Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has launched an improved Isolast® J9440. With outstanding value for a perfluoroelastomer sealing material, Isolast® J9440 now has a higher operating temperature—up to +240°C / +464°F—and is accredited to the USP Class 6 standard for use in pharmaceutical, medical and healthcare industries. “Developed for high-volume applications in industrial, chemical, pharmaceutical and process…
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions launches updated iPhone App
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has launched an updated version of the recently released iPhone app “ISO Fits & Tolerances” that allows switching between inch and metric measurements. Providing results based on the ISO 286 System of Limits and Fits, the updated version also adds additional tolerance classes and is available in English, Spanish, German and Dutch.…
Quick Disconnect Breakaway Connectors for Portable Medical Equipment
The Nemesis Series and MKJ Series breakaway connectors use a simple push/pull mating mechanism to engage and disengage the connector systems. The coupling mechanism uses a canted spring design, which allows for a quick disconnect and ratings of more than 5000 cycles. The breakaway mechanism enables a reliable connection without the danger of tearing the…
DILBERT™ NEW HORIZONS® in Products for Sanitary Applications Guide
DILBERT™ NEW HORIZONS® in Products for Sanitary Applications Version No. 27 contains over 180 pages of the latest information on top selling products for the sanitary food, beverage, pharmaceutical, bio-medical and related process markets or lab operations, including the Digital RTD Thermometers with NEMA 4 Enclosures for wash down, sanitary, and marine applications. 3-A approved,…
Design Team Tackles Connector Challenge
By Jim Brown, Business Unit Manager, Colder Products Company, St. Paul, Minn. Misconnected tubing in medical settings can cause serious problems. However, advances in connection technology can help eliminate these issues. This new connector allows free tubing rotation to prevent accidental disconnection during use. Accidental tubing misconnections involving luer fittings in medical environments are a…
Surface Friction Factors Critical In Successful Design Of Pass-Through Seals For Trocars
Frictional force is directly related to the coefficient of friction (COF) of the material. For the most part COF (measured using ASTM D1894 test) is what Minnesota Rubber and Plastic (MR&P) uses for comparisons as it is a sealing system measurement rather than a measurement of the property of the material. When moving a surgical…
Henkel Announces First Loctite® Medical Device Adhesive Training Workshops for 2010
Rocky Hill, CN – Henkel Corporation has announced dates for the first Loctite® Medical Device Adhesive Training Workshops of 2010. These comprehensive programs address topics specifically related to the design and assembly of medical devices, including proper joint design for adhesive assembly, selecting the appropriate adhesive technology, and processing-equipment requirements. The first two 2010 Loctite®…
Integrated Spring-energized Seal from Trelleborg
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, supplier of an integrated spring-energized seal to leading syringe pump manufacturer TriContinent Scientific, worked with the company on the development of a novel pump platform seal design to solve a problem for one of TriContinent Scientific’s customers. The resulting seal design provides much more consistent sealing force on the sealing lip, resulting…
Silicone Compound withstands Vibration, Impact and More
Two-component room temperature curing MasterSil 151 Med is a medical grade, potting and encapsulation silicone formulated to withstand such exposures. It has a low viscosity of 1,500 cps. Its volume resistivity is 1×1015 ohm cm and it can handle a temperature range of -65° F to +400° F. It cures optically clear with a refractive…
Lee Spring introduces LeeP Plastic Composite Springs
Lee Spring introduces LeeP™ Plastic Composite Springs, a revolutionary breakthrough in spring technology. LeeP is Lee Spring’s answer to increased customer requests for springs that combine the strength of metal with the special attributes of high performing engineered thermoplastics. After years of extensive engineering design and materials research by their expert technical team, Lee Spring…