Putnam Plastics Inc.

• Private
• US

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Putnam Plastics, now in it's second decade of business, as a result of its ability to provide customers throughout the world with solutions to complex medical tubing problems, has become a leader in its field. Offering technical expertise and custom design capabilities as well as a full manufacturing base, Putnam Plastics has become a major supplier of coextruded polyimide, multi-lumen, braided and extremely thin-wall multi-layer tubing as well as sheathing for fiber optic tubing. The firm offers both custom tubing from one of the industry's widest selections of materials. By combining different materials and structures, Putnam Plastics, headquartered in Northeast Connecticut near the major cities of Hartford, Boston, Providence, Worcester and New York, has the unique ability to coextrude tubing with the improved properties wanted and required by the most demanding of manufacturers. Some of the breakthroughs have resulted in better coefficients of friction, higher radiopacity, enhanced bonding characteristics, and smoother, more biocompatible surfaces. The most recent developments have been in polyimide tubing with some of the tightest tolerances and exact dimensions in the industry, and multi-layered sheath tubing with walls as thin as 0.002 inches. While specializing in development projects, Putnam also offers a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility which naturally, has achieved ISO 9002 certification and reaffirms the company's goal of maintaining a quality system of...

Number of Employees 60

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