Biomedical die-cutting is a critical process that supports the creation of highly specialized medical devices and components. It enables manufacturers to produce complex shapes and patterns from materials like polymers, foams, films, and fabrics. The biomedical industry is continually pushing the boundaries of materials. In this world, precision and reliability are incredibly important. That’s why you need a converting partner that you can trust.
Custom die-cutting is the most popular service that we offer. We die cut biomedical materials as a stand-alone service and as part of our custom manufacturing solutions. Our team has manufactured membrane combs, adhesive tabs, filter membranes, prepared splint material, laminated and slit specialty materials for our customers, and much, much more.
What is Biomedical Die-Cutting?
Biomedical die-cutting refers to the process of using die-cutting technology with various biomedical materials. This technique involves using a die, which is a specialized tool designed to cut, shape, or emboss materials with high precision.
The resulting components are crucial in ensuring that medical devices function correctly and meet regulatory standards. With 40 years of experience working directly with the biomedical industry, Custom Converting is your best choice for biomedical die cutting services.
The Importance of Biomedical Die-Cutting
Biomedical die-cutting plays a vital role in the medical industry for several reasons:
Precision and Accuracy: The die-cutting process allows for the creation of highly accurate and consistent components. This is critical in medical applications where even minor deviations can affect the performance of a device or the safety of a patient.
Material Versatility: Die-cutting can be performed on a variety of materials used in the biomedical field, including hydrogels, silicone, polyethylene film, membranes, etc.. This versatility makes it possible to tailor components to specific requirements.
Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness: Die-cutting is an extremely efficient process that can produce large volumes of components quickly. This efficiency translates to cost savings for manufacturers and ultimately for consumers.
Customizability: Biomedical die-cutting allows for the customization of components to meet unique specifications. This is particularly important for medical devices that need to be tailored to individual patient needs or specific medical conditions.
Techniques in Biomedical Die-Cutting
Through Cutting: Fully die-cut parts are parts which have been cut through all the layers of the product (through cut). These include items like face-shields and diagnostic testing sticks. As a custom manufacturer, we’re prepared to work with nearly any material to create an astounding variety of products.
Kiss cutting: Kiss cutting can be a two-level die-cutting operation that cuts the shape through all the layers of your product and leaves it on the liner. Typical kiss-cut parts might look like topical patches or labels which can be put onto rolls or reels for easy removal from the silicone liner.
Rotary Die Cutting: Rotary die cutting is a special kind of die cutting that uses a cylindrical die to cut shapes out of material. The die cutting process is incredibly efficient because it cuts out many identical shapes as it rotates.
Score Cutting: Score cutting is another two-level die cutting operation that allows us to produce crack and peel on the silicone liner to help remove the liner more easily.
Biomedical die-cutting finds applications in various areas of the medical industry
Medical Devices: Components for medical devices, such as catheters, surgical instruments, and implantable devices, often require precise cutting.
Diagnostic Tools: Die-cutting is used to produce components for diagnostic tools, including test strips and assay devices.
Protective Equipment: Die-cutting is used to produce parts for personal protective equipment (PPE), such as face masks.
Additional Benefits of Biomedical Die-Cutting
Reduced Waste: The precision of the process means that materials are used effectively, reducing overall waste and environmental impact.
Enhanced Quality Control: The consistency and precision of die-cutting contribute to higher quality control standards.
Scalability: Die-cutting is highly scalable, making it suitable for both small and large production runs. This flexibility allows manufacturers to meet varying demand levels and adjust production as needed.
Improved Safety: By providing precise and consistent components, die-cutting helps ensure that medical devices and products function correctly. This contributes to patient safety and reduces the risk of device-related issues.
Conclusion
Die cutting is a crucial process in the biomedical manufacturing industry. It is essential to do business with a manufacturer with experience in this challenging field. Custom Converting has been die cutting and offering converting services for 40 years. We make your parts, to your specifications – every time.
Die cut parts are a component of most manufactured items. We can make your product from the ground up or make one piece of your finished product. Why add expensive equipment with a large footprint to your facility? Custom Converting will do the die-cutting for you. We custom manufacture your parts to your specifications, working closely with you to provide the best service in the industry.
If you need biomedical die cutting services, contact us by filling out our quote-request form and emailing it to sales@customconverting.com, fill out our online contact form, or just calling us at (760) 724-0664.
Custom manufacturing and converting services benefit companies at all levels. From start-ups to established businesses, outsourcing your production saves you time, money, and headaches. How can Custom Converting make your life easier?
Reducing Costs:
Time is money. Doing your own manufacturing is expensive.
First, to manufacture for yourself, you have to find the right equipment, which takes research and engineering hours. Then you’re going to have to find a place in your facility to run the equipment, and you’re going to have to train employees to use it properly.
Employees are expensive, and experience costs money. You not only have to keep employees to run the equipment, you have to keep employees who know how to maintain the equipment. Labor costs are going up.
Rent and overhead are expensive. Adding manufacturing equipment to your floor costs you money every day of the year, not just the days you die cut, slit, or coat adhesive. Most converting equipment has a large footprint, and it doesn’t fold up and store in the corner.
Negotiating relationships with materials suppliers is time-consuming. We negotiate the best prices from established vendors. Why not let us supply your materials? As a 3M Select converter, we can obtain materials unavailable to the public.
Who needs a custom manufacturer? Businesses who want to save money.
Increased Quality and Scalability:
Working with a custom manufacturer allows you to try new ideas. Because you’re not worrying about the details of manufacturing, you can spend that time pursuing creativity and doing market research. Smaller runs allow you to pivot quickly, responding to your customers’ desires. When time is ripe, we can scale up and get millions of parts to you in a timely fashion.
Leave the learning curve to us. We can produce high-quality products because we’ve been doing it for 40 years. Quality is in our DNA, and our customers love us.
We worked with Dan before the pandemic and built a relationship with him. When the pandemic hit, we shipped him millions of parts, even adding a second shift to fulfill his requirements. After the pandemic was over, his need for die cut parts dropped back down; and we still die-cut those parts for him. Does Dan have to worry about employees or equipment investments as demand fluctuates? No! We take care of it for him, and we’ll continue to do so.
Who needs a custom manufacturer? Businesses who want to respond quickly to shifts in demand, and who want to bring a high-quality product to their customers quickly.
Options:
What does it mean to do business with a custom converter? It means that you can utilize any of the capabilities that we have in order to manufacture your product or products. If you’re wondering if we’re the custom manufacturer that you’re looking for, please contact us.
We can provide components for you because we have access to the full 3M catalog of adhesives. Some of our clients only use us to get these materials.
We can provide converting services for a part or parts of your manufacturing process. Some of our clients deliver specialized materials to our dock that we then die cut and return, with or without packaging.
We can provide end-to-end manufacturing services, from purchasing through final packaging, shipping you a product ready to put on the shelf.
Who needs a custom manufacturer? Businesses who want options.
Knowledge is Power:
We will give you a detailed and accurate quotation up front, before beginning the manufacturing process or your issue of a purchase order. This is vital to any business, but it is especially useful for start-ups, or anyone making pricing decisions. Don’t guess how much your product is going to cost – know.
With 40 years of experience, we can help you find solutions to your challenges. Why not make an appointment with our team? Because of the years we’ve been in the business, we’ve had a chance to try making a wide variety of products. We’re happy to share that experience with you. Face-to-face relationships built on trust can last for years, and it does, with Custom Converting.
Who needs a custom manufacturer? Businesses who want to know more.
Made in the U.S.A.
If you work with American-made raw materials and/or components, keep your production onshore and get that “Made in the U.S.A.” seal. This standard is becoming increasingly important to your customers – we’ve heard that large retailers are actively sorting vendors by where they’re manufacturing their product.
Working with a custom manufacturer located in the United States also avoids some of the problems we came across during the years of the pandemic. Supply lines were cut, overseas deliveries were in huge queues, and what was supposed to make everyone’s life easier and faster became a huge hassle.
The global economy is fraught with hazards as of this writing. Not only are shipping boats being hijacked in some parts of the world, there is a chance that we might be at war (or in a proxy war) with countries that are home to many international manufacturers. Do you want your business to collapse if China fires on Taiwan? Bringing your converting and manufacturing home just makes sense.
Who needs a custom manufacturer located in the United States? Businesses who want to mark their goods, “Made in the U.S.A.” and businesses who want to avoid the dangers inherent in depending on offshore manufacturing partners.
Conclusion:
Custom manufacturing and converting services benefit can benefit nearly every business. If you’re looking to save money, bring great products to your customers, and reduce your stress, then this option is for you.
You can contact us via phone (760) 724-0664, via the form on our site, or by emailing the attached form to sales@customconverting.com.
