Innovative materials, surfaces & coatings

Innovative materials enable new applications and functional surfaces and coatings result in advantages for the patient, for example, through long-lasting antimicrobial properties or optimisations in haptics.

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News

More product safety and cleanliness - made in Germany!

Quality and safety are our prime concern. This is why we are constantly searching for innovations and solutions for the further end-to-end optimisation of our production process. New and modern clean rooms are therefore absolutely essential.

Swiss Medtech Expo 2023

Service

3D print offer in 3 minutes

3D printing is the ideal choice for small to medium batch sizes. 3D-printed products are not only on-trend, but they also significantly boost profitability – offering a cost-effective alternative for complex geometries.

Swiss Medtech Expo 2023

Product

MEDPUR-Standard Packaging for Sharp-Edged and Scratch-Sensitive Products

Packaging made of MEDPUR film protects sharp-edged, highly polished or even products with rough surfaces from abrasion and contamination until shortly before use.

Swiss Medtech Expo 2023

Service

Surface Technology for Medical Device Production

Metallic devices for the medical devices industry require qualified and certified processes such as anodizing, passivation, electropolishing and laser etching following the latest regulations. Niklaus LNI SA provides expertise and services from conception to production of OEM projects.

Swiss Medtech Expo 2021

Showcase

Surface technologies applied to modern medical devices

All medical devices require qualified, reliable and modern processing to deburr, clean, and protect from risks of corrosion. They also require modern laser markings and/or texturising for part identification for traceability. Niklaus LNI SA provides this expertise for Medical Device OEMs.

Swiss Medtech Expo 2021

Showcase

Focus on perfectly de-burred bone plates

René Gerber AG in an interview with Mr Scheuble, Group Manager Process Engineering Plate, at Medartis AG Company. As a global innovation leader for implants, Medartis drives technologies and solutions and had had a Gerber brush polishing machine for de-burring titanium blanks since 2008.

Swiss Medtech Expo 2021

Product

Titanium sheets for the fixation of bone fractures

Signer Titanium maintains the world's largest stock of thin titanium sheets with a thickness of 1 mm - 3 mm. Your perfect contact for titanium semi-finished products for the manufacture of bone plates.

Swiss Medtech Expo 2021

Know-How

How to measure topography and roughness

Surface structure and roughness play an important role in a variety of applications. In dental and orthopaedic implants, for example, the microstructure is decisive for the ingrowth of the bone. Learn how to reliably measure roughness and topography.

Service

Durable coloration of stainless steel

SPECTRACOAT® is a hard & wear resistant color coating, hypoallergenic, sterilizable, biocompatible and implantable. SPECTRACOAT® ist eine harte und verschleissfeste Farbbeschichtung. Sie ist hautverträglich, sterilisierbar, biokompatibel und implantierbar.

Swiss Medtech Expo 2019

Showcase

Analysis of metal polymer bearings

As the world's leading supplier of plain bearings, GGB strives to provide its customers with the best solutions. By investing in a digital microscope, the company can optimize its product development and better serve its customers.

Swiss Medtech Expo 2019

Events (5)

[MEET THE EXPERT] Implants

Event Sep 8, 2022 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM | FHNW Campus Muttenz, Switzerland

Materials and Surface Technology for Implants This conference is the well-known event for the implant industry in Europe. The proven concept of this one-day conference is designed equally for manufacturers of implants, suppliers and service providers, as well as for universities and institutes.

Swiss Medtech Expo: Novel surfaces and coatings

Event Sep 14, 2021 1:10 PM - 2:10 PM

Novel functional surfaces and coatings for medical applications show numerous patient benefits. At the Innovation Symposium of the Swiss Medtech Expo you will learn exciting background information.

[MEET THE EXPERT] Implants 2021 / ORTHOMANUFACTURE

Event Apr 28, 2021 8:00 AM - Apr 29, 2021 4:15 PM

[MEET THE EXPERT] Implants is organized as online-event in cooperation with ORTHOMANUFACTURE in 2021 and will combine two well-known congresses for the implant industry in Europe.

Innovation Symposium: Novel surfaces and coatings

Event Sep 10, 2019 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM

The Innovation Symposium at Swiss Medtech Expo in Lucerne is where experts will demonstrate the patient benefits of novel functional surfaces and coatings for medical applications.

[MEET THE EXPERT] Implants

Event Mar 19, 2019 8:30 AM - 6:30 PM

This conference is the well-known event for the implant industry in Europe. The proven concept of this one-day conference is designed equally for manufacturers of implants, suppliers and service providers, as well as for universities and institutes.

Providers (12)

KKS Ultraschall AG

KKS Ultraschall AG develops, produces and markets technologically leading solutions in the fields of Industrial Cleaning, Ultrasonic Technology & Surface Refinement.

Steinen, Switzerland

MEDIPACK AG

MEDIPACK AG offers comprehensive solutions for the medical industry. Whether it be development, own production of PETG-film, blister production in the clean room, sealing technology, or the comprehensive packaging services. We also offer Tyvek-lids, pouches and qualified heat sealing machines.

Schaffhausen, Switzerland

RMS Foundation

The RMS Foundation is an independent service laboratory and research institute. The range of services offered by this non-profit organization includes material testing, chemical analysis, advisory services, training as well as technology transfer.

Bettlach, Switzerland

Swiss Medtech Expo

Swiss Medtech Expo is the trade fair for Europe's third-largest medtech market. With a practical focus on novel designs, materials, technologies and processes, the spotlight is on how integration and development of new applications leads to innovations in the medtech industry.

Luzern, Switzerland

Steiger Galvanotechnique SA

Leader in the production and innovation of surface treatments for medical applications, space, electronics, precision mechanics including UV-LIGA Microelectroforming.

Châtel-St-Denis, Switzerland

Signer Titanium AG

Signer Titanium AG is a wholesaler, distributor, stockist and service provider of semi-finished titanium products and special metals, primarily for the medical technology industry.

Freienbach, Switzerland

René Gerber AG

René Gerber AG is a commercially successful task solver in the process development and construction of brush deburring machines, edge-rounding machines and polishing equipment with committed employees and enthusiastic customers and is one of the leading suppliers in the industry.

Lyss, Switzerland

Niklaus LNI SA

Surface technologies - Femto, Nano, Pico laser etching and electro chemical solutions

Meyrin, Switzerland

VP Medical Packaging

VP Medical Packaging provides sophisticated packaging solutions for the medical and pharmaceutical industry. We combine safety and functionality. From the choice of materials to the production run: we develop your ideal packaging solution.

Feuchtwangen, Germany