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Are you experiencing any issues with medical catheter tubes? - The lumen of the catheter is prone to collapse. - The wall thickness and shape are not uniform. - There are challenges with operability. We leverage our mold design expertise to achieve catheter tubes with uniform wall thickness. We provide optimal designs for each of your products, with dedicated support from prototyping to mass production, offering high-precision, uniformly thick medical multi-lumen tubes! *We also have samples available for consideration, so please feel free to contact us.

• Engineering Plastics

- The thickness of the material is uneven and prone to breaking. - The internal cavity shape is unstable. - The operability is poor. Are you facing such issues? Our company leverages extensive mold design know-how and advanced processing technology to provide high-precision, stable-thickness medical multi-lumen tubes. We offer personalized support for your projects, from prototype development to mass production. *We also have samples available for consideration, so please feel free to contact us.

• Engineering Plastics

The waist assist suit, "Way-sist," is a waist assist suit designed for work support that can be used without electricity. It helps reduce the burden on the lower back, lumbar spine, erector spinae, and psoas major muscles during lifting and lowering of loads, as well as in a bent or forward-leaning posture. The assistive force is generated solely by using a spring and wire rope, so it does not require external power sources like electricity and is not affected by the usage environment. 【Features】 ■ No electricity required (no charging needed) ■ Easy to wear and fits the body well ■ Reduces fatigue in the lower back * The waist assist suit Way-sist is a promotion by a manufacturing company. * For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us. * Toyoflex Co., Ltd. has merged with Asahi Intec Co., Ltd.

• Other safety and hygiene products

By automating the process through continuous production methods, we have achieved high precision and reduced variation between lots, enabling high production efficiency. This is optimal for high-performance, high-functionality microcatheters and similar products.

• tube

This tube achieves the highest level of concentricity (over 90%) and has excellent wall thickness accuracy. The small variation in wall thickness results in uniform internal pressure and improved assembly compatibility with other components. Additionally, by simultaneously extruding three layers, we have realized a seamless, high-precision tube.

• tube

By seamlessly changing hardness, we achieve a tube that is hard at the hand section and soft at the tip. Continuous extrusion production eliminates the variability of traditional manual welding and reduces costs. This is a seamless, high-performance catheter tube with excellent vascular compliance. Additionally, this production process reduces variability between lots and maintains high quality. It is ideal for guide catheters, delivery catheters, and other applications that require high precision.

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Our PTFE liner features ultra-thin walls (8μm) managed with strict tolerances, allowing for a maximum inner diameter and a minimum outer diameter of the catheter. The continuous production method using silver-plated copper wire wound onto reels significantly reduces costs throughout the entire catheter assembly process. It is optimal as a liner for thinner-walled catheters. 【Features】 ■ Ultra-thin: 0.0003” - 0.0005” (8μm - 13μm) ■ Wall thickness tolerance: ±0.00008” (±2μm) ■ Inner diameter: 0.01” - 0.11” (0.3mm - 2.8mm) ■ Excellent slip properties and chemical resistance ■ Delivery form: Reel wound (up to 1,500m), with silver-plated copper wire

• tube

This is a toothed rope that allows for three-dimensional maneuverability with a single unit, enhancing design flexibility while supporting miniaturization and weight reduction. It enables linear or reciprocating motion and is particularly effective in narrow spaces or when space is constrained, serving as an alternative to round belts or rack and pinion systems. 【Features】 ■ High degree of freedom in component arrangement ■ Capable of three-dimensional maneuverability with a single unit ■ No mold required for length adjustments ■ Lower noise compared to flat teeth due to the helical design ■ Space-saving design with no need for wire winding *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.*

• Power Transmission Equipment
• Belts and pulleys

The "Cable Rack" is a high-strength flexible rack with a stainless steel rope core. The stainless steel rope core allows for bending up to R30, providing both strength and flexibility to enable strong pushing and pulling actions. Additionally, the tooth material uses nylon 12, which has excellent noise-reducing properties. 【Features】 ■ Supports bending up to R30, allowing for free component arrangement ■ Uses nylon 12 with excellent noise-reducing properties for the tooth material ■ Capable of accommodating both pushing and pulling actions

• Power Transmission Equipment
• Belts and pulleys

The "drive cable" is a flexible shaft that allows for high torque transmission and high-speed operation even at bending points. It supports bidirectional rotation and enables a simple design without the need for alignment. 【Features】 ■ High Torque - Capable of transmitting high torque ■ Rotation Transmission - Allows for high-speed operation even at bending points - Supports bidirectional rotation ■ High Pushability - Can be pushed and pulled freely *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

• cable
• Other cable related products

A hollow coil that can accurately transmit the rotational motion at the hand to the tip. It has excellent flexibility and can achieve high-speed rotation even in a bent state.

• stainless
• tube

This is a hollow multi-strand wire coil that achieves a balanced torque transmission capability, pushability, and kink resistance. It provides higher torque transmission compared to polymer blade tubes and greater flexibility compared to metallic tubes. It is mainly suitable for devices used in minimally invasive treatments, such as guide wires and catheters.

• tube

It is suitable for endoscopic devices such as rotating clip devices and sheath coils like guide wires.

• tube

By using a torque rope, it is possible to perform rotation transmission simultaneously in addition to push-pull operations. It is suitable for instruments such as endoscopic clips that require rotational performance.

• tube

By applying a coating to wire ropes and hollow cables, properties such as lubricity, wear resistance, and durability can be added.

• plastic

This is a hollow cable made using pre-coated wire. Without compromising the characteristics of the cable itself, it can add lubricity and chemical resistance to the surface. In curved blood vessels, it is possible to achieve excellent torque transmission performance that faithfully conveys hand movements to the tip, along with high lubricity.

• hose
• tube

It is the inner surface coating of a hollow cable. By using fluororesin, excellent sliding properties, chemical resistance, and sealing performance can be added.

• tube

Using high-precision wire produced in-house, we can flexibly and accurately accommodate various coating thicknesses. The maximum effective length is 3.6m, making it suitable for large films and other applications. 【Features】 ■ Compatible with various film thickness sizes - Flexible response to various thicknesses by drawing wire in-house ■ High-precision thickness management - Uses wire with extremely few surface scratches ■ Supports larger screens - Capable of accommodating a maximum effective coating length of 3.6m *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

• others
• Other consumables

Our company produces stainless steel wire ropes tailored to customer specifications by twisting various wire materials manufactured using wire production technology. We can process standard products such as φ0.03mm wire into twisted wire, as well as special products like φ0.013mm ultra-fine wire. Additionally, we offer a "Repalest type" that reduces initial elongation of the wire rope through special finishing. 【Features】 - Capable of manufacturing various types that achieve characteristics such as low elongation, high durability, and high strength. - High-precision processing made possible by unique processing machinery and technology. - By maintaining consistent production from the wire drawing process in-house, we can accommodate fine size specifications. *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

• Processing Contract

At Asahi Intec Co., Ltd., we offer "Tungsten Rope," which has excellent heat resistance and strength. High elastic modulus and fatigue life. A higher elastic modulus results in smaller deformation (strain), allowing for direct transmission of force. 【Features】 ■ Excellent strength performance even at high temperatures ■ High elastic modulus and fatigue life *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

• Other consumables

Asahi Intec Co., Ltd. offers "resin coating" services. We provide processing technology that coats the surface of wires and ropes with a very thin film of PTFE resin and other materials ranging from 2μm to 7μm, as well as technology for extruding thermoplastic resins, starting with nylon resin, to a minimum film thickness of 20μm. Wires and ropes coated with this technology combine the properties of metal materials and resins, resulting in products with new characteristics. 【Features】 ■ Extrusion molding of thermoplastic resins, with nylon resin as the standard, is possible. ■ Depending on the required specifications such as high durability and low friction, selection of size, resin materials, colors, etc., is possible. ■ Applicable to our products such as synchro mesh ropes and cable racks. *For more details, please refer to the PDF materials or feel free to contact us.

• Processing Contract
• Resin processing machine

At Asahi Intec Co., Ltd., we offer "functional enhancement processing." We perform various special processing techniques, including "swaging processing," which allows for a reduction in outer diameter while maintaining strength by striking the surface with a mold, and "laser end finishing," which can fix the ends using laser welding. 【Processing Examples】 ■ Surface processing ■ End processing ■ Joining *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

• Processing Contract

Asahi Intec Co., Ltd. offers "terminal processing." Various secondary processing options are available for the ends of ropes. We accommodate processing such as "ring terminals," which can be used for attaching screws, pins, etc., and "screw terminals," which allow for fine adjustments in length. 【Processing Examples】 ■ Ring terminals (eye terminals) ■ Loop terminals (clamp terminals) ■ Ball terminals ■ Screw terminals ■ Flat terminals ■ Stop terminals *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

• Processing Contract

At Asahi Intec Co., Ltd., we handle "composite twisted wires." By combining fibers with different metals, we can achieve various rope characteristics according to your needs. We can adjust properties such as specific gravity, flexibility, durability, and tensile strength. Examples of use include fishing lines for sweetfish and ropes for raising and lowering flagpoles. 【Features】 ■ Capable of achieving diverse characteristics - By combining with high-performance fibers, we can adjust specific gravity, flexibility, durability, and tensile strength. *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

• Other consumables