PLASTECH IS THE ONLY COMPANY THAT CAN PRODUCE THIS VACUUM RELIEF VALVE AT THIS LEVEL OF QUALITY WITH AN ACCEPTABLE COST.
Plastech has recently begun shipping an extremely complex plastic part that will be used in a medical application as a vacuum relief valve.
The vacuum relief valve is manufactured out of black Delrin, and involves several processes that in house at PlasTech including
- CNC Plastic machining using Hurco 5 axis CNC machines
- Component assembly
- Engraving
The vacuum relief valve is manufactured to a high tolerance – 0.0005” – PlasTech is the only company the medical device manufacturer could find who was able to produce the part to a satisfactory level.
Plastech’s Plastic materials expertise allows customers to avoid quality problems
One of Plastech’s long term customers, a multinational company who manufactures cosmetic surgery equipment was having quality problems with a plastic CNC machined component that was being manufactured by a company in China.
The customer turned to PlasTech because of its expertise in plastic CNC machining, and also because PlasTech has a tool set that includes Hurco 5 axis CNC machines.
PlasTech is manufacturing the part in batches of 1,000 using P.E.T. (Polyethylene terephthalate), it was also discovered that the Chinese company had substituted material that was not specified on the drawing!
All in all by having PlasTech manufacture the component, using 5 axis plastic CNC machining, the multinational has eliminated their quality problems and reduced the total cost of procurement.
Plastic Polishing is one the finishing processes that PlasTech has expertise in. Here are some photos of some in process and finished plastic parts that we recently delivered.
