PAWCATUCK, Conn.—Davis-Standard L.L.C will show its medical tubing solutions at MedTec China, Sept. 25-27, in Shanghai at Booth R201.
The products on display will include complete systems manufactured in the U.S. as well as extruders designed in the U.S. and fabricated at Davis-Standard (Suzhou) Plastic Packaging Machinery Co. Ltd., according to a company news release.
The firm's systems are used for tubing applications such as single lumen, multi-lumen, coextruded and Alternate Polymer-brand products, Davis-Standard said. The Alternate Polymer technology covers applications including catheter tubing, endotracheal and tracheotomy tubing, and radio opaque tubing, along with others. The tubing systems are produced and supported from Davis-Standard's Pawcatuck headquarters.
Davis-Standard expanded its manufacturing capabilities in Suzhou for extruders and extruder upgrades on existing lines, the company said. It engineers and assembles extruders in China to the same specifications and with the same components as the U.S.-based machines, with localized support. Extruders can be purchased individually or retrofitted to existing lines.
Davis-Standard is a designer, developer and distributor of extrusion and converting technology, with more than 10 product lines to support manufacturing applications. Its end markets include agriculture, automotive and health care, among others.