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10 Tube Products International March 2016
Davis-Standard hosts medical tubing
symposium
A medical tubing symposium held at
Davis-Standard’s technical centre
in Connecticut, USA, introduced
customers to new medical tubing
advancements, new Davis-Standard
medline capabilities and vendor
technology. Customers also witnessed
live medical tubing demonstrations on
a fully equipped line in Davis-Standard’s
clean room, where engineers ran FEP
tubing with barium sulphite stripes
followed by alternate polymer tubing.
“This was our first medical tubing
symposium in a number of years and
it was a great success,” said Kevin
Dipollino, Davis-Standard’s product
manager of pipe, profile and tubing
systems. “We presented a variety of
technical talks covering advances in
medical tubing, including alternate
polymer, micro bore bump tubing and
FEP technology. Our vendors shared
information on die designs, vacuum
sizing and gauge control. The two-day
symposium concluded each afternoon
with line demonstrations in our clean
room, which tied everything together.
We look forward to hosting more in the
future.”
The medical tubing lab line at Davis-
Standard features two MEDD (medical
extruder direct drive) extruders and
associated downstream equipment
located in a climate-controlled clean-
room environment. Customers are able
to test new resins, make parts for proof-
of-concept, and conduct downstream
R&D prior to making large capital
equipment investments.
The line is versatile and set up to run
multiple resins, and also incorporates
Davis-Standard’s patented alternate
polymer technology, with all components
monitored and controlled by the EPIC
III® control system.
“This symposium was very informative
and well worth the time to attend,” said
Loren Bridges, manufacturing engineer
for extrusion at Lake Region Medical.
“The demonstration of the three-stripe
FEP tubing was impressive and a
fitting introduction to Davis-Standard’s
medical lab.
“We appreciated hearing from vendors
in a smaller setting, and the format was
excellent from start to finish. I am going
to encourage co-workers to attend
future Davis-Standard symposiums.”
Davis-Standard, LLC – USA
Tata Steel partnership with
IDC in Middle East
Tata Steel has strengthened its links in
the Middle East through the formation
of a partnership with International
Development Company (IDC) in the
region. IDC was established in 1978
in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to
supply equipment to oil, gas, power
and petrochemical industries for private
industrial projects.
Tata Steel recognised the need to have
local representation in Abu Dhabi and
chose IDC based on its 37 years of
experience and history. IDC will support
and assist Tata Steel in obtaining
national oil company approvals, which
are required in the region.
Tata has a diverse products and services
offering for the energy and power sector,
including welded line pipe and ancillary
products from its UK pipe mills.
Richard Broughton, the company’s
commercial manager, energy and
power, said, “Tata Steel, along with IDC,
will introduce its supply capabilities to
oil and gas companies in the region,
providing them with an opportunity
to work with a supplier who has an
excellent track record of providing for
offshore and onshore line pipe projects
worldwide.”
Tata Steel announced the partnership
following increased focus on productivity
in a bid to reduce the total cost of
ownership for its customers’ projects.
The company has made a number of
significant investments in its production
equipment.
Tata Steel Europe Ltd – UK
Tubing lab line