TPi March 2016

business & market news

Davis-Standard hosts medical tubing symposium

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.”

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.”

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

Davis-Standard, LLC – USA www.davis-standard.com

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Tata Steel partnership with IDC in Middle East

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.

national oil company approvals, which are required in the region.

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

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

Tata Steel Europe Ltd – UK feedback@tatasteel.com www.tatasteeleurope.com

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