Medical Coatings from Poeton


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Coatings for the Medical Industry

Poeton offer a comprehensive range of coatings to improve the performance of medical components These encompass:

Non-stick, ultra clean surfaces
Resistance to abrasion by medical products or packaging materials
Protection from metal-to-metal sliding wear in medical machinery
Excellent corrosion protection
Reduced friction in product handling equipment.

Typical Apticote Medical Applications

Prosthesis
Fracture Management Equipment
Artificial limbs
Surgical instruments
Analytical equipment
Cutting machinery
Pharmaceutical packaging
Theatre equipment
Cryogenic pumps
Sterilisation equipment

Poeton offer a unique coating service for all aspects of the medical industry, providing all the necessary quality systems, including USDA and FDA approvals, and with an unrivalled laboratory facility to underpin our highly sophisticated coating technology.

We can provide precision, high quality surface treatments that meet all the stringent needs of the medical sector, with formal quality and processing procedures set out for every application.

Our experience and track-record is unrivalled, bringing performance benefits to all aspects of the sector

Which Apticote do I Specify?

Apticote Coating	Features	Benefits
Ap 200	Non-stick and low friction	A range of polymer coatings providing non-stick/easy clean surfaces to medical devices and moulds, or for improving productivity of medical processing equipment
Ap 350	Corrosion protection for Aluminium parts, with low friction	Providing corrosion protection, increased wear life and low friction/non-stick for aluminium medical moulds or machine
Ap 450	Wear resistance and low friction	For proving maximum wear life and low friction on machine components that must endue most arduous sliding conditions, where abrasion is a major problem
Ap 460	Ultimate non-stick	Prevents sticking during moulding by the most aggressive medical products, even high temperature silicone-based implants
Ap 810	Toughest, hardest non-stick coating, with maximum wear resistance	For sealing and sticking problems in mass production medical packaging, capable of temperatures above 200Deg C
Ap1000	Hard, low friction, ultra precise range of diamond-like carbon coatings	Providing the longest machine component wear lives, combined with a unique low friction and non-stick capability

The Apticote Range for
Medical Applications

Example Case Histories

Apticote 200 FDA v
A range of non-stick, low friction polymers. There is one that meets any of your needs.

Apticote 350 FDA v
A range of composite anodising processes, incorporation low friction and non-stick polymers, and with enhanced corrosion protection.

Apticote 450 FDA X
A unique electroless nickel- polymer composite that provides ultra low friction combined with superb wear resistance.

Apticote 460 FDA v
The ultimate non-stick system, based on electroless nickel and a very advanced polymer infusion. Fully FDA approved.

Apticote 810 FDA v
The toughest, hardest non-stick coating system, based on thermal spraying and polymer infusion.

Apticote 1000 FDA v
The hardest low friction coating, based on pure carbon, also providing precision coverage, low wear and some non-stick.

Problem - Blister Pack Moulds
The production of plastic blister pack packaging using aluminium moulds presented a need for good release, coupled with a major problem of acid corrosion from the plastic

Solution
Apticote 350F solved both problems in one hit, protecting and sealing the aluminium alloy surface and at the same time providing superb non-stick and wear resistance against the very aggressive product.

Problem - Silicone Implant Moulds
The moulding of silicone implants presented the most severe sticking problems that the producer had every experienced

Solution
The high precision Apticote 460 coating extended the mould life by 10 fold, and completely eliminating tears and flashing

Problem - Medical Gauze
A healthcare company manufacturing and packaging stiffened gauze found that the product literally sawed its way through steel guides.

Solution
The ultra hard, non-stick Apticote 810 reduced the friction and eliminated the wear. Production rates increased and downtime was greatly reduced.

Problem - Blood
A leading company in blood analysing equipment found just how corrosive blood can be. Serum needles and analyser covers suffered attack and tenacious residues of dried blood built up on components.

Solution
The application of Apticote 460 coatings allowed serum and blood residues to release from needles and covers, eliminating the need for clean

Technical Data Sheet

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