PlasticsToday Staff

Hybrid PEEK-titanium spinal implant demonstrated in China

The company has made multiple acquisitions since 2009; Custom Extrusion is its first purchase since Pexco LLC (Alpharetta, GA) was acquired by private equity group AEA Investors earlier this year.

August 14, 2018

Plastic Pipes Conference and Exhibition convenes in Las Vegas

Attendees of the 11th Congress of the Chinese Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons witnessed firsthand the advantages of the new Uplifter Expandable Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion device from Full Science & Technology Development (Beijing).

August 14, 2018

Extrusion: Pipe & Profile

Weekly resin report: Spot PE prices tumble by as much as $0.04/lb

The international event, the largest of its kind, will be held at the Red Rocks Resort on Sept. 24 to 26, 2018.

August 14, 2018

Resin Pricing

Groundbreaking 3D-printed medical device could benefit patients with spinal-cord injuries

Polyethylene (PE) pricing was heavily pressured last week, as a revised list of retaliatory tariffs levied by China targeted many of the resins produced by new PE capacity.

3D-printed implantable device could help patients with spinal cord injuries

August 10, 2018

3D Printing, Materials

West Pharmaceutical to shutter contract manufacturing plant in Indiana

The device would be surgically implanted into the injured area of the spinal cord, where it serves as a type of “bridge” between living nerve cells above and below the area of injury, said University of Minnesota researchers.

August 09, 2018

Injection Molding

Americhem adds soft polymer extrusion line at Suzhou, China, plant

The plant provides custom molding and contract manufacturing services for consumer product applications. In reporting its Q2 2018 financial results, the company referenced the loss of a consumer product customer near the start of the year.

August 08, 2018

Extrusion: Pipe & Profile, Medical

Long-term study confirms superiority of cross-linked polyethylene in hip implants

The new extruder line features a fully automated underwater pelletizer that allows the processing of soft materials, such as TPE and TPU, to meet growing global demand for soft-touch materials in medical and other applications.

August 07, 2018

Weekly resin report: PE prices soften

Compared with conventional polyethylene (PE), using cross-linked PE in hip implants results in lower wear rates and a reduction in bone loss, and, most importantly for the patient, fewer cases of revision surgery.

August 07, 2018

Resin Pricing