News & insights
Company updates, capability investment, quality certification, regulatory commentary and technical notes on silicone applications.
Gamma, e-beam and ethylene oxide all sterilise silicone, but they do not treat every grade equally. What published test data shows, and why cure system matters when you specify a sterilised component.
How low-friction silicone coatings such as NuSil MED10-6670 can improve sliding performance and abrasion resistance, and what should be considered before specifying them for a medical device.
CPT works with university research groups to bridge the gap between novel silicone ideas and production-ready medical devices, with recent focus on additive-loaded silicone moulding, wound care and fluid dynamics.
Our Starrett KMR-200 video measuring system gives non-contact, sub-millimetre dimensional verification of moulded silicone components, with DXF overlay comparison straight against the customer drawing.
A practical walk-through of the liquid silicone rubber (LSR) moulding process, from material chemistry and tool design to cure kinetics, cleanroom integration and validation, written for design engineers specifying silicone components for regulated markets.
EU MDR transition deadlines, the UK's post-Brexit medical devices framework and updated biocompatibility expectations under ISO 10993 are reshaping how silicone components are specified and evidenced.
Our quality management system has been recertified to ISO 13485:2016 by LRQA following a successful reassessment audit. The new certificate runs to 29 March 2029.
Durometer, extractables, cure system and secondary operations all shape whether a liquid silicone rubber is the right choice for a drug-delivery seal, valve or reservoir component.
ISO 14644 classification is only part of the story. Gowning, airflow, particle monitoring and how the moulding process itself is set up all decide whether an ISO 8 cell delivers on its promise.
A new MAPLAN 160-tonne vertical injection moulding machine has been delivered and commissioned at our cleanroom facility, adding dedicated LSR capacity for medical and drug-delivery programmes.
