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Marshall Manufacturing, USA, is an ISO-
certified manufacturer of medical device
components, including custom contoured
tube components with induction brazed
piston and end connectors, manufactured
to specification.
Available in diameters from 0.032" to 1.25"
and made from stainless steel, titanium,
inconel and other exotic metals, the
contoured tube components are electro
polished with a 6-16 RMS micro finish.
Combined with the company’s resources
for CNC Swiss machining, CNC milling,
custom bending and
induction brazing,
these capabilities
provide medical
design engineers with
the freedom to create
innovative introducers
and custom needle
presentations, and
intricate medical
components.
Many configurations
and features can be
designed into the specialised contoured
tube, wire and machined components,
which are available in prototype and volume
production quantities.
A full range of points are available including
trocar points, taper points, and bullet
points. Additional tubular part features
include swaged ends (large or small), and
swaged special shapes including chisel,
hex, square, flare and double flare. Tubes
may be custom threaded, stamped, laser
etched, burnished, brazed and finished in
addition to contouring.
A variety of hole configurations, from round
to special shapes, including grooves and
cross holes at various angles, are available
for the tubular parts. Additional processes
include knurling, milling, stamping,
broaching, burnishing, and induction
brazing. Finishing options include heat
treating, electro cleaning, electro polishing
and plating. Laser
etched parts are also
available for part
traceability.
The company’s
custom tubular
introducers and
needles are available
in lengths from 2"
to several feet. In
addition to induction
brazing, assembly
options include press
fit, welding, and epoxy fastening, while
many specialised secondary operations are
available, including packaging with SPC
and lot traceability.
Marshall Manufacturing – USA
Fax: +1 800 321 6728
Email:
Website:
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Custom contoured tube components
for medical applications
› A sample of the components available from
Marshall Manufacturing
DB Engineering (P) Ltd, India, manufactures
forming rolls under the Atlas brand, together
with tube cut off blades and alfa shears. The
company’s roll manufacturing shops use
state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment,
including CNCmachining and turning centres,
bore, OD and profile grinding machines, and
finishing and polishing machines.
The heat treatment shops house
atmosphere-controlled furnaces with
recording of heat treatment data, together
with a metallurgical lab.
DB Engineering has comprehensive in-
house design facilities, including special
computer software that aids the building of
designs to specific requirements.
The company’s inspection facilities include
the testing of steel, computer simulation of
designs to locate stress and wear areas in
production, and the checking of accuracy
and consistency of profiles, surface finishes
and dimensional tolerances.
DB Engineering (P) Ltd – India
Fax: +91 11 2638 6453
Email:
Website:
State-of-the-art forming rolls
and cut-off blades
fi Atlas tube cut-off blades and alfa shears