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Actuating Lever Failure

The Problem
The actuating levers on a high number of medical components cracked after a relatively short time in service, resulting in failure of the devices. The levers were injection molded from a poly(acrylonitrile:butadiene:styrene) (ABS) resin. The failures were isolated to a few installation locations.

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The Madison Group

The Madison Group

The Madison Group is the recognized leader in plastics engineering. Over three decades, The Madison Group has focused on polymeric materials. We understand how these materials behave, how to properly design with them, how they are processed, and the numerous manufacturing steps required to produce a successful product.