Define the workpiece
Identify both sides of the joint: material grades, dimensions, overlap, location and the condition of each component before processing. A nominal catheter size alone is not an application specification.
Bring the process requirements together
- Which polymers and material combinations are involved?
- What are the catheter dimensions and joint geometry?
- Which bond locations and acceptance tests matter?
- What output, loading and changeover requirements apply?
Agree how the result will be checked
Discuss the bond characteristics and the visual, dimensional or mechanical tests used to accept the result. Distinguish target performance from demonstrated results, and define the sample set and trial conditions.
Plan the production setting
Confirm the operator workflow, utilities, changeover, cleaning and maintenance needs. Decide which process records are needed and how those records should be used. Confirm the proposed machine configuration before relying on any equipment envelope or cycle-time estimate.
Ready to discuss the application?
You do not need to send confidential drawings to begin. Start with the process and the main requirements, then agree a suitable route for controlled technical information.
Prepare the application brief