STAINLESS STEEL AND NITINOL HYPOTUBES PTFE COATED TO PRECISE SPECIFICATIONS

Sept. 29, 2009
A PTFE coating service for stainless steel and nitinol hypodermic tubing used in manufacturing a wide range of medical devices is available from Applied Plastics Co., Inc. of Norwood, Massachusetts. Applied Plastics’ Hypotube PTFE Coating Service precisely applies PTFE onto the O.D. of stainless steel or nitinol hypotubes with consistent thicknesses ranging from 0.00005” to 0.0005” thin with 0.0001” tolerance.  Suitable for all hypotube variations including spiral, skived, flared, crimped, ground, and slotted types, the firm can provide marker bands at precise intervals.PTFE coatings are available in green, gray, black, and blue colors and Applied Plastics’ Hypotube PTFE Coating Service does not alter the physical properties of the customer supplied tubing.  In addition to coating, the firm can source the hypodermic tubing if required.Applied Plastics’ Hypotube PTFE Coating Service is priced according to material, quantity, and special customer requirements.  Samples, price quotations, and literature are available upon request.