Needle Hub Colors and Gauge Sizes: Component Supply’s Guide
Hub colors are not standardized across manufacturers, so this guide explains Component Supply’s color system and how to verify gauge sizes accurately.
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What is Nitinol?
Interested in using Nitinol in your medical device design? Read to find answers to questions like: What is Nitinol? Where did Nitinol come from? How does Nitinol work? Are there different types of Nitinol? Where can I buy Nitinol? In this blog post, you’ll learn all the basics of Nitinol, its history, composition, and applications.
Component Supply Launches Radiation-Stable Polycarbonate Luer Fittings
We’re excited to announce the addition of Radiation-Stable Polycarbonate Luer Fittings to our fitting product category. These fittings are a great option for applications involving sterilizing radiation, like gamma irradiation or e-beam sterilization, making them ideal for use in medical devices, bioprocessing, and laboratories.
REAP: September Awareness – Childhood Cancer
September: Childhood Cancer Awareness September is recognized around the world as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. This is a time to raise awareness, support families, and shine a light on current research. Although childhood cancers are rare compared to adult cancers, they remain the leading cause of disease-related death among children in the United States. Thanks…
Heat Shrink Tubing Tips
Component Supply supplies Zeus’ high-performance heat shrink tubing in a variety of polymer extrusions. PTFE and FEP are part of our standard stock and PFA, ETFE, PEEK, and PTFE / FEP Dual-Shrink™ can be special ordered.
What is RDT?
RDT – Is the Component Supply Rapid Development Team – a specialized group dedicated to 24-hour turnaround of custom prototyping for mandrels, fabricated hypotubes, needles, and more.
French Catheter Gauge Sizes
Decimal and Metric Equivalents
Drill Sizes In Decimal & Metric
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Tensile Strength of Stainless Steel Wire
The tensile strength of the stainless steel wire from which medical mandrels are produced varies by diameter and alloy. View and download the chart below to see the variations in tensile strenght between 302 (not supplied by Component Supply), 304, and 316 stainless steel, spring tempered alloys. Remember, this data is applied to spooled wire.…
Feet Per Pound Chart For Stainless Wire
How many feet are in a pound for stainless steel wire? Large wire mills sell wire in spools buy the pound. But, most end users need straightened medical mandrel lengths by the foot. This resource will help you know how much material you need depending on whether you are buying pounds of spools or feet…