New England Tubing Technologies

New England Tubing Technologies works with clients to design and manufacture custom medical products that meet stringent quality and performance requirements. Braid and spiral reinforced tubing, lubricious lined catheter shafts, and tubing with conductors or linear strength members are examples of products we manufacture using our advanced extrusion expertise and extensive in-house reinforcement processing capabilities. We specialize in the design and manufacture of thin-wall, tight tolerance extrusions, braid reinforced single and multi-lumen tubing, and multi-layer bonded tubing with fluoropolymer liners. Round and flat stainless steel wire, high strength fiber and monofilament materials, conductors, and other materials can be used alone or together as the braid, spiral, or linear reinforcement component for most tubing products.

Located in a new, dedicated facility, our well trained staff uses advanced manufacturing and testing equipment, on-site CNC equipped machine shop with flow analysis software for tool making, and an extensive raw materials inventory to provide high quality product with short lead times. Tubing with outside diameters of less than .015" to over 1" have been manufactured using fluoropolymers, nylon, polyurethane, Pebax, polyethylene, PVC, and other thermoplastic compounds. We stock stainless steel wire from .0015" to .010" in diameter and flat wire from .0005" x .002" to .005" x .030". We offer centerless grinding, laminating, annealing, and other value added services.

Our products have been used in almost every arena of medical projects: anesthesiology, angiography, angioplasty, biopsy devices, cardiovascular, dental, endoscopy, neurology and pain management to name a few. We are proud to have the most extensive braiding and wire handling capabilities to be found at a catheter manufacturer anywhere. Call our design staff at (603) 838-2261 or visit www.newenglandtubing.com to get started on your project.

 

Manufacturing Capabilities

• Hybrid Configurations
• Specialty Tubing
• Reinforcement
• Post Processing Enhancements
• Medical Extrusions
• Testing
• Development and Prototype Projects
• Catheter Laminating and Bonding
• Braiding  
  
  Materials
  
   
  
  
• Fluoropolymers
  o PFA
  o FEP
  o ETFE
• Polyurethane
• Nylon
• Pebax®
• PVC
• Thermoplastic Elastomers
• Polyesters
• PEEK
• Custom Colors
• Custom Resin Blends
• Radiopaque Blends
• Stainless Steel Round Wire from .0015" to .010" diameter
  o 304 and 316L
  o Hard, ½ hard and annealed temper
• Flat Stainless Steel wire, .001"X.002" and larger
• High strength fiber and monofilament materials  
  
  Catheter Tubing
  
   
  
  Specifications & Capabilities:  
  
  
• Multi-layer reinforced catheter tubing
• Sizes from 3 Fr to 30 Fr
• Thin-walls, layers down to .0015" total wall as small as .0075"
• Stainless steel wire reinforcement
• Monofilaments, fiber and conductive members can also be included
• Braid reinforcement increases wall strength and pressure resistance
• Linear members increases resistance to stretching
• Spiral Reinforcement increases wall strength and flexibility
• Flat wire Braids increases torque and column strength
• Round wires .0015" diameter and larger
• Flat wire.001" by .002" and larger
• Spring, Hard, ½ Hard and Fully Annealed Stainless Steel wire
• 304 SS and 316L SS Wire typically in stock
• Multiple, bonded layers of dissimilar plastics, including fluoropolymers
• Centerless Grinding available  
  
  Braided Products
  
   
  
  Specifications & Capabilities:  
  
  
• Multiple strand, 1 to 8 wires per carrier
• Capabilities include 8, 12, 16, 24, 32 and 48 carrier braids
• Stainless Steel Wire ranging from .0015" to .010" diameter
• Flat wire from .001"X.002" to .0035"X.012"
• Spring, Hard, ½ Hard and Fully Annealed
• Braid angles from 20° to 70°
• Diameters from .030" to 1.00"
• Coverage from 15% to 95%
• High Strength fiber and monofilament materials
• Pick per inch rates from 25 to 125
• Variable pick rates during a braid run
• Bulk Lengths put up on Spools.
• Cut lengths from 6 inches to 8 feet
• Combinations of cut pieces and bulk lengths on the same order
• Minimum quantity requirements are generally 1,000 feet  
  
  Core Materials
  
  Core Materials:
  
   
  
  
• PVC
• LDPE
• Acetal
• PTFE
• Others upon request  
  
  Reinforced Tubing
  
   
  
  Specifications & Capabilities:  
  
  
• Multi-layer reinforced tubing
  o Multiple layers of dissimilar plastics for variable physical attributes
• Outer Diameters from .030" to .50"
• Thin-walls, layers down to .0015" total wall as small as .008"
• Braid Reinforcement increases wall strength and pressure resistance
• Flat Wire Braid increases torque and column strength
• Spiral Reinforcement increases flexibility and wall strength
• Linear Reinforcement increases resistance to stretching
  o Monofilament, fiber or conductive wires can be included in the tube wall
  o Braid rates as high as 112 picks per inch
• Stainless steel wire as small as .0015 inch diameter
• Custom designs for flexibility or torque, lubricity or crush resistance Materials
  
  Materials:
  
   
  
  
• Fluoropolymers
  o PFA
  o FEP
  o ETFE
• Polyurethane
• Nylon
• Pebax®
• PVC
• Thermoplastic Elastomers
• Polyesters
• PEEK
• Custom Colors
• Custom Resin Blends
• Radiopaque Blends
• Stainless Steel Round Wire from .0015" to .010" diameter
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