Pleating Technologies
Blockwise has a variety of pleating technologies to fit a wide variety of process needs. Below you will find a brief description of each of the available
mechanisms. Follow this link to view a comparison matrix.
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AlphaPleat™ | patent protected |
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Hardened stainless
steel
dies
Inflated Balloon
Diameter range: 2 to 16 mm
Lengths available: 62 to 124mm
Number of wings: 3,5,6
Heated Dies
Highest Accuracy
Available
Application examples:
PTCA and PTA
balloons
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Twin-Cam™ | patent pending |
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Hardened stainless
steel
dies
Inflated Balloon
Diameter range: 2 to 30 mm
Lengths available:
62 to 310 mm
Number of wings:
2 to 6
Heated Dies
Application examples:
2-pleat
PTCA, long length or large diameter
PTA balloons
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Large Twin-Cam™ | patent pending |
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Hardened stainless
steel
dies
Inflated Balloon
Diameter range: 4 to 60 mm
Lengths available: 62 to 310 mm
Number of wings:
6 to 10
Heated Dies
Application examples:
Extremely large PTA
or non-vascular balloons
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