Plastics play a crucial role in the healthcare sector, especially in the manufacturing of large and small medical devices. These devices can range from MRI machines to hand-held diagnostic wands. Plastics are also used in various medical equipment including surgical instruments, dental instruments, sterilization trays, imaging equipment, orthopedic braces and prosthetics. Lightweighting is becoming more and more important for the comfort of patients, and healthcare staff.

Create Complex Shapes

The use of MuCell® allows for the creation of complex shapes and structures without compromising quality or strength. The medical industry is continuously evolving with companies investing in research and development to create more advanced and patient-friendly devices. The integration of smart technology and sustainable materials are current trends that are shaping the future of medical devices and equipment.

Customizable Solutions in Healthcare

The use of plastics in medical devices is transformative due to its flexibility, biocompatibility and reduced risk of infection compared to traditional metal counterparts. Being able to offer lightweighting along with customizable solutions is key to moving the healthcare equipment market forward. The medical plastics industry continues to evolve with the creation of biodegradable plastics, aiming to provide a more sustainable future for healthcare solutions.

Key Advantages of MuCell® Technology

Dimensional Stability

Reduced residual stresses lead to dimensional improvements up to 50% which improves fit and function of the final assembly.

Elimination of Vacuum/Shrink Voids & Sink Marks

The microcellular structure will replace vacuum voids in thicker cross sections resulting in the elimination of weak points improving the overall part strength.  The foam structure will also provide a more uniform shrinkage across varying wall thicknesses eliminating sink marks.

Lightweighting

Reduction in part weight of up to 10% which results in a cost reduction, particularly when dealing with expensive materials such as biodegradable materials (PHA, PLA, etc.) and higher end resins (PEEK, PEI, etc.)

Compatibility with High Temperature Resins

Many medical devices use higher end materials that are no suitable for chemical foaming agents.  The MuCell process does not rely on a temperature-initiated reaction to generate the foaming agent and it does not generate water as is common with Endothermic CFA’s.

Automotive

Automotive

Automotive has been Trexel’s core industry since our beginning, and there have been thousands of automotive parts realized in commercial production with MuCell® technology. 

Consumer

Consumer

Trexel delivers some unique advantages to the consumer goods industry beyond just cost reduction, design freedom, and sustainability. MuCell®  enables manufacturers to produce lightweight products without compromising strength and durability. 

Electronics

Electronics

Trexel’s microcellular foaming technology has been used in paper path components for copiers and printers for the past 20 years.  Adoption has primarily been driven by improvements in dimensional stability which is critical to movement of the paper through the device and print quality.

Footwear

Footwear

Trexel has been at the forefront of foaming applications to facilitate the conversion from established EVA chemical foaming processes to the use of thermoplastics TPU physical foaming for the production of shoe mid-soles

Industrial

Industrial

Trexel’s foaming technologies are used in many diverse industrial applications from shipping pallets to crates to buckets, to power tools and more.

Packaging

Packaging

Trexel’s P-Series MuCell® system is specifically designed to meet the unique processing demands of brand owners striving to meet cost reduction and sustainability goals.

Let’s Make it Happen

Don’t hesitate to reach out to our global team.

We’re here to assist and provide you with answers to all of your inquires. Let’s take a look at your application and discuss whether our technology can help you reduce costs AND your carbon footprint. We are eager to guide you through the process. Get in touch today!

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