OVERVIEW
The specifications from a major medical company included producing a custom, disposable applicator that metered an exact amount of a high viscosity liquid through a small orifice. The applicator dispensed dermatological cream so it needed to be sterile, flexible and soft to the touch.
QUALIFYING MATERIALS FOR APPLICATORS
QUALIFYING MATERIALS
APPLICATOR PROTOTYPING
Prototyping
TMP Technologies has the expert engineering team to go through multiple iterations of custom applicator component designs. The experienced team is aided by state-of-the-art technology like TMP’s 3D printer, which was used to design the Court Grip shoe applicator. Technologies such as this help determine whether or not a design is feasible in a timely and cost effective manner. It also provides clients with multiple options so you’re never forced to settle.
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APPLICATOR EQUIPMENT BUILDOUT
Equipment Build Out
As the one-stop applicator shop, nothing gets outsourced, especially when it comes time to the production of a custom applicator tip. All of the new machinery required to manufacture the Court Grip applicator tip was built at TMP Technologies. A fully automated production process was created to manufacture the revolutionary liquid applicator tip. Why was all this important? Simply put, it saved Mission time and money, and offered an effective solution to dispense their product.
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Conclusion
As The Applicator Company™, TMP Technologies prides itself on delivering high quality applicators in a timely and cost-effective manner. The plastic base applicator for the major medical company proved to have its challenges. However, TMP’s years of experience handling and qualifying a variety of foams, nonwovens and other substrates for applicators proved to be a true value helping to expedite the design and manufacturing process.