Scientific Plastics

Jan 8, 2016

Specialty plastic manufacturer Pexco acquires Scientific Plastics Corporation Specialty plastic manufacturer Pexco said today it acquired St. Paul, Minn.-based Scientific Plastics Corporation for an undisclosed amount. Scientific Plastics Corp is a dual-certified ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 manufacturer of injection-molded plastics, with experience in using materials such as PEEK, Ultem, polysulfone, polycarbonate and others. Alpharetta, Ga.-based Pexco is a specialty plastics design and […] Sinocare closes $273m Nipro buy Nipro (TYO: 8086) said today it closed the $273 million sale of its diagnostics business to China-based Sinocare, which renamed the newly acquired company to Trividia Health. Former Nipro Diagnostics CEO and chair Scott Verner will stay on as CEO and prez of Trividia health, joined by “key executives” from the current management team, according to the press release. […] Lubrizol to launch Estane SMART TPU series for smart wearable devices market Lubrizol’s Engineered Polymers business is launching a new series of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) products for smart wearable devices, Estane SMART TPU. The Estane SMART TPU product portfolio is specifically designed to address the rapidly growing wearable device market, particularly for soft-touch bands in smartwatches and fitness tracker applications.The Estane SMART TPU series includes both aromatic and […] Nipro Diagnostics acquisition by Sinocare Group completed Nipro Diagnostics announced today that its acquisition by Sinocare Group has been completed. The company also announced that with completion of the acquisition, the company has been renamed Trividia Health. Scott Verner, who was Chairman, CEO and President of Nipro Diagnostics, has been named CEO and President of Trividia Health and will be joined by […] How do you keep vaccines cool? Try spacecraft insulation By Sophie Cousins, NPR If you’ve ever been vaccinated, you may have seen the nurse head out of the room to go to the refrigerator to retrieve your injection. That’s because most vaccines must be refrigerated during travel and storage or they lose their effectiveness. Vaccines typically need what’s known as a “cold chain.” From […] KISCO acquires Speciality Coating Systems KISCO has announced its acquisition of Specialty Coating Systems. Both well-recognized brands, KISCO has been operating in the Parylene market for more than 18 years with a strong background in materials science and development, and SCS has notable roots back to the origination of Parylene and has been a leading contributor in the expansion of the […] AVX releases smallest medical tantalum capacitors AVX has introduced the new T4C Series HRC4000 medical grade, solid tantalum microchip capacitors. Designed for use in the filtering, hold-up, timing and pulsing circuits within implantable, non-life-support and non-implantable life support applications, the T4C Microchip Medical Series delivers the smallest medical tantalum capacitors available in the industry (0402 case sizes) with low DC leakage […] New EPDM compound custom-made for the pharmaceutical industry and biotechnology C. Otto Gehrckens developed the new EPDM compound “AP 306” for highly sensitive production processes in the pharmaceutical industry, biotechnology and medical technology. The special material in the COG HygienicSeal series has been granted the most important approvals for application in these highly demanding industries. As well as the harmlessness test according to FDA 21. […] VeinViewer vein finder technology a valuable learning aid for phlebotomy training specialists Phlebotomy Training Specialists (PTS), a training program that offers national phlebotomy training & certification at locations throughout the United States, has adopted Christie VeinViewer near-infrared vein finder technology within its classrooms. Understanding that students need extra high level of reassurance and confidence during training, PTS uses VeinViewer Flex to aid in teaching students proper venipuncture techniques […] Maquet Medical Systems USA launches new, intuitive ventilation solutions for use in critical care hospital settings Maquet Medical Systems USA announced the availability of its two new intensive care ventilators, SERVO-U, and its dedicated neonatal intensive care solution, SERVO-n. SERVO-U and SERVO-n were cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in December 2015. SERVO-U represents the next step to making protective ventilation more accessible, understandable and easy to implement, putting […] Precision Coating, Kisco pick up coating companies Coating companies are on the acquisition menu for the week, with both Precision Coating and Kisco announcing new acquisitions of coating application companies yesterday. Boston-based Precision Coating said it acquired nearby Hudson, Mass.-based Boyd Coatings Research Co. Precision Coating said the acquisition will allow the company to provide fluoropolymer application services for both the medical […] Leave a Reply You must be logged in to post a comment. Need Medtech news in a minute? We Deliver! MassDevice Enewsletters get you caught up on all the mission critical news you need in med tech. Sign up today. Tweets by @MassDevice Need Medtech news in a minute? We Deliver! MassDevice Enewsletters get you caught up on all the mission critical news you need in med tech. Sign up today. 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