QUADRANT ENGINEERING PLASTIC PRODUCTS DEVELOPS NEW STOCK SHAPES SPECIFICALLY FOR MEDICAL, BIOTECHNOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICAL MARKETS

TIELT, BELGIUM – K 2004 – Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products (QEPP) has introduced a portfolio of stock shapes designed specifically for machined components used in life science equipment such as pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical devices. As a principal benefit, the new products allow Quadrant to extend full traceability and biocompatibility testing from raw materials to its stock shapes.

“Offering traceability and documented results of biocompatibility tests carried out on stock shapes provides our customers with a unique benefit,” said Ermanno Nizzoli, Business Manager for Advanced Engineering Plastic Products at QEPP. “Typically this is available only for raw materials from which the shapes are produced, and not the shapes themselves.”

Specifically, QEPP’s LSG (Life Science Grade) stock shapes meet USP class V, VI, or ISO 10993 certification. “This will give end-users added assurance and confidence that LSG shapes will successfully pass testing in finished products when time and money are often scarce,” added Nizzoli. “Plus, we developed our new line of stock shapes in line with industry performance requirements for stiffness and impact resistance, and to retain physical properties after repeated sterilization by autoclaving, ionizing radiation, and thermal and chemical treatment.”

The company’s new product line also delivers a high degree of dimensional stability over a wide temperature range and in wet and dry environments. This helps maintain precision tolerances especially important in surgical, exploratory and analytical devices.

Typical applications for these new materials include machined components for surgical and dental instruments, analytical and monitoring components equipment, X-ray apparatus, anaesthetic and therapy components and diagnostic devices.

All Quadrant Life Science Grade products carry the LSG designation, such as KETRON PEEK LSG* and LSG-C.** Other LSG formulations include carbon-fiber reinforced KETRON PEEK-CA 30, TECHTRON HPV PPS, PPSU, ULTEM/PEI, RADEL/PSU, polycarbonate and ACETRON POM.

The new product line is available in a wide range of sizes and shapes to ensure efficient material utilization in machining. Colored shapes are also available on request.

“This new product offering delivers a unique solution to designers and engineers in the life science sector and we anticipate strong demand,” Nizzoli said.

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Notes for editors

Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products (QEPP) is the world leader in the manufacture of engineering plastics in stock shapes (rod, plate, tube) for machining. QEPP also produces custom nylon castings and finished components. QEPP’s General and Advanced Engineering Plastics portfolio includes the broadest range of standard and custom shapes for machining and is available through its worldwide operations, technical support centres and authorized distributors.

The Quadrant Group is a global leader in high-performance polymer material solutions in the form of semi-finished and finished products. These specialty engineering thermoplastics and composites are superior in performance over metals and other materials, and are used in a growing number of applications developed with leaders in a wide range of industries.

Learn more about Quadrant at www.quadrantplastics.com

ERTALON®, NYLATRON®, ERTACETAL®, ERTALYTE®, CESTIDUR®, TECHTRON®, KETRON®, FLUOROSINT® and SEMITRON® are registered trademarks of the Quadrant Group.

* KETRON® PEEK LSG is made with 100% genuine VICTREX® PEEK™. VICTREX® is a registered trademark. PEEK™ is a trademark of Victrex plc.

** KETRON® PEEK LSG-C is made from 100% genuine PEEK-CLASSIX™ polymer from Invibio®. PEEK-CLASSIX™ is a trademark of Invibio Ltd. Invibio® is a registered trademark of Invibio Ltd.