Davis-Standard to showcase solutions for medical tubing and cast film applications at T-Plas

Davis-Standard , a global leader in the design, development and distribution of extrusion and converting technology , will be at T-PLAS 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand (booth C28) to be held August 26-29. Davis-Standard will promote technology across all product lines and the company’s growing presence in Thailand. Specific to the Thai market, Davis-Standard offers multiple equpiment solutions for medical tubing and cast film applications. Davis-Standard ‘s subsidiary in Suzhou also has an in-house laboratory that features a high-speed FPVC extrusion system and multipurpose microbore tubing line to support process development.

Davis-Standard has always played a significant role in Southeast Asia’s cast lamination film market as the first company to supply five-layer systems and machines over five metres wide. The market continues to evolve as demands for improved physical/barrier properties and lower operating costsdrive structures to more and more layers. Davis-Standard is addressing that need with a new extrusion complex that allows converters to produce CPE and CPP while having the capability to process films with as many as six or seven layers.

The FPVC laboratroy line in Suzhou is capable of speeds from 5 to 100mpm for processing 2mm to 8mm OD tubing with accuracy of +/- 50u. Line components include an extruder, water-cooling, precision internal air supply, OD gauge and combination puller-cutter.The multipurpose micro bore tubing line is designed for single or dual layer tubing, and single lumen tubing with or without a stripe. It is equipped with two extruders, an OD/ID wall thickness measuring and controlling system, close loop control via vacuum sizing tank and puller, and a high level central control system. Both lines are available for customer trials and R&D applications.

Davis-Standard is also committed to the region’s automotive industry, partnering with OEMs to supply polymer and elastomer solutions.The company has sold numerous barrier and non-barrier lines in Asia. By providing product warantees and process development to customers around the world, Davis-Standard has helped automotive partners push the limits with seven- to eight-layer tubing lines.

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