Next time you book a service call on your CNC cutter, think of other areas beyond print that require precision shape cutting - such as medical products. Zünd Australia has such sites and one of them requires technicians to don a full hazzmat-suit protection each call.
Trajkovic in his Hazzmat suit, at PolyNovo There's no doubt we are in a fun industry, dealing with colours, brands and a multitude of creative ideas. When it comes to CNC cutting, there are other sides to the prism - such as medical applications.
PolyNovo is a medical product manufacturers based in Port Melbourne, with global success for its NovoSorb BTM mesh 'scaffold' product to aid tissue recovery dollowing burns, trauma or surgery.
It's an Australian export success story with monthly sales reaching AUD$10 million at times. particularly to the USA. NovoSorb BTM is a dermal scaffold for the regeneration of the dermis when lost through extensive surgery, trauma or burn. NovoSorb is a novel range of bio-resorbable polymers that can be produced in many formats including film, fibre, foam, and coatings. NovoSorb’s unique properties provide excellent biocompatibility, control over physical properties, and a programmable bio-resorption profile.
Naturally, such advanced surgical material requires precision cutting and shaping, which is where Zünd comes in. Like all equipment, servicing is necessary and a clean room environment is critical for this application. This required Zund Australia's Service Manager, Predrag Trajkovic having to don a full Hazzmat suit to provide a service call. Fashionable it isn't but essential it is! Well done Zünd and Predrag!
