Charles Sternberg, Associate Editor11.14.22
Danish plastic manufacturer Carmo has designed and developed a unique turn valve for urine collection bags.
The valve is molded in a single piece, which increases its strength and durability and ensures fully automatic high-volume production in Denmark.
Valve production in the West is under pressure by Eastern manufacturing where low wages keep costs down, but molding the valve in one piece means costs are kept low. This makes fully molded high-volume production in Denmark competitive internationally.
The valve will be presented at Compamed.
Besides the competitiveness of high-volume production, there are more benefits to producing the new valve in one piece. Normal valves, which are produced in several parts, are held together with silicone to ensure density. With the new valve, you minimize the risk of leakages because there are no joints, and you also avoid silicone in the production, which is non-biodegradable.
“It’s a clear improvement compared to normal turn valves that we can now produce them in a single piece. We avoid all the intermediate processes where several parts need to be produced and assembled. We have a product with a high level of durability and uniformity, which makes the valve more secure and resistant to leakage,” explains Anders Johnsen. “It’s groundbreaking for the industry that we can now reach such a high level of valve safety. At the same time, they meet the ISO 13485 and the MDR-regulation and will be produced in medically certified materials to ensure that safety and leak resistance is guaranteed.”
The valve is molded in a single piece, which increases its strength and durability and ensures fully automatic high-volume production in Denmark.
Valve production in the West is under pressure by Eastern manufacturing where low wages keep costs down, but molding the valve in one piece means costs are kept low. This makes fully molded high-volume production in Denmark competitive internationally.
The valve will be presented at Compamed.
About the Carmo SuperValve
“Carmo SuperValve truly is a revolution on the market. We have cracked the code on how to mold a turn valve in one piece, which means that we can cut production time significantly. As a benefit to us, we become competitive in an area, where there is a lot of competition, and we’re doing it with a highly durable and safe product,” explains Anders Johnsen, development and technology director at Carmo A/S.Besides the competitiveness of high-volume production, there are more benefits to producing the new valve in one piece. Normal valves, which are produced in several parts, are held together with silicone to ensure density. With the new valve, you minimize the risk of leakages because there are no joints, and you also avoid silicone in the production, which is non-biodegradable.
“It’s a clear improvement compared to normal turn valves that we can now produce them in a single piece. We avoid all the intermediate processes where several parts need to be produced and assembled. We have a product with a high level of durability and uniformity, which makes the valve more secure and resistant to leakage,” explains Anders Johnsen. “It’s groundbreaking for the industry that we can now reach such a high level of valve safety. At the same time, they meet the ISO 13485 and the MDR-regulation and will be produced in medically certified materials to ensure that safety and leak resistance is guaranteed.”