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EXERA™ - Sandvik’s brand for unique life changing medical solutions
Sandvik is a world-leading developer and manufacturer of advanced stainless steels and special alloys and a fully integrated producer of metallic precision materials for medical applications such as gastrointestinal, orthopedic, spinal, neurophysiological, electrophysiological, vascular, and cardiovascular. We develop, manufactures and refine precision medical wire and components under the brand name EXERA™.
Decades of expertise, financially strong and an agile manufacturer – we are one of a kind
With Sandvik you get the advantage of working with a small, agile, custom, precision wire manufacturer in the Palm Coast production unit, and the backing of the globally integrated and resource rich Sandvik Group.
We develop the wire-based components you need, based on decades of expertise and fresh, innovative minds. We undertake the research and development of new and existing materials and offer a high level of competence spanning the entire value chain.
Take advantage of our creativity, courage and let us become an integral part of your research and development process. We can help you conceive and implement innovative solutions that make a drastic difference to the lives of those who utilize your devices.
As one of the world’s leading metal producers and metallurgy pioneers we have strict control over our supply chain. This also means that advances and adaptations occur fast here. In other words, at Sandvik, innovation literally begins from the ground up.
Quality in every step of the process makes us unique
Sandvik’s EXERA™ brand incorporates ultra-high-quality wires are a result of quality diamond dies. Our in-house die craftsmen and women utilize a combined experience of over 100 years to put the precise art of die making at your service. It’s this type of painstaking attention to detail that makes us unique.
We seek to provide value at every step of the medical component design and manufacturing process. From precision tolerance coating to multi-filar micro cables, we strive to provide you with not only a supplier, but a business partner.
Naturally you want the best possible materials and at Sandvik quality is paramount. We leverage time-tested procedures to maintain the highest standards for our EXERA™ fine medical wire products and components. We also understand the importance of agility in our design process as we continually implement lean initiatives to increase quality and decrease variability.
Another key competence at the Sandvik Palm Coast facility is coating where we besides traditional polymer and PTFE coatings also can offer custom formulations.
Let us inspire you and create the products of the future
As your partner in the design process, we strive to integrate operations and maintain responsive and comprehensive interaction with you. Together, we can design a process and product that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Let us inspire your product innovation for the future.
Materials and components we offer:
Materials we offer: Stainless steel grades, MP35N, copper based alloys, , additional medical and precious metal grade alloys such as Pt, PtIr and Au and multiple resistance alloys.
Product forms including wire, fine wire, coated wire, flat wire, plated wire, coils, guidewire material, multi-filar wire forms as micro cables or stranded constructions.
The alloy or base material can be supplied with or without a polymer coating in various colors. Typical thickness is 2,5 µm – 25 µm (.0001” - .001”), thicker on request. Surface finishes can be modified with gold, nicker or silver plating or provided with an oxidized layer (when not a noble metal).
Straightening of the wire is one of our core competencies.
About Sandvik Group:
Sandvik is a high-tech and global engineering Group with about 43,000 employees with a strong commitment to enhancing customer productivity, profitability and safety. Our operations are based on unique expertise in materials technology, extensive knowledge about industrial processes and close customer cooperation. Sandvik is based on three business areas – Sandvik Machining Solutions, Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology and Sandvik Materials Technology.
This combination, coupled with continuous investments in research and development (R&D), has enabled us to achieve world-leading positions in various areas.
We invest 3,5 billion SEK in R&D each year and we have about 7300 active patents. Sandvik is a Swedish company founded 1862 in Sandviken. Today the headquarter is based in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. We operate in over 150 countries worldwide.
Sandvik Palm Coast is a production unit based in Florida and a business unit within Sandvik Materials Technology. Here we develop and produce the fine medical wire and components which are sold under the brand name EXERA™. 100 people are employed at Sandvik Palm Coast. Also, EXERA™ fine medical wire and components are sold globally utilizing the footprint and logistics of Sandvik Group.
With us you get the advantage of working with a small, agile, custom, precision wire manufacturer in the Palm Coast production unit, and the backing of the globally integrated and resource rich Sandvik Group.
Read more at https://exera.sandvik
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