom. It also features a tear-off butterfly at the luer exit to retrieve the sample. After chemicals or reagents are added to the sample and the reaction is complete, the butterfly is removed and the eluent is recovered by gravity. For viscous samples, the vial may be attached to a vacuum manifold. It can be used in various analytical or biological laboratory functions.
For more information, contact Bowles & Walker, Unit 5, Breckland Business Park, Norwich Rd., Watton, Norfolk IP25 6UP, UK; phone: +44 1953 885294; fax: +44 1953 883666; e-mail: sales@bowles-walker.com; Internet: www.bowles-walker.com.
Permabond Merges with Bondmaster Adhesives
Permabond has confirmed that it will integrate its operations with the Bondmaster Adhesives business of its parent company, National Starch and Chemical. This reorganization follows the recent sale of Permabond’s cyanoacrylate and anaerobic adhesives ranges to the Grossi family of Italy.
Permabond retained its structural epoxy, acrylic, and UV-cure adhesive product ranges, which complement the Bondmaster products. Permabond’s products will be rebranded with the Bondmaster name.
For more information, contact Bondmaster Adhesives, Woodside Rd., Eastleigh, Hamps SO50 4EX, UK; phone: +44 23 80619822; fax: +44 23 80629629; Internet: www.bondmaster.com.
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