Start Fresh in 2012

Welcome to 2012! Zeus is excited about the New Year and looking forward to many great opportunities to provide world class products and services. We feel that it is important to start the year off on the right foot. A lot of people like to think of the New Year as a blank slate or a new start. Why not get a fresh, clean copy of the Zeus catalog?

When was the last time you downloaded a copy? You may already have one, but why not visit the site to make sure yours is up to date? You can download a copy of the catalog at http://bit.ly/ZeusCatalogs. This catalog is also available in six different languages! Just take a look.

Please contact Zeus to evaluate samples of our extruded tubing or request a quote. To locate regional distributors, contact a technical account manager at 1.800.526.3842 or 1.803.268.9500.

Pad Printing at Zeus

How many readers of this blog know Zeus for our capabilities in extruding fluoropolymers? Those capabilities still exist, but at the same time Zeus is offering much more than extrusion services. We have a full list of secondary operations that can be performed. Pad Printing is just one of those services that has garnered attention in the industry and here at Zeus.

Zeus' proven technical know-how has taken Pad Printing to the next level. We can offer up suggestions regarding ink selection and polymer choice for best results. In most cases, the Pad Printing is not the only secondary operation, and Zeus can offer its full range of secondary operations to these parts as well. Visit our website to view a list of proven capabilities.
Value-Added Services

• Automated Assembly
• Bump Tubing/Draw Downs
• Cuffing
• Custom Etching
• Drilling
• Fillers
• Flaring & Flanging
• Heat Sealing
• Heat Shrinking over Mandrels
• Laser Marking
• Light-Product Assembly
• Pad Printing
• Product Analysis & Enhancement
• Retractable Coil Tubing
• Scoring, Slitting, & Skiving
• Striping
• Tipping
• Tube Bonding

****If you are in Minnesota this week, please stop by the Zeus booth #1005 at MD&M Minnesota to ask about our Pad Printing services.****

Keep in mind that we are always willing to push to our limits. Do not hesitate to contact Zeus at at 1-800-526-3842 to discuss your potentials today!

Tubing For All

How much do you know about Zeus? Did you know that we started in Raritan, NJ and have been extruding high-quality fluoropolymers since 1944? Did you know that we have grown our business since then to include 10 facilities on 7 campuses? It is all true, and has been made possible by our innovative techniques and our breadth of product offerings that meet the needs of vastly different industries.

Our products are being used in the Medical, Electrical, Critical Fluids and Aerospace industries. From our line of uniform extruded tubing with inner diameters ranging all the way down to an astonishing 0.001" and wall thickness of 0.002" Zeus can supply the ideal product for your application.

Zeus Tubing and other Products

• Custom Extruded
• Sub-Lite-Wall®
• AWG Size
• Fractional Size
• Heavy Construction
• Heavy Wall
• Convoluted
• PTFE Heat Shrink
• FEP Heat Shrink
• Heat Shrinkable Roll Covers
• Monofilament / Fiber
• Splines
• Snap Tubing
• Guide Rail Covers

Please contact Zeus here to evaluate samples of our extruded tubing or request a quote. To locate regional distributors, contact a technical account manager at 1.800.526.3842 or 1.803.268.9500.

Tipping - An Added Value

Are you buying an extruded tube from Zeus? Are forming the tube in house by closing the end in a "test - tube" profile? See the picture here. If so, then let Zeus take on this tipping operation for you!

Background
Tipping the end of a plastic tube is one of the value added services and operations we perform for our customers. Tipping involves forming a radius or chamfering the end of the tube to facilitate the assembly of parts. In finished medical devices such as catheters it is used to ease the insertion of the device into the body.

Tipping Capabilities
Through an extensive investment in our secondary services and capabilities, Zeus engineers have developed a broad portfolio of tipping capabilities. Thermoforming technology can be used to radius the tip in a variety of customer-specified designs. Specialty grinding can be used in applications where thermoforming may not be an option.

From pronounced tips to a slight easing of the tube's edges Zeus can perform a range of tipping operations. Over the years we have explored a broad portfolio of tipping configurations ranging from decreasing the ID of the tube as the tip profile changes to a complete closure of the end of the tube at the tip.

Tipping Quality
Our reputation for manufacturing precision tubing was built on our commitment to quality. We bring this same philosophy to the value added services and operations we perform. Our quality department has developed new and innovative inspection methods for the customer-specific parts we manufacture. This philosophy ensures you will receive the quality product you deserve.

Please contact Zeus here to evaluate samples of our extruded tubing or request a quote. To locate regional distributors, contact a technical account manager at 1.800.526.3842 or 1.803.268.9500.

ISO Certification

Quality is the cornerstone of every product we manufacture at Zeus. As part of our commitment to quality, Zeus maintains and audits a rigorous ISO system. The following certificate is presented as a portion of our overall quality system.

Did you know that obtaining copies of our ISO Certs is as easy as point and click? We keep the most current copies on our website. Just click here to move on to that page and leave this blog. You could also click the links below:

ISO 9001:2008

ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100-B

ISO 13485

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Please contact Zeus here to evaluate samples of our extruded tubing or request a quote. To locate regional distributors, contact a technical account manager at 1.800.526.3842 or 1.803.268.9500.

Properties of Extruded Resins

Zeus extrudes a wide variety of fluoropolymers and specialized plastics with a history of successful medical and industrial applications. For more detailed technical information about each resin, click on the link here.

This link will provide more information on:

Fluoropolymers
PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene)
FEP (Fluorinatedethylenepropylene)
PFA (Perfluoroalkoxy)
PVDF (Polyvinylidene Flouride)
ETFE (Ethylenetetrafluoroethylene)
ECTFE (Chloro Trifluoro Ethylene / Ethylene Copolymer)

Other Polymers
PET (Polyethylene Terepthalate Polyester)
PEEK (Polyetheretherketone)
Nylon (Nylon 6/6, Nylon 11, Nylon 12, Pebax)
Polyethylene (HDPE, MDPE, LDPE)

Please contact Zeus here to evaluate samples of our extruded tubing or request a quote. To locate regional distributors, contact a technical account manager at 1.800.526.3842 or 1.803.268.9500.

Formulations of Radiopaque PEEK extrusions

PEEK is now used by leading design engineers throughout the world because of its great success in the health science and medical industries.Its purity, lubricity and mechanical properties make the material an ideal choice in these industries.

Zeus has the capability to fill natural PEEK with radio-opaque filler, resulting in Radio-opaque (RO) PEEK. RO PEEK is defined by its ability to illuminate during a surgical procedure utilizing fluoroscopy. The advantage of PEEK compared to alternative polymer base materials with radioopaque filler is the high strength, wear resistance, and heat and chemical resistivity derived from PEEK. Unfilled PEEK positions itself as a high performance alternative to traditional materials including aluminum, steel, glass, and other polymers, and the same properties hold true for RO PEEK. The introduction of this filler adds to the already available stiffness while maintaining a lighter weight than many metal alternatives.

Zeus has the ability to maximize PEEK’s inherent tensile strength and stiffness, biocompatibility, electrical properties and purity into innovative components for advanced technologies.

Please contact Zeus here to evaluate samples of our extruded tubing or request a quote. To locate regional distributors, contact a technical account manager at 1.800.526.3842 or 1.803.268.9500.