Medical Product Serial Number Tags

PROBLEM:

The potential customer needed serial number tags that would be laser marked, made from a material that could withstand the high temperatures of their sterilization process.

SOLUTION:

Polysulfone was the material selected. It was important to keep tooling cost to a minimum, so steel rule dies were chosen rather than matched metal tooling. However, steel rule dies presented the problem of removing the slugs from the holes that needed to be 100% clear. We were able to use our step and repeat flat bed machinery to make the first samples for customer testing.

After samples were approved, the customer ordered a moderate-sized first run with the parts in coil form. We inspected 100 percent of the parts and double-bagged them in our ISO Class 7 (Class 10,000) clean room. The parts worked great, but the customer had trouble making sheets from the coil stock. We were able to sheet the parts for the customer, 20 parts per sheet, at very little additional cost.

Contact us today to let Salem Plastic Products find a custom solution for your unique situation. You can also learn more about our custom die cutting solutions here.

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