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Tyrolit Flexible Abrasives in the Medical Industry

Flexible Abrasives Assortment for Medical Applications – Optimised Surface Finishing for Medical Components

Medical instruments and implants demand exceptional surface quality, precision, and efficiency in production. Tyrolit offers a complete range of flexible abrasives that provide superior grinding, finishing, and polishing solutions for medical technology manufacturers.

Advantages of Tyrolit Flexible Abrasives

Tyrolit’s Flexible Abrasive Solutions optimise manufacturing processes while ensuring the highest quality standards required for medical components.

  • Consistent surface quality: Ensures smooth, burr-free, and precise finishes.
  • Reduced processing steps: Combines multiple grinding and finishing processes.
  • Optimised ergonomics: Lower vibration and improved operator comfort.
  • Extended tool lifetime: Less frequent replacements, reducing overall costs.
  • Compatible with various medical materials: Works effectively on CoCr, titanium, and medical grade stainless steel.

Our Flexible Abrasives Portfolio

Convolute Wheels

Application: Edge grinding, deburring
Key Benefits: High durability, reduced heat generation

Non-Woven Abrasives

Application: Surface finishing, polishing
Key Benefits: Uniform finish, flexible adaptation

Unitised Wheels

Application: Cleaning, blending
Key benefits: Controlled material removal, minimal smearing

Surface Conditioning Material

Application: Fine finishing
Key benefits: Consistent finish, extended lifetime

Case Study: Convolute Wheels in Knee Implant Production

Success Story – Enhancing Efficiency in Orthopaedic Implant Finishing

A leading medical device manufacturer partnered with Tyrolit to optimise their knee implant production process. Their goal was to reduce process time while ensuring flawless surface quality.

 

Challenges:

  • High-quality surface requirements for knee implants
  • Extensive manual labour and multiple process steps
  • Need for cost-efficient grinding solutions

 

Solution:

Tyrolit introduced its Convolute Wheels, replacing conventional edge grinding and surface cleaning processes. This resulted in:

  • Reduction from 5 process steps to 2
  • Improved productivity and surface quality
  • Enhanced operator comfort with reduced vibration and optimised handling

Key Results

By implementing Tyrolit’s Convolute Wheels, the manufacturer achieved greater efficiency, cost reduction, and higher product quality – setting new benchmarks in medical implant manufacturing.

40% reduction

process time

From 5 to 2

steps in production

Significantly decreased

cost per part

No impact

on final product quality

Flexible Abrasives from Tyrolit

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PREMIUM SCM belts LS

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PREMIUM convolute compact wheels

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PREMIUM unitised compact wheels

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PREMIUM fleece rolls

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Contact our expert

For more information on how Tyrolit’s Flexible Abrasives can optimise your medical production processes, contact our expert:

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Karin McQuillian
Industry Group Manager | Specialised Industries

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