Home // Knowledge Base // Medical Hose Manufacturer Boosts Productivity With Specialized Material The Avient team assessed the application’s technical and operational requirements, and recommended a GLS™ Versalloy™ alloy in 45 Shore A durometer, an FDA-compliant medical TPV grade designed for overmolding onto PP. With Avient’s assistance and experience in medical device applications, the manufacturer immediately realized the following lifts:

Global medical device OEM reduces costs and environmental impact Home // Knowledge Base // Medical Device Shielded from Radiation Without Lead A leading global manufacturer of medical equipment was anticipating a serious regulation change.

Garratt’s chemical career began with The Dow Chemical Company, where he served in commercial and marketing roles in Canada and the United States. For 10 years he worked for DuPont Dow Elastomers, a global joint venture, where he held market development and product management positions, culminating in a regional commercial leadership role for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, while based in Geneva, Switzerland and Bad Homburg, Germany.

Homepage // News Center // High-Temperature COMPTEK™ Medical-Grade Formulations from PolyOne Now Available in North America ANAHEIM, Calif. – February 6, 2018 – PolyOne announced today at Medical Design and Manufacturing (MD&M) West that its COMPTEK™ range of high-temperature, medical-grade polymers will now be available to North American healthcare device manufacturers. EDITORS: For a high-resolution image, please click here: COMPTEK Medical-Grade Formulations

Homepage // News Center // PolyOne Showcases Its Expertise and Comprehensive Medical Polymers and Colorants Portfolio at MD&M West 2018 Expert team that collaborates with medical device OEMs and contract manufacturers to provide an unparalleled combination of material and application knowledge, advanced technical resources, and logistics expertise to optimize medical component performance and mitigate risk. Trilliant™ HC Thermoplastics: High-performance formulations with excellent chemical resistance and durability for medical device enclosures.

Color can be added to plastics used in medical devices and pharmaceutical packaging for brand recognition, increased appeal, or drug identification. Formulated with bio-based polymers and pre-tested raw materials, these color and additive solutions help reduce the carbon footprint of medical plastics and mitigate the risk of non-compliance.  Antimicrobial corrosion and chemical resistant formulations to solve your medical application challenges

Bio-based raw material comes from renewable sources like corn, sugarcane, soy, wood, etc.

Homepage // News Center // PolyOne Develops New Silicone-Alternative TPE for Medical Tubing ANAHEIM, Calif. – February 3, 2020 – At Medical Design and Manufacturing (MD&M) West next week, PolyOne will launch its newest medical grade, Versaflex™ HC BT218, formulated in response to supply challenges stemming from silicone shortages and sterilization facility closures. Throughout 2019, the FDA issued multiple alerts regarding medical tubing and potential medical device shortages due to reduced supplies of siloxane, a key ingredient in silicone, and the closure of multiple ethylene oxide (EtO) sterilization facilities.

Dow Chemical Company and later DuPont Dow Elastomers, a global joint venture, where he lived in

Homepage // News Center // PolyOne Showcases New Solutions for Medical Training Models at MD&M West 2014 ANAHEIM, Calif. – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, will feature its specialty solutions for medical manikin and training model applications at Medical Design and Manufacturing (MD&M) West 2014 (booth 3213) this week.   These latest solutions build on a long history of working closely with unique realistic skin materials to leading medical manikin and training model manufacturers.