Tecno System is one of the leading companies in the design and development of complete lines. A crucial business for the company is represented today by the manufacturing of complete extrusion lines for medical tubes. Tecno System’s constant efforts in quality control and strict standards on internal and external processes ensure that the products fully comply with relevant national and international regulations.
One of the strong point and flagships offered by Tecno System is the micro medical extrusion line. These lines can generate mono-lumen, multi-lumens tubes (up to 18 lumens), mono-layer and multi-layer (up to 5 layers). The tubes can have an OD ranging from 0.40 mm up to a maximum of 14 mm and can be made from many thermoplastic material. Micro-extrusion semi-finished products are widely used in a variety of biomedical sectors, including cardiovascular, epiduroscopy, neurology, gynecology, urology, and more.
Extrusion of bump tubing, wich is a tube that changes in diameter along its length. Is quite interesting typically, the end of the tubing closest to the person operating the device (known as the proximal end) is larger, while the end further away (the distal end) is smaller. This kind of tubing, sometimes called taper tubing or draw-down tubing, can have different diameters not only at each end but also along its entire length. Usually, the smaller end is inserted into the body, while the larger end connects to the medical device.
Manufacturers can make bump tubing from various materials and in different configurations. They can customize the length of the transition zones between diameters and the overall sizes to fit specific needs.
The flexibility and precision of all these tubes make them an ideal choice for medical applications that require reliable performance and compliance with the highest quality and safety standards offered by Tecno System.
Another business of pride for Tecno System is the basic PVC catheter extrusion line is usually equipped with a extruders model TM 60-25 with 15” Touch Panel and a medical extrusion head model HD 2-12. About downstream, there are a cooling unit model R 50/5,5, a belt haul-off unit model TT800, and an appropriate diameter gauge system (ODAC 14 x/y/j) that ensure the accuracy of the entire tube before being rolled up by a semi-automatic double winding station model TS2600 equipped with an electronic roller system). Alternative configurations are available for customer, for example, relying on the extruder series haul-off unit, the possibility to choose from several options like frosty kits, wall thickness monitoring systems, and many others.
Tecno System is keen to underline a key feature of its lines: they are perfectly suitable also for spiral smoothbore medical tubes with rigid or semi-rigid spirals and for combining different polymers.
These lines are powered by two extruders (TM45-25 and TM60-25 series) with a 15” digital touchscreen and a 1.2316 steel medical extrusion die-head ensures high quality standards for this type of thermoplastic tubing extrusion, while a spindle trolley CM 50 series can be easily handled by operators to move and set up dies with diameters ranging from 12 to 50 mm. A perfect internal calibration through the spindle, in the downstream units, is guaranteed by calibrating systems located in a special stainless steel water tank with a closed-loop water circuit to prevent any type of contamination. Water can be maintained constantly cool by a dedicated chiller that can be installed as an option on the line side, and a dedicated tube drying system allows the automatic drying of the pipes from the water in excess after the cooling processes.
All lines are totally customizable by customers in the best tailored way to meet their needs. Potential options about the line configuration are, for example, the possibility to implement double hopper loaders, different screws for different thermoplastic materials as well as maximum levels of customization for what concerns the unloading bench.
In addition, it must be said that every Tecno System’s extrusion line can be suited to the 4.0 industry standards with an appropriate OPC-UA communication protocol to increase exponentially the potential opportunities through digitization of the processes: real-time information, remote control of the line and hyperconnectivity between machines themselves are some examples among the practical implications of this innovative approach.
By opting for Tecno System’s solutions, the customer will be supported in each stage to simplify as much as possible the investment project. Every product, indeed, is completely designed, manufactured and tested within the historic production plant located in Consandolo (FE – Italy), enabling the company to directly supervise every single phase in the supply chain and ensuring, so, the best qualitative standards for the final product and the possibility for the customer to rely on a unique referent for any type of issue.