Stent Crimping and Radial Compression Machines
Blockwise has a variety of crimping 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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J-Crimp™ | patent pending |
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Hardened stainless
steel
dies
Very
small die-to-die gaps
Heated
dies available
Very Low Friction
Diameter range: 0 to 16 mm
Lengths available: 62 to 124mm
Max Radial Force:
1350 N
Application examples:
Balloon-expandable stent crimping,
bare
metal or drug-eluting stents
Radial
force testing
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Zero-G™ | patent pending |
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Plastic dies
Zero
die-to-die gap
Heating not available
Moderate friction
Diameter range: 0 to 31 mm
Lengths available: 62 to 300 mm
Max
Radial Force: 1200 N
Application examples:
Self-expanding stent crimping &
loading
Balloon expandable stent crimping
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Twin-Cam™ | patent pending |
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Hardened stainless
steel
dies
Very
small die-to-die gaps
Heated
dies available
Very Low Friction
Diameter range: 0 to 30 mm
Lengths available:
62 to 310 mm
Max Radial Force:
1900 N
Application examples:
Balloon-expandable stent crimping,
bare
metal or drug-eluting stents
Radial
force testing
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Large Twin-Cam™ | patent pending |
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Hardened stainless
steel
dies
Very
small die-to-die gaps
Heated
dies available
Very Low Friction
Diameter range: 0 to 60 mm
Lengths available: 62 to 310 mm
Max Radial Force:
1450 N
Application examples:
Balloon-expandable stent crimping,
bare
metal or drug-eluting stents
Radial
force testing
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High-Force Twin-Cam™ | patent pending |
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Hardened stainless
steel
dies
Very
small die-to-die gaps
Heated
dies available
Very Low Friction
Diameter range: 0 to 60 mm
Lengths available: 124 to 200 mm
Max Radial Force:
20000 N
Application examples:
Balloon-expandable stent crimping,
bare
metal or drug-eluting stents
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M1 | patent pending |
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Stocked for quick shipment Plastic dies Zero die-to-die gap Hand or Pneumatic Actuation Diameter range: 0 to 25 mm Length available: 38 mm Max Radial Force: 230 N Moderate friction Heating not available Application examples:
Stent pre-reduction, low-force stent crimping, general clamping and holding
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