Medical Plastic Injection Molding Steel & Materials
Precision Molding for Life-Saving Innovation
Where Quality Matters the Most
In the medical industry, precision, cleanliness, and reliability are non-negotiable. voestalpine’s Plastic Injection Molding Department delivers advanced tooling solutions that meet the stringent demands of medical device manufacturing—ensuring safety, compliance, and performance.
Medical Applications We Support
voestalpine moulds are used to produce a wide range of medical plastic components, including:
- Syringes and test tubes
- Diagnostic device housings
- Surgical instrument handles
- Catheter connectors and tubing
- Implantable device components
- Pharmaceutical packaging
Why voestalpine for Medical Injection Molding?
High Performance Tool Steels
Our powder metallurgically produced steels offer exceptional corrosion resistance, polishability, and wear resistance—ideal for producing molds used in sterile and high-precision environments.
Surface Engineering
PVD coatings and micro-texturing protect mold surfaces from aggressive medical-grade polymers and enable integration of invisible, readable data like DIGIMARC watermarks.
Conformal Cooling & Variothermal Technology
These advanced thermal management techniques improve surface quality and dimensional accuracy while reducing cycle times by up to 30%.
Cleanroom-Compatible Molds
Designed for use in ISO-certified cleanroom environments, our molds support the production of FDA- and ISO 13485-compliant components.
End-to-End Support for Medical OEMs
We offer a complete value chain of services tailored to the medical sector:
- Design & Simulation
- Additive Manufacturing
- Heat Treatment & Coating
- Surface Texturing & Polishing
- Regulatory Compliance Support
Material Expertise for Medical Standards
Our tooling solutions are optimized for processing medical-grade plastics such as:
- Polycarbonate (PC)
- Polypropylene (PP)
- PEEK (implant-grade)
- Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)
- ABS and PA66 blends