Carclo Technical Plastics is a subcontract manufacturer and a subsidiary of Carclo plc. Some 60% of Carclo Technical Plastics’ business is dedicated to supplying the healthcare industry, namely the medical, pharmaceutical, diagnostics and eyecare fields.
Disposable plastic products for in-vitro diagnostics
Typical products include drug delivery devices, surgical and diagnostic disposables. A strong focus of its business is in the production of disposable plastic products for use in in-vitro diagnostics applications from the laboratory to the point of care. Typical examples include pipette tips, cuvettes, pregnancy test cartridges, test cassettes and reagent packs, which are produced on a sub-contract basis for Carclo’s customers who range from blue-chip multi-national corporations to start-up businesses.
Inhalers and injection devices
A further area of specialisation is in the manufacture of drug delivery devices such as inhalers and injection devices.
All facilities within Carclo Technical Plastics are accredited to ISO9000 and EN13485. Carclo employs robust design for manufacture, risk analysis and process validation throughout the product development, scale-up and commercial production phases. This reduces risk for both Carclo and its customers.