Several manufacturers are relying on the performance of KraussMaffei's NETSTAL ELION series as enormous quantities of disposable pipette tips and cups will be needed in the coming months for Roche's new corona antibody test. Disposables made of plastic produced under clean room conditions are a central element in medical diagnostics. Huge quantities of plastic consumables will be needed in the coming months for the SARS-CoV-2 antibody test recently presented by Roche.

“A powerful all-in-one system solution with NETSTAL ELION injection molding machines is currently in use at several leading medical technology manufacturers. The annual output of such a high-performance system is up to 230 million units," says Wolfgang Zangerle, Head of Business Development NETSTAL at KraussMaffei HighPerformance AG.

Each of these systems is operated in a clean room and comprises three fully electric injection molding machines of the NETSTAL ELION series.

“In the manufacturing process of medical consumables, maximum precision, perfect material homogeneity and best reliability are decisive. The exceptionally robust machine design ensures smooth and mold friendly operation in 24/7 continuous operation”, emphasizes Zangerle. At the same time, precise shot-to-shot consistency guarantees production within extremely tight tolerances and with minimal rejection. All this during many years and with cycle times of just a few seconds.