Olsen Medical Ercon Catheter Products

1. Ercon Catheter Products
Hole PuncHing SyStemS
Ercon Catheter Products, state of the art, punching and
skiving systems are capable of creating a variety of hole
SyStem RequiRementS
sizes and shapes. The systems are designed to meet • Operated by foot switch
your specific requirements. • Electrical: 115 VAC or 230 VAC
Precision punching: holes can be punched from • Air Pressure: 80-100 psi
.040 inches (1 mm) in diameter.
SyStem CapabilitieS
• Punched holes can be round, oval,
or irregular in shape
• Holes can be punched through the
tube side wall
• Holes can be punched straight
through both sides
• Holes can be punched straight
one side
• Holes can be punched through a
single lumen of multiple lumen
tubes
• Multiple holes can be punched
simultaneously
• Tubing can be cut to length
• Tubing can be indexed between
punch operations for special hole
patterns
• Quick change modules allow
many styles of holes to be
punched using one system
• Modules are designed to punch
and/or cut-off tubing to specific
configurations
Oregon Sales Office
www.olsenmedical.com 3230 Commerce Center Place Phone (503) 781-0184
ercon@olsenmedical.com Louisville, KY 40211 Fax (503) 536-6688

2. Ercon Catheter Products
contract manufacturing
Ercon Catheter Products name is synonymous with the design and fabrication of high-quality and
reliable Tip Forming and Hole Punching Systems. For over 15 years, our systems have been in operation
in catheter manufacturing facilities worldwide.
From Concept to Production our engineering services will provide a proven design and manufacturing
process that will help you get to market faster. All of our catheter manufacturing is designed to customer
specifications where we utilize a class 100,000 clean
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• Precise, Repeatable Tip Forming
We will design customized tooling for your application
and Hole Punching
and provide samples for your approval prior to
production. We have the equipment and experience • Engineering and Design
in-house to keep your start-up costs low and your • Technical Support and Service
deliveries on-time. • Supply Chain Management
Whether it is a tip forming or hole punching application, • Customized Tooling
Ercon Catheter Products can produce the precise, • Clean Room: Class 100,000
repeatable product that you seek, as well as the service • Packaging and Labeling
and support that you need.
• Sterilization Services
• Over 15 Years of Experience and Expertise
• On-time Deliveries
Oregon Sales Office
www.olsenmedical.com 3230 Commerce Center Place Phone (503) 781-0184
ercon@olsenmedical.com Louisville, KY 40211 Fax (503) 536-6688

3. Ercon Catheter Products
i.V. aSSembly equiPment
This equipment is used to assemble the catheter tubing to the molded hub and form the tips. Each machine
requires special tooling for each different size of catheter. The tooling is designed for a specific style of
catheter, and can be designed to any hub desired; standard,
winged, or with ports. flanging/flaRing equipment
• This unit is used to form a flange
or flare on the I.V. tube where it fits
into the molded hub. The flange
or flare is required whether you
ultrasonically weld or insert mold
the two pats together. This system
is a shuttle unit, which uses one
operator to load one side while the
other side is forming.
i.V. tip foRming equipment
• The I.V. Tip forming machine forms
a very precise taper on I.V. Catheter
tubing. The tubes can be formed
after assembly with the hubs or
prior to the assembly. Sizes range
from 26Ga. to 14Ga. or larger. Tube
holding fixtures can accommodate
standard hubs, winged hubs, or
hubs with ports.
Oregon Sales Office
www.olsenmedical.com 3230 Commerce Center Place Phone (503) 781-0184
ercon@olsenmedical.com Louisville, KY 40211 Fax (503) 536-6688

4. Ercon Catheter Products
catHeter tiP forming SyStemS
We can create a tip forming system to meet the needs
of your particular application. Our tip forming systems SyStem featuReS
incorporate the Ameritherm® Solid State RF Induction • Time controlled cycle
• Solid state generator
Generator, which quickly obtain desired temperatures,
1kW, 2kW, 2.4kW, 4.2kW
producing fast cycle times. • Easy troubleshooting features
• Dual finger switches as an option
• Precise control of the forming process
Combined with solid state electronics, PLC control, and
• Tight tolerances
a programmable touch-screen display, you are getting the • Smooth surfaces
• No flash
highest quality, and performance from each and every
• Maximum performance
cycle. • PLC control with touch-screen display
and customized control
The tip forming system is also equipped with quick change
SyStem RequiRementS
tooling, allowing multiple size catheters to be run on the
• Operated by foot switch
same machine. Our standard tip forming equipment can • Electrical: 115 VAC or 230 VAC
produce 1 to 4 catheters at a time, with special systems • Air Pressure: 80-100 psi
capable of producing up to 30 catheters per minute.
SyStem CapabilitieS
• Highly repeatable precision formed
catheter tips
• Welding plastic to plastic
• Bonding plastic to metal
• Bonding balloons with smooth
joint transition
• Spot sealing of lumens
• Closed or tapered tubing ends
• Forming of neck downs and flares
• Radius both tip ID and OD
• Braided and non-braided tubing
• Forming of intricate shapes
• Improved output quality
• Quantifiable and Validate-able process
typiCal tubing end pRofileS
• Closed end spherical radius
• Closed end bullet nose
• Open end delee
• Open end whistle tip
• Coudé
Oregon Sales Office
www.olsenmedical.com 3230 Commerce Center Place Phone (503) 781-0184
ercon@olsenmedical.com Louisville, KY 40211 Fax (503) 536-6688