Genesis Plastics Welding has been Ultra Athlete, LLC’s contract manufacturing partner for nearly 15 years. Today, the orthopedic and sports medicine ankle brace manufacturer has redefined product performance, comfort and aesthetics standards for the $229 million U.S. ankle brace and support market. Ultra Athlete uses its patented injection molded Performathane® soft shell thermoplastic technology, latex-free [...]
Genesis Plastics Welding has been manufacturing plastic neonatal, pediatric and NICU medical equipment and devices for nearly 20 years. The company specializes in radio frequency (RF) welding of a wide array of thermoplastic materials, including both polar polymers (such as PVC and polyurethane) and non-polar polymers (such as polyethylene and polypropylene). Genesis’ innovative technologies allow [...]
Since 2010, Genesis Plastics Welding has been manufacturing PVC-free plastic primary medical tubing stabilization devices for catheters and IV sleeves. These environmentally-friendly plastic-based medical devices are affordable, durable, comfortable and offer many patient safety features. The PVC-free plastic medical product is made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and non-woven polyester bi-component material with a polyethylene (PE) [...]
In 2012, Genesis Plastics Welding expects to see several dominant trends in medical device, supplies and equipment plastics welding manufacturing. Among the most dominant trends for medical device plastics welding manufacturers are:
Increased demand for antimicrobial plastics. Plastics welding manufacturers are responding to high demand for antimicrobial welded plastics. Antimicrobial plastics welding for medical device, supplies [...]
MPMN (Medical Product Manufacturing News), a Qmed publication, just announced their “Top Products and Services of 2011,” and readers selected the Genesis Plastics Welding and Teknor Apex radio frequency welded TPE bags as one of the top products. Genesis and Teknor Apex announced in June this breakthrough innovation in RF welding, enabling manufacturers of medical [...]
Genesis is in the midst of our exciting headquarters construction project, which will give our heat sealing contract manufacturing facility an additional 42,000 square feet of manufacturing space. This expansion is necessary to meet the medical device manufacturing needs of our customers.
The activity has already allowed us to double the size of our medical device [...]
If you are interested in heat sealing plastic, take a look at our latest video, which offers a test weld demonstration on heat sealing a bi-component material using our ecoGenesis™ custom heat sealing technology.
Genesis Plastics Welding’s ecoGenesis welding technology is perfect for companies searching for thermoplastic replacements for PVC. PVC replacement is becoming especially important [...]
Are you are searching for “green” or Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) for your hospital or healthcare organization? Genesis Plastics Welding helps manufacturers eliminate polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and phthalates from medical device supplies, equipment and products, such as plastic fluid drainage bags, blood pressure cuffs, DVT sleeves and other hospital and healthcare equipment.
According to Practice Greenhealth, [...]
Recently a hospital in California received recognition for being the healthcare facility that has made the most progress toward replacing medical devices and other medical supplies and equipment containing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and DEHP (a softener for PVC) with safer alternatives. St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital was awarded the Practice Greenhealth 2011 “DEHP-Free Award” for [...]
An innovation in radio frequency (RF) plastics welding now enables manufacturers of medical bags and pouches to obtain the clarity, elasticity and performance advantages of Medalist® medical elastomers while providing a safe and fully compliant alternative to PVC, thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), or natural rubber latex.
Teknor Apex Company and Genesis Plastics Welding are jointly announcing this [...]