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Seldoren Dental Syringe Case Study- March 2004

Problem
Traditional dental syringes are manufactured in metal and are therefore heavy in use. They do not offer safety features to protect the dentist or patient from needle stick injuries, which could spread hepatitis or aids.

Solution
Design and manufacture a lightweight plastic syringe assembly, which can be sterilised using an autoclave, and include safety features to protect the user in use and provide a safe disposal system on completion of the treatment.

Method
The Seldoren team of experienced dental surgeons brought their ideas to PMP for material selection, design and engineering support. The product design was developed and full product drawings produced which enabled prototype tooling to be made to explore potential materials and design improvements. This tooling was then converted for volume production use.

The mouldings are produced using a combination of fully automatic multi cavity and tooling manually operated tools using the manumold process. The plunger is passed through the syringe body and the overmoulding creates a permanent assembly of the two parts.

Result
The product has fulfilled all expectations and has recently been adopted in hospital use as a cost saving alternative to disposable syringes. Instead of throwing away complete syringes after a single use, only the needle, adapter and safety sleeve are disposed of, with the main body sterilised for future re-use.

Contact PMP on 01371 876100 to see how we can help you

Metal Business Card Demand Surges - August 2004 

Month on month this year there has been an increase in the demand for metal business cards. Demand which could be attributed to many things:-

• Stylish Look
• "Something Different and Memorable"
• Refection given on the company: class, quality, etc

These are just a few of the reasons given for choosing metal rather than cardboard business cards. 

Contact sales@photofab.co.uk for further information