At Eastman, we go above and beyond the typical duties of a preferred supplier. Unlike many of our competitors, Eastman provides you with regulatory and technical services to help you through the manufacturing process—at no extra cost to you. This guidance, along with access to our high quality, innovative materials, will elevate your brand and ensure that you’re optimizing our polymers for your devices.
 
Our regulatory group stays current with global regulatory changes and makes this information readily available to the market. We provide you with all the necessary regulatory information for the safe use of our polymers, including details on compliance with Food and Drug Administration standards, chemical and mechanical properties, and more.
 
We also offer premium technical service for all aspects of the molding process, from conception through bringing your product to market. Eastman Design Services capabilities include:
 

• Part design and existing mold design review
• Mold-filling simulation
• 3-D design
• Structural finite element analysis
• Material characterization/specialized testing
• Stress and failure analysis

 
We provide material training in design, processing, and secondary operations, as well as on-site support during testing for your existing tooling. We can conduct mold-filling analysis for flow behavior and weld line location, offer shrink rate evaluation, identify cooling capabilities of the mold, and more.
 
Contact us today to learn more about working with Eastman.


 

We often receive great questions about molding with Eastman medical grade polymers and are always glad to provide answers and more information. Here is a response to a recent query from our inbox:
 
“How environmentally friendly is Eastman MXF221 copolyester?”

Eastman strives to create solutions that offer more value with less environmental impact.
MXF221 copolyester is one of our many environmentally responsible offerings that meets
industry standards for safety and sustainability. Some of its innovative properties include:

• It’s made without BPA, halogens, or ortho-phthalate plasticizers.
• Its toughness and durability can potentially increase product life and reduce waste.
• The flame-retardant additives used in do not contain antimony, bromine, or chlorine.
• It’s suitable for transducer housing applications that require contact with the skin.

Read more about how Tritan is improving sustainability and design for devices and diagnostics.


 

Eastman innovation in the medical market reaches coast to coast this week from this billboard in Times Square to MD&M West in California. Talk about the “wow” factor! To see upcoming MD&M West 2018 recap posts visit our Eastman Medical Polymers Linkedin page.

Eastman will be exhibiting at Medical Design & Manufacturing West 2018 February 6-8, 2018 in booth 2401.

 

Stop by our booth to meet with members of our Medical Devices team, including Ellen Turner, MBA, global market development manager, and Thomas Meehan, specialty plastics technical support. Speak with Dr. Yubiao Liu, Eastman’s lead medical application development scientist, and learn how the 4-step test for chemical compatibility is gaining popularity in the industry. And on Feb. 6, biomedical engineer from UCSF Richard Fechter will be on hand to discuss manufacturability, cleanability, and serviceability of plastics in healthcare.

 

To hear more from Richard, register for our Lunch and Learn event on Feb. 6. You can also sign up for an in-person meeting with one of our Medical Devices team members to get one-on-one guidance.

 

We look forward to seeing you there!

Eastman is excited to be exhibiting at  Medical Design & Manufacturing West 2018 February 6-8, 2018.

Stop by our booth to meet with members of our Medical Devices team, including Ellen Turner, MBA, global market development manager, and Thomas Meehan, specialty plastics technical support. Speak with Dr. Yubiao Liu, Eastman’s lead medical application development scientist, and learn how the 4-step test for chemical compatibility is gaining popularity in the industry. And on February 6, UCSF Medical Center biomedical engineer Richard Fechter will be on hand to discuss manufacturability, cleanability, and serviceability of plastics in healthcare.

 

We look forward to seeing you there!