Monday, February 24, 2020
Thieme France designs technical parts in polyurethane for the medical field
Thieme France is the market leader in technical and functional polyurethane parts. It is the subsidiary of a German family-owned company that employs 350 people worldwide. It designs and manufactures casings and enclosures for many industries.
Thieme France assists its customers with their entire project in terms of technical parts and appearance while meeting numerous constraints: impact resistance, sound or thermal insulation, fire classification, etc. "Polyurethane can be used to integrate numerous functions such as fastening elements directly during the molding of the part," says Sandrine Vierling, marketing manager.
"For one of our customers, we made the frame of a dialysis machine. This is a good example of our technology, which is close to that of thermoplastic injection. We have almost no limits in terms of design and we can integrate features directly into the part without having to machine it."
The chassis consists of a main box and some molded polyurethane covers. "The curved shapes of the parts could be easily realized due to the good flow properties of the polyurethane materials. The possibility of molding thin wall thicknesses made it possible to realize a compact device according to the customer's wishes. The rigidity of the parts is ensured by ribs and locally increased thicknesses. The final assembly of the device is simplified by the overmolding of inserts and the integration of interlocking grooves."
The paint finish of the parts solves issues such as chemical resistance to cleaning agents or electromagnetic shielding via conductive paints. "This allows us to produce parts that are aesthetically pleasing, waterproof, easy to clean and offer good resistance to bacteria."
The company works with a variety of industries, from medical to automotive, agriculture, construction vehicles and beverage dispensers, for example, and not just for cladding.
Editor : Nadia DAKI