Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry Product developers are using polymers with customization capabilities for a wide range of medical and laboratory applications. In the next few years, there will be a dramatic increase in sophisticated, highly specialized medical and laboratory applications, which will require customized filtration and separation media. Design engineers will be challenged to create more specific and sensitive sampling, testing, and screening products. Part of that challenge will be to keep the products simple, efficient, and cost-effective. One approach to designing filtration or separation products for new applications is to add on to an existing design. Many designers tend to add prefilters or multilayers of filtration media to existing materials designs. The resulting products can exhibit the standard vices of complex assemblies: increased manufacturing and assembly times, long changeover times in the field, and an increase in the number of materials held in inventory. These conditions can raise costs for the manufacturer and user alike. Porous UHMW polyethylene is used in pleated laminates for filtration (left), HPLC columns (bottom), and filtration baskets for laboratory sampling (right). How can a product developer reduce complexity and still achieve the end goal of a specialized filtration application? By forming a partnership, a designer and materials supplier can work together to simplify the end-product design and reduce manufacturing and assembly times and costs while enhancing filtration performance. Collaboration can also reduce the product development cycle time and, consequently, time to market. The overall result is a customized media tailored to the end-customer's needs within a specified time frame. For a number of reasons, the medical and laboratory product industries cannot rely solely on the current forms of filtration and separation materials for new applications. Some filtration and separation processes involve the use of strong solvents, reagents, or corrosive chemicals. Many existing nonpolymeric materials,
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Conwed creates custom mesh and netting for a wide range of filtration applications. From air and gas to water and liquid filtration, we pride ourselves on working closely with our customers to help...
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Filtration Media is the key component in filtration applications. Conwed netting can protect, reinforce, separate and laminate filtration media providing superior performance capabilities. Replace...
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We supply sieves, screens, baskets and strainers, deployed in sizing, grading and separation processes. Our filters can be made from a range of materials, manufactured to any size or specification.
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Croft can supply sieves, screens, baskets and strainers which are deployed in sizing, grading and separation processes by leading manufactures. Filters can be made to any size or specification from a...
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Filtration plays a pivotal role in the safe and efficient running of plants in the power generation sector and we’re proud to provide high-quality solutions at a speed that sets us apart from...
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Croft Filters offer you the benefit of our many years of experience working with the Chemical, Oil and Gas sectors to solve their filtration challenges.
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The performance of structured packing with the ease of random packing
When reactant columns are packed with 1/8" Dixon rings, the resultant properties are remarkable.
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Strainers
Strainers can be manufactured in any shape or size in a wide range of materials to meet individual specifications.
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Strainers can be manufactured in any shape or size in a wide range of materials to meet individual specifications...
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Custom medical filtration products are available from a company that provides engineering and project management services including design, material selection, moulding, and manufacturing. The firm...
