Preparing Medical Teams for Regulated, Repeatable Production

Slow Outsourcing | Outsourced tooling delays

Quotes, tooling, and small-lot orders add weeks—slowing design-freeze decisions and pre-trial work.

Prototype ≠ Production | Prototype vs production gap

3D prints are essential, but they don’t show injection-grade material behavior, process windows, or QC documentation.

Validation Pressures | Quality and validation expectations

R&D needs repeatable parts for mechanical testing, bench validation, and human-factors studies—on a budget and timeline.

The Solution: A Complete Desktop "MEDI-CELL"

The APSX-PIM V3 and APSX-LSR V1 an all-electric, enclosed, automatic injection molding machines designed for quick setup and quick production. Teams experience a realistic manufacturing workflow: tune process parameters, control cycle time, measure parts, and document quality—skills that are critical to medical industry.

• High Precision & Consistency
  Maintain strict tolerances critical for implantable devices, surgical tools, and dental components. With the high-end sensor technologies, consistent repeatability is standard with the APSX-PIM V3 injection machine and APSX-LSR V1 silicone injection machine. 
• Rapid Prototyping & Testing
  Quickly mold new product concepts in-house, speeding up R&D and regulatory approval processes. The whole process can be completed in ONE-DAY from 3D drawing to holding a finished plastic part on your hands. You have options to use an aluminum mold or a 3D printed mold. 
• Cost-Effective Small Batch Production
  Ideal for limited-run custom components or pilot studies without the high overhead of large injection molding operations. Remember, you don’t need to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars or master a massive industrial injection molding machine just to produce five sample plastic parts. Once you finalize your part design, you can still use the APSX-PIM or APSX-LSR to make 1000 parts a day! If your part is small to use a multiple cavity mold, multiply that 1000 parts by the number of cavities. 
• Compact, Lab-Friendly Design
  Easily fits into R&D labs or clean-room environments with minimal setup. The APSX-PIM or APSX-LSR can be placed on a 4' by 2' bench or table. There is only one cable to connect to 110V power. There are no water or shop air connections required. It is a very clean and simple set up. You can make your first test part in 30 minutes. 
• Broad Range of Biocompatible Resins
  Support various medical-grade thermoplastics to ensure compliance and safety. Here are some sample materials that you can choose from. 

Unlock a New World of Medical R&D

Potential Applications & Specific Parts

Surgical Instrument Components

Precision handles, clips, or housings for single-use or reusable devices and disposable collectors out of plastics. Also, mask seals, catheter tips, surgical instrument grips and drug delivery component out of LSR silicone material.

Dental Trays & Orthodontic Parts

Customized trays, aligners, or brackets for patient-specific treatments. In these highly regulated markets, development cycles involve multiple rounds of testing and validation. 3D-printed molds offer a cost-effective way to produce functional prototypes (e.g., instrument housings, dental trays) for testing, clinical evaluations, or short pilot runs.

Diagnostic Device Housings

Durable, sterile-friendly enclosures for portable or bench-top medical devices.

Implantable Prototyping

Rapid, in-house prototyping of implants and related hardware under controlled conditions. Orthodontic brackets or surgical instruments with Metal Injection Molding PIM-MIM.

Trusted by Leading Innovators

APSX systems are used by organizations including Siemens, NASA, and MIT, plus hundreds of medical institutions and R&D teams since 2017.

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