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Medical / Pharmaceutical
Collets Used For Tampons
Problem: One tampon manufacturer found that collets in the production line were suffering from wear from cardboard and therefore wanted to increase wear protection while reducing friction. Solution:... Read More
Tamping Plate
Problem: A leading pharmaceutical manufacturer discovered that the top head for a rotary tablet press, made from ductile iron, was having release issues when the tablets are removed from the press. ... Read More
Lipstick Boats
Problem: A make-up manufacturer approached the Magnaplate technical team with a tight deadline and a big problem: plastic lipstick holders were getting stuck in the 'boats' that are used during the assembly... Read More
Guide Rod
Problem: A manufacturer of medical diagnostic equipment approached Magnaplate because metal rods used in the equipment were causing bushings to wear and squeak.  Magnaplate already plated the slides... Read More
Transfer Plate
Problem: A machine part responsible for transferring Petri dishes from one station to another was getting heavily scratched during installation, despite the customer attempting to black powder coat it... Read More
Contact Lens Molds
Problem: When forming disposable contact lenses, manufacturers use a simple tungsten tool to hold the lens in place as it's being formed. However, one particular manufacturer found that his tungsten part,... Read More
Eliminating corrosive attack on medical testing equipment
Problem: The system both standardizes and automates the labor-intensive process or performing biochemical analysis on biopsies and other types of tissue samples. Aluminum components within the system... Read More
Application Production in the healthcare sector
Problem: The customer manufactures a gauze that is treated with a stiffener which makes the material highly durable — so durable that over an eight hour shift it often "sawed" through uncoated stainless... Read More