Originally Published EMDM September 2005
Industry News
In BriefCoating Firm Announces Compliance with RoHS Directive
Having completed compliance testing, Specialty Coating Systems (SCS; Indianapolis, IN, USA) will now offer its parylene conformal coating services and raw materials in accordance with the Directive on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS), well before the July 2006 deadline. The directive mandates that all new electronic products and equipment sold in the European Union be free of certain hazardous materials including lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium.
SCS operates 10 coating facilities throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.
For more information, contact Specialty Coating Systems, Cookson Electronics, 7645 Woodland Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46278, USA; phone: +1 317 2441200; fax: +1 317 2402073; e-mail: ahardy@cooksonelectronics.com; Internet: www.scscookson.com.
Createchnic Changes Name to Reflect Strategic Repositioning
In July, Createchnic AG (Nürensdorf, Switzerland) changed its name to Medisize Schweiz AG. Createchnic was integrated into the healthcare division of Gurit-Heberlein (Wattwil, Switzerland) in 2004. The name change is intended to reinforce the company’s position as the Swiss subsidiary of the Medisize group, with sister companies in the Netherlands, Ireland, and the Czech Republic. Medisize Schweiz AG will continue to develop and manufacture primary plastic packaging, generally under cleanroom conditions.
For more information, contact: Medisize Schweiz AG, Hakabstr. 5, Nürensdorf CH-8309, Switzerland; phone: +41 1 8383940; e-mail: plaetzer@createchnic.ch.
Drug-Delivery Systems Firm Expands Industry Presence West
Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (Lionville, PA, USA), a manufacturer of components and systems for injectable-drug delivery, has announced an agreement to acquire The Tech Group (Scottsdale, AZ, USA), which makes plastic components and assemblies for the pharmaceutical and medical device markets. The acquisition includes nine facilities in the United States, Mexico, and Ireland.
For more information, contact West Pharmaceutical Services Inc., 101 Gordon Dr., Lionville, PA, USA; phone: +1 610 5942900; Internet: www.westpharma.com.
Rapra Offers Polymer Sterilization Reference
A comprehensive reference from Rapra Technology (Shawbury, Shropshire, UK) addresses the challenging aspects of sterilizing polymer-based healthcare products. The reference offers thorough descriptions of EtO, gamma, E-beam, steam, and dry-heat sterilization, as well as newer methods such as hydrogen peroxide and plasma, gluteraldehyde, steam-formaldehyde, peracetic acid, chlorine dioxide, and ozone.
The text identifies various factors and functions that must be considered when choosing sterilization techniques.
For more information, contact Rapra Technology, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 4NR, UK; telephone: +44 1939 250383; fax +44 1939 251118; e-mail: publications@rapra.net; Internet: www. rapra.net.
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