Bringing new orthopaedic products to market can be a slow, technically challenging and costly experience, but this process can be simplified by working with a world leader in implantable plastic manufacturing and component machining.
Orthoplastics navigates its customers through the complexities of production, compliance and accreditation, getting orthopaedic products to market quickly, saving valuable time and money. By working with Orthoplastics businesses can access both its product knowledge and vast archives of historical data to assist in technical submissions or to pass the regulatory requirements.
A crucial part of the manufacturing process is quality. Regular product quality tests are rigorously applied by Orthoplastics to ensure compliance with industry standards. Regulatory and compliance testing is performed in Orthoplastics own onsite laboratory that is UKAS accredited, and the majority of its projects are carried out in accordance to ISO17025.
It’s commitment to research and development is unrivalled within the orthopaedic implantable plastics industry, providing a depth and breadth of technical expertise to support all product development programmes.
As industry leaders within the medical implant sector, Orthoplastics constantly strives towards meeting the design and engineering needs of its customers. Continuous investment in new technologies and equipment allows Orthoplastics to meet even the most demanding orthopaedic engineering challenges.
The technology and machinery within its state of the art facility provides customers and device manufacturers with a wide choice and range of different premium grade medical plastic products. These can be expertly cut, moulded or machined into different shapes and sizes to meet the customer’s needs.
Orthoplastics are at the forefront of medical plastics research and development for the orthopaedic sector. The research carried out by Orthoplastics, and the products produced, provide many long term benefits to the patient community.
From the research carried out over the last 20 years, a variety of medical grade plastics have been developed and brought to the market by Orthoplastics’ active approach. These include cross-linked materials, vitamin-e materials and a variety of other new materials manufacturing processes.
Orthoplastics are proud to offer both current and potential customers, support and advice throughout the entirety of the manufacturing process. Additionally, Orthoplastics allow their customers to use their state of the art facilities, which are located roughly 50 kilometres north of the city of Manchester.
Taking advantage of this opportunity provided by Orthoplastics allows customers to develop their products quicker and get them to market earlier. Possibly most importantly, it also means that the customer does not have to invest in the development of their own laboratory and all of the associated costs this would require.
Orthoplastics provide a range of unique services to assist its customers and help convert new orthopaedic component product ideas from simply theoretical products or drawing board concepts into a high value, practical and physical solutions.
By applying their expert knowledge of medical plastics, and making reference to applicable technical standards and its own internal data, Orthoplastics is able to produce new products or applications quicker and at a lower cost than many other organisations within the industry.
