Choosing the right agricultural plastic products for medical and healthcare applications is rarely about picking the cheapest quote. It is about matching resin properties, processing method and certification to the way the part will actually be used.
Use it as a working checklist when you write your next enquiry.
This category covers a family of products rather than a single item. In practice a buyer defines agricultural plastic products by three things: the base resin, the format or dimension, and the performance or certification level it has to meet. Typical options in this category include drip line 16 mm with 0.2 L/h emitters; silage and stretch film widths to 750 mm; greenhouse film 100 to 200 micron. Materials most often specified are Low Density Polyethylene, Polyvinyl Chloride, High Density Polyethylene, Ethylene Vinyl Acetate, and the choice between them changes stiffness, temperature resistance, chemical behaviour and price.
In the medical and healthcare sector the decision is usually driven by biocompatibility and sterilisation stability, with full traceability as a secondary requirement. Typical end uses include surgical instrument handles, diagnostic consumables, implant trial components.
These figures are typical for commercial grades and should be confirmed against the supplier's certificate for your specific lot.
| Material | Density | Tensile strength | Service temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low Density Polyethylene | 0.91-0.93 g/cm³ | 8-20 MPa | -50°C to 70°C |
| Polyvinyl Chloride | 1.38-1.45 g/cm³ | 40-55 MPa | -10°C to 60°C |
| High Density Polyethylene | 0.94-0.97 g/cm³ | 20-32 MPa | -50°C to 80°C |
Low Density Polyethylene is frequently the default selection here: LDPE is the workhorse of flexible packaging because of its softness and sealing behaviour.
Beyond the base resin, most suppliers offer UV stabilised, food contact, flame retardant, anti-static and recycled content versions of the same product. Ask which additive package is included, because it is often the difference between a part that lasts three years and one that lasts ten.
The route below is the one most factories use for this type of part.
Secondary operations such as printing, welding, machining and assembly are often cheaper to do in the same factory, and they reduce the risk of mismatch between components.
These are the criteria that actually predict whether the part will perform in service.
Send this list to your supplier with the drawing and you will receive comparable quotations from every factory you contact.
Yes. {mat1} is one of our regular materials for this item, and we can supply virgin, modified and certified grades with full traceability. Material certificates and test reports are issued per batch.
For standard sizes and colours the minimum is usually one pallet or one production run; for custom tooling the economic minimum depends on the tooling cost amortised over the expected volume. Send us your annual volume and we will calculate the break even point.
Colour is controlled with a masterbatch reference approved by the customer, and every production lot is checked against the approved sample under standard lighting before shipment.
Yes. Standard samples are normally free of charge and shipped within three working days; custom samples are charged at cost and credited against the first production order.
A new tool typically takes 25 to 45 days depending on cavity count and complexity, followed by T1 samples within one week. Existing tools can usually start production within 10 to 15 days of order confirmation.
Our team supplies agricultural plastic products to medical and healthcare customers worldwide, with samples, material certificates and full inspection reports available before mass production.
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