The New Foster Specialty Extrusion Facility

An Industry First In Total Single Source Medical Device Development Support

• Shorten Device Development Cycles
• Improve Ultimate Productivity
• Gain Post Production Product Optimization

Foster Corporation has installed at its Putnam, CT, headquarters a complete tubing manufacturing line with advanced testing and measuring equipment.

This new Foster extrusion facility has been designed to assist developers of medical devices by offering a comprehensive array of services:

• Concurrent Material / Tubing Development
• Prototype Tubing
• Material Engineering Support
• Specification Development
• Technology Transfer / Documentation
• Tungsten / Tantalum Tubing
• Special Technologies (antimicrobials, excipients)
• Production Management

A staff of Foster engineers with over 30 experience in the extrusion of medical device components works one-on-one with medical device developers on all projects.

Medical Device Developers can now access the most advanced tools at Foster’s new Specialty Extrusion Facility:

• Davis Standard ¾ in Extruder
• TPC System, melt pump capable (OD .020-.200, wall thickness .003 min)
• CDS Dorner Water Tank and Conveyor
• Video Measuring System
• Zumbach Benchtop Laser Micrometer
• Zumbach On Line Laser Micrometer
• Zumbach SPV Airbox
• Dri-Air Material Hopper Dryer, Automatic Loading System
• Goodman Puller Cutter
• Progressive Winder

Foster Corporation is the first in the industry with the capability to optimize the material formulation and the compounding process with the performance of the tubing operation.

Take advantage of this unique opportunity today. Talk to Foster first.