Precision Equipment Portfolio
TF-9DHD Infeed/Throughfeed Centerless Grinder
The TF-9DHD Infeed/Throughfeed Centerless Grinder uses computer controls to grind both hard and soft materials including catheters, medical guidewires, and spinal cord stimulators. Inside the compact footprint is a 15HP main spindle motor powering an 8.625” wide work wheel combining to remove more material faster, and with better surface finishes, than similar machines with narrower grinding wheels. The TF-9DHD is designed to enhance productivity through a simple control interface and automation integration.
CAM.2 Micro Grinder
The CAM.2 Micro Grinder can produce flats, radiuses, needle points, and non-linear shapes; the perfect machine to grind complex medical guidewires, dental parts, and small precision parts for various industries. Combining the latest in multi-axis servo motor control, submicron positioning, and an intuitive 15″ HMI, the CAM.2 offers unmatched performance. With the CAM.2’s full-fledged G-code underpinnings, direct integration with CAD/CAM packages is seamless. Previously unproduceable parts can be made easily, with minimal setup time, and with limited operator training.
GT-610 Centerless Grinders
The Glebar modular GT-610 Series of precision Infeed/Thru-feed Centerless Grinders remove more material faster, and with better surface finishes than competing machines. Applications for machines within this series include aerospace fasteners, automotive transmission components, engine parts, and valve stems, PCD drill bits, arthroscopic bone shavers, bone drill blanks, medical device components, and more.
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Catheter Laminating: Reflow
The Cath-Tech (CT) Reflow Chamber is a precision catheter lamination solution that utilizes a strictly controlled and conventional heated chamber while navigating down tubing at a precise and regulated speed.
Catheter Laminating: Reflow Roller
The R&D Engineering Reflow Roller boasts eight (8) chambers that continuously feed the product, and enable a quick transition between loads by the operator. This easy-to-control, compact machine is not
Tools: Tipping Dies & Hole Forming Drills
Catheter Hole Punching Drills Flow-Thru™ Catheter Hole Forming Drill Bits Attain the highest quality hole appearance and reduce manufacturing costs. Enjoy fast throughput and infrequent drill bit changes. Benefit from
Hole Drilling: Accu-Drill MD
The Manual Hole-Making solutions punch or drill precision holes in a variety of extruded tubing and injection molded applications. These manual catheter hole punching and manual medical tubing drilling machines
Hole Forming: Cathtip Flex Drill
Flex-Drill by CATHTIP is the most flexible, cost-effective option for hole forming in catheter prototypes and early development applications. The drill can be mounted or handheld and operated by a foot
Bonding: Hot Box
The CATH-TECH HOTBOX (CT HOTBOX) uses a flexible way to tip catheters, recover heat shrink or reflow tubing segments. We offer customization of these hot boxes, which will allow for
Bonding: Split Die Bonder
CT Spilt Die Bonder enables two catheter ends (made with similar materials) to be sealed together and encased in heat shrink material. This helps provide consistency to the seal. Key
Wire Cutting: Accu Cut 202W
Highly regarded among medical device manufacturers for its precision, speed, and adaptability, the Accu-Cut 202W Automated Wire Cutter is known for its clean, square corners and precise lengths with convenient
Stent Crimping: CR-150
The CR-150 Stent Crimping Machine is developed for the crimping and transfer into the delivery system of self-expandable stents up to 120 mm length with a maximum diameter of approx.
Pleating & Folding: Dual Flute Wrapper
The Interface Catheter Solutions DFW-1000 dual fluter wrapper is globally recognized for producing low-profile wrapped balloons for catheter manufacturing. It has a top-loading, pivoting catheter platform to precisely control the
Parison Stretching: PSM 500-SD
Parison stretching is an integral part of balloon blowing. Therefore Medical Production Technology Europe BV has put its innovative design capability into the build and design of the PSM-500-SD parison
Parison Stretching: PSM 400-SD
Parison stretching is an integral part of balloon blowing. Therefore Medical Production Technology Europe BV has put its innovative design capability into the build and design of the PSM-400-SD parison
CPS 1000 – Computerized Parison Stretcher
The Interface branded parison stretcher, CPS-1000, is a system designed to stretch or neck-down tubing parisons in preparation for the balloon forming process. It is easily programmable through the tilt
Marker Band Swager: MBS-250
The Interface Catheter Solutions branded Marker Band Swager, MBS-250, is compact and clean-room ready with 360° swaging performance for gradual and smooth diameter reduction of marker bands for catheter production.
Tube Welding Machine: TBW-500
The TBW-500 QX Tubing Welding Machine is a benchtop system that welds a variety of tubing sizes and materials. It is designed to weld similar polymercomponents such as inner lumen
Heat Setting Oven
Heat setting wrapped balloons at too high a temperature, such as those used for balloon forming, can lead to shrinkage and changes in mechanical properties. Heat setting at lower temperatures
Pleating & Folding: 240 M
Robust and stable catheter balloon pleat and fold machine designed to provide the user with an effective and reliable production machine for pleating and folding catheter balloon products with minimal
Balloon Forming: BFM 3310
The Interface BFM-3310 Balloon Forming Machine is a computer-controlled system that expands upon a continued standard of excellence with ever-increasing capabilities and options. The BFM-3310 is a bench-top system designed
Pleating & Folding: PTF 120 A
Description The PTF-120-A is a fully automated machine and can pleat and fold balloons with a length of approx. 100 mm. The balloon products are clamped on a stable product
Dereeler: Accu Feed LTD
The Accu-Feed LTD Low Tension Dereeler is designed to provide constant strain, low tension payout of tubing to an Accu-Cut or other machine for high volume, critical tolerance manufacturing operations.
Braided Tube Cutting: 700 L Automated
The Accu-Cut 700L Automated Braided Tubing Cutter brings the engineering of the Accu-Cut 202L to difficult materials, including braid-reinforced tubing, stainless steel, polycarbonate and nylon 12. The 700L features a
Stick Feeding: Accu Feed 110
The dynamic Accu-Feed 110 Stick Tubing and Wire Feeder provides high speed, precise stick feeding of wire, metal and plastic tubing and metal rods for medical applications. This machine can
Catheter Tipping: Quantum
The Quantum is a tabletop tipping machine designed to produce superior outputs expected of the CATHTIP standard. Our state-of-the-art, precision catheter forming systems produce the highest quality parts with speed
Balloon Catheter Tooling
Figure 1: Balloon Trimmer/Tip Cutter Performs precision square end cuts to specified lengths. Quick and repeatable results on items such as balloon necks and catheter tips. Figure 2: Balloon Trimmer/Tip
Increase Productivity by Cutting Zirconium Tubes with ECG | CS1-E
Current Process Zirconium tubes are cut one at a time using carbide tools on a lathe. A lathe cutoff leaves burrs requiring deburring to achieve a smooth surface finish. Carbide
Thrufeeding bar stock and tubing | GT-610
Challenge: The customer was outsourcing grinding of components and came to Glebar looking for a way to reduce lead times on parts, reduce costs, and bring grinding capability in-house. Original
Arthroscopic Shavers (Inner Tube | GT-610 CNC)
Challenge: To grind two mating metal components, with a tight clearance requirement between their surfaces, to create a powered arthroscopic shaver used in orthopaedic joint surgeries. Solution In this application, two
Secure Legacy Machines by Upgrading to Windows 10 | GT-9AC
Current Process: Machines that run on outdated operating systems such as Windows XP or Windows 7 are more vulnerable to malware, viruses, and other security issues. Microsoft no longer supports
Glebar Customer Care Provides Training and Support, Returning Focus to Making Parts
Current Process & Challenges: Self-Performing Maintenance and Service Increasingly Costly In the past, it was cost and time-efficient for manufactures to retain maintenance, training, and supply chain management in-house. However,
Increase Uptime by Controlling Work Wheel Speed to Effectively Utilize Super-Abrasive Wheels | GT-9AC
Current Process Super-abrasive grinding wheels require faster speeds to run effectively. Main machine spindles can have fixed speeds, limiting their ability to use CBN or Diamond grinding wheels. A fixed speed
Increase Memory for Programming with Companion Software from Tridex Technology | CS1-EA
Current Process CS1 machines can store up to 100 setups, and PLC controlled SG machines can store up to 30 setups. This limits how many programs can be stored and
Improving operator and machine efficiencies through automatic work wheel dressing | TF-9DHD
Current Process Hydraulic dress cycles require high operator input reducing their efficiency. The traverse rate of the dressing tool is difficult to establish affecting surface quality. Inconsistent dressing of the
Burr-free Electrochemical Grinders Reduce Production Times for Notch Cuts on Biopsy Needles | SG-1645, SG-2060
Current Process Biopsy needle notches are machined using milling, conventional abrasive grinding, or wire EDM. Challenges Exposing the material to high heat can affect the chemistry and mechanical properties of
Electrochemical Grinding Allows for Bulk, Burr-Free Point Grinding of Orthopedic Wires and Pins | PGS-100
Current Process Kirschner wires, also commonly known as K-wires, are ground using a manual OD grinder. Challenges Low production output, as only one wire can be ground at a time.
Electrochemical Cutting and Grinding Provides Faster Cuts and Greater Accuracy Than Laser Cutting | CS1-E
Current Process A high-powered laser beam cuts the tubing by melting it leaving a rough edge and slag. Tubes and other parts are typically cut one at a time limiting
Automotive Fastener | GT-610
Challenge: A tier one automotive fastener supplier needed to grind bolts for a major automotive company automatically at high volume, with a high degree of precision.The customer’s existing process was
Wider Work Wheel and Independent Slides Improve Production Output and Setup Accuracy | TF-9D
Current Process: Narrow work wheels prevent generating tapers over 4″ requiring multiple setups to generate the shape. Highly skilled technicians are required to ensure proper setup. Upper and lower slides
Needle Point Grinding using ECG | PGS-100
Challenge Converted OD grinders with custom tooling and soft grinding wheels all of which wear at a high rate. Setup and changeover time is significant and requires extensive mechanical adjustments.
Burr-Free Electrochemical Grinding of Arthroscopic Shaver Teeth | SG-2060
Challenge The arthroscopic shaver teeth are commonly produced by conventional abrasive grinding, wire EDM, or laser cutting; slow processes resulting in long cycle times. EDM and laser cutting burn away
Manual Orthopedic Pin Manufacturing Process Converted to Automated with 100% QC | GT-610
Challenge The operator would manually feed the stainless steel orthopedic pins into the centerless grinder then manually clean and gauge each pin. Manual input and adjustment were required during the
