Modified Polymer Components Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA), a developer and manufacturer of custom plastic components for medical device OEMs, has announced the completion of its development and manufacturing facilities expansion from 23,000 to 49,600 sq ft. The expansion more than doubles the company's previous operational capacity. The ISO 9001:2008– and ISO 13485:2003–certified company supports inventors, startups, and OEMs by manufacturing custom components and assemblies. Providing in-house design and development capabilities, it performs small- and large-scale manufacturing operations, including micromolding, electrical assembly, and tube bending. It can also fabricate reinforced shafts, introducers, obturators, and wire-reinforced tubing.

The company's engineering team works in collaboration with customers to design and produce pilot projects in preparation for manufacturing. Prototypes are tested for compliance with customer production standards and component specifications.

The company can modify custom and off-the-shelf plastic components with flaring, flanging, joining, tipping, coating, cutting, drilling, skiving, and bending. It is also experienced in thermoplastic geometries and can micromold parts to tolerances as low as ±0.0005. Working with a range of polymer materials, it can tip and flare any thermoplastic, including LDPE, HDPE, PVC, nylon, Pebax, Pellethane, polycarbonate, FEP, PFA, PTFE, PEEK, ULTEM, and composites.