Extrusion International 3-2022

22 Extrusion International 3/2022 INDUSTRY NEWS  The EREMA Group mourns the pass- ing of Georg Wendelin, company co- founder, former Managing Partner and long-time Chairman of the Super- visory Board of EREMA Group GmbH, who died on the 29th of March at the age of 84. In 1983, at a time when plastics recy- cling was hardly an issue, Georg Wen- delin, togetherwithHelmutBacher and Helmuth Schulz, laid the corner stone for the group of companies that today is the world market leader by found- ing the company and building the frst EREMA plastics recycling machine. With his pioneering spirit, his business acumen and his respectful and appre- ciative management style, GeorgWen- delin actively shaped the success of the company, attentively and proudly keeping track of how plastics recycling went from being a niche to a trend and how the EREMA Group became the driving force behind the circular economy. In 2019, he was awarded the Golden Decoration of the Republic of Austria in recognition of his work. "We will greatly miss Georg Wende- lin as a personality who was closely associated with us for all these years. Because of his humanity, he was a highly respected fgure of leadership on all sides," said Manfred Hackl, CEO of EREMA Group GmbH and himself a long-time companion of Wendelin's. Georg's sudden death flls everyone throughout the EREMA Group with great sadness, but also with gratitude for his work, his trust and his unwaver- ing involvement in the EREMA Group. EREMA Group www.erema.com Mourning for Company Co-Founder GeorgWendelin  The Polyplastics Group showcased its expanded portfolio of high-performance acetal materials for the medical and healthcare market at the Medical Design and Manufactur- ing (MD&M) West show at April 12-14 in Anaheim, Calif. The company highlighted its latest offering – the DURACON ® POM (polyoxymethylene or polyacetal) PM series – for drug contact and delivery applications. The DURACON ® PM series complements the company’s TOPAS ® COC (cyclic olefn copolymer) product, a high-purity material for a range of medical applications. “We have ex- panded beyond our flagship material, TOPAS ® COC, and now deliver a strong suite of products to meet the needs of end users and manufacturers in the healthcare feld,” said Timothy Kneale, Executive Director for TOPAS COC at Poly- plastics USA, Inc. “The new offerings are part of Polyplastics’ targeted effort to service the global healthcare market.” The newest offering in the DURACON ® PM line is a high- flow grade, DURACON® PM27S01N, which offers reduced wall thickness, miniaturization, and lower weight for vari- ous medical devices that are becoming increasingly com- plicated and highly functional. The PM series also includes DURACON ® PM09S01N, a standard viscosity grade. The high-flow grade, DURACON ® PM27S01N, delivers global medical and food contact regulatory compliance. The DURACON ® PM series exhibits a minimal level of ex- traction with food simulant (alcohol, acid, etc.) compared to competitive POM grades. The series meets regulatory compliance requirements including ISO10993 and USP Class VI biocompatibility/cytotoxicity, FDA Drug Master File (DMF) and Device Master File (MAF), and EU 10/2011 and FDA food-contact 21 CFR 177.2470. DURACON® POM’s excellent slip and wear properties per- mit lower friction and thus greater design freedom. The materials also show superior heat and moisture durability compared to competitive medical grades. The DURACON ® PM series is usable under hot steam and Ethylene Oxide (EtO) sterilization conditions. The materials adhere to strict quality management systems including conformity to the VDI 2017 medical-grade plastics guideline. They also pro- vide full traceability of processes and products, and pro- duction management based on GMP principles. Polyplas- tics also provides uniform quality and global supply. Polyplastics offers medical device manufacturers extensive data on the long-term reliability of its materials. Custom- ized data on extraction, moldability, durability, slip and wear, and other key attributes is also available. TOPAS ® COC is a glass-clear and highly pure plastic which offers stiffness and strength, biocompatibility, and drug compatibility for wearables, drug delivery, medical devic- es, diagnostics and microfluidics, pharmaceutical blisters and trays. Polyplastics Co., Ltd. www.polyplastics-global.com/en/ Expanded Portfolio of DURACON ® POM Products Highlighted (Photo: private)