Extrusion International 6-2018

22 Extrusion International 6/2018 INDUSTRY NEWS Biocompatible HEW-Silindo ® Medical Cable without Stick-Slip Effect HEW-KABEL of Wipperfürth/Germany provides its special cables for medical technology with an optional, especially de- veloped HEW-Silindo ® jacket. Such cables are used in diagnos- tics, surgery and patient monitoring. With absolutely no foreign matter in the silicone or on the surface, this permanently mini- mizes sliding friction. Even after being autoclaved over five hun- dred times, HEW-Selindo ® reliably prevents the stick-slip effect on patients or components of medical systems. The result: out- standing performance properties combined with comfortable haptics. The combination of optimized cable structure, high- performancematerials andpatentedmanufacturing techniques ensures excelent mechanical characteristics even with small di- mensions. HEW-Silindo ® can be sterilized and is biocompatible according to EN ISO 10993-5. HEW-Silindo ® is resistant to conventional sterilization processes including steam sterilization (autoclave), plasma sterilization with hydrogen peroxide gas (STERRAD ® NX ® ), disinfection washing, ultrasonic sterilization, gas sterilization with ethylene oxide, gamma sterilization and wipe disinfection. Thanks to the in-house manufacture, HEW can develop application-specific versions together with customers and supply them within a short period of time and at a consistently high quality level. HEW-KABEL GmbH www.hew-kabel.com THE SPE THERMOFORMING DIVISION https://thermoformingdivision.com Winners announced The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Thermoforming Divi- sion has announced the winners of its inaugural student radio controlled car race and design competition. Students fromsix schools in theU.S. andGermanywere charged with designing, manufacturing and decorating the bodies of ra- dio controlled cars furnished by the Division with support from corporate sponsors. The car body had to be formed using clear plastic, such as PET, PETG, acrylic or polycarbonate, and pro- duced using the vacuum/thermoforming process. Students also participated in a race conducted on a built-to- specification indoor racetrack located on the exhibit hall floor during the Thermoforming Division’s annual conference. Cashprizeswereawarded in threedifferent categories: People’s Choice, Best Design and the race itself. This year’s winners are: People’s Choice; Best Design; and First Place in the Race: Ryan Fuller and Karina Patricia, both of Georgia Tech. Second Place in the Race: Max Schoch, ILLIG Apprentice Pro- gram. “The goal of the competition was to encourage students to consider a career in thermoforming by engaging them in a fun design project,” notedMark Strachan, former SPE Thermoform- ing Division Chair and organizer of the Student RC Car Race and Group photo of student participants, with former SPE Thermoforming Division chair Mark Strachan in front of group HEW-Silindo ® medical cables with a non-stick surface offer tailor-made properties for applications such as dentistry, OP robotics, patient monitoring and imaging diagnostics (Image ©HEW-KABEL) Competition. “The students’ enthusiasm for this project was contagious, and it was especially rewarding to see the students forging those all-important connections with their corporate sponsors. We expect even greater student and corporate par- ticipation in future competitions.”