Name

Interface Catheter Solutions

Legal name

Medical Manufacturing Technologies LLC

Website

https://interfacemachines.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Device Manufacturing Equipment

NAICS

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Infusion Sets, Catheters & Pump Consumables (HLAHAIAH)

Keywords

• Catheter manufacturing equipment
• Balloon forming machines
• Medical device production
• Parison stretching equipment
• Guidewire manufacturing equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Laguna Niguel

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Medical Device Manufacturing Equipment Sales: Interface generates revenue through the sale of precision catheter and balloon manufacturing equipment including balloon formers, parison stretchers, tipping machines, bonding equipment, testing machines, and related machinery to medical device manufacturers. Equipment is sold directly to customers with quote-based pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Interface Catheter Solutions manufactures a complete line of balloon manufacturing, catheter manufacturing, and testing equipment for medical device manufacturers. The product portfolio spans the entire catheter production process — from liner stretching and parison stretching to balloon forming, tipping, bonding/welding, pleating/folding, marker band swaging, stent crimping, measurement, and pressure/leak testing — with both standard equipment and custom machine builds.

Product overview

Interface Catheter Solutions, an MMT (Medical Manufacturing Technologies) company, offers a comprehensive portfolio of medical device production equipment for balloon catheter and guidewire manufacturing. The product line spans multiple equipment categories including Balloon Forming (BFM-3310, BFM-4410-3x, BFM-5510 HF, BFMS-500-S2, BFM-500-S2), Balloon Pleating & Folding (PTF-240-A, PTF-240-M, PTF-120-A), Parison Stretching (CPS-1000, EDS, PSM-400-SD, PSM-500-SD), Tube/Wire Processing (Tubing Welding TBW-500 QX, Accu-Cut series, Accu-Feed series), Bonding/Welding (Quantum/Magnum Tipping Machines, BT-NG Thermal Bonding, Split Die Bonder, HOTBOX, Heat Setting Oven), Marking/Printing (V200 UV Laser, ACCU-LASE, ACCU-BLAST, ACCU-PRINT), Testing (GPL-501B, HPT-1000, PT-3070, LDS-320), and specialized equipment for Marker Band Swaging (MBS-250), Liner Stretching (CATH-TECH), Lamination/Reflow (CT Reflow Chamber, Reflow Roller, Quad Laminator), Mandrel Pulling (CT Mandrel Puller), Coil Winding (Multi/Single-Filar), Hole Drilling (Cathtip 400 Series, Accu-Drill), and Stent Crimping (CRF-200-PS, CR-60-HC, CR-150, CR-240-FSCP, CR-240-SA). The portfolio also includes Water Jacket Assemblies, fixtures, and consumables, providing end-to-end catheter and guidewire manufacturing solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CATH-TECH: Liner stretching equipment brand from R&D Engineering featuring automated processes combining heat and tension for catheter liner processing.
• Cathtip

Products and services

• BFM-3310 Balloon Forming Machine Precision balloon forming machine used by medical device manufacturers to produce balloon catheters for interventional intravascular procedures.
• BFM-4410-3x Balloon Forming Machine Balloon forming machine with advanced capabilities for catheter balloon manufacturing by medical device manufacturers.
• BFM-5510 HF High Force Balloon Forming Machine Benchtop high-force balloon forming machine for precise production of structural heart, large platform, and thick wall high-pressure balloons for demanding medical device applications.
• BFMS-500-S2 Balloon Forming Machine Balloon forming machine with innovative heating system for even heating and faster cycle times, enabling customers to increase production capacity.
• BFM-500-S2 Balloon Forming Machine Balloon forming machine designed with an innovative heating system for even heating and faster cycle times in catheter manufacturing.
• CPS-1000 Computerized Parison Stretcher Computerized parison stretching system that stretches or necks-down tubing parisons in preparation for balloon forming, providing uniformly stretched tubing with repeatable results.
• EDS Extrusion Die Stretcher Extrusion die stretcher performing hot die draw-down of plastic tubing used in catheter production, available in three models to match workspace requirements.
• MBS-250 Marker Band Swager Compact, clean-room-ready marker band swaging machine with 360-degree swaging performance for gradual and smooth diameter reduction in catheter manufacturing.
• PTF-240-A Balloon Pleating and Folding Machine Balloon pleating and folding machine that processes balloons up to 300mm in catheter balloon manufacturing.
• PTF-240-M Balloon Pleating and Folding Machine Balloon pleating and folding machine with advanced folding capabilities for catheter balloons.
• PTF-120-A Balloon Pleating and Folding Machine Balloon pleating and folding machine for processing catheter balloons in medical device manufacturing.
• Quantum Tipping Machine Tabletop tipping machine that produces CATHTIP-standard outputs for catheter tipping applications in medical device manufacturing.
• Magnum Tipping Machine RF-based tipping machine for tip forming, flaring, and bonding in catheter production or interface settings, achieving flashless tips, smooth bonds, and exacting geometry with virtually all thermo-plastic materials.
• BT-NG Thermal Bonding Machine Robust and stable thermal bonding machine based on the hot-jaw principle, providing reliable production bonding of balloon and catheter components with minimal cost of ownership and accurate temperature control.
• CT Split Die Bonder Bonder that enables two catheter ends made with similar materials to be sealed together and encased in heat shrink, providing seal consistency.
• CT HOTBOX CATH-TECH hot box configured with other equipment products, providing ideal product positioning for precise tube and shaft bonds with increased reliability.
• Hot-Flo Heat Box Benchtop catheter hot air nozzle system with digital airflow readout, ready lamp for temperature and airflow, and options for enhanced control and monitoring of process parameters.
• TBW-500 QX Tubing Welding Machine Benchtop tubing welding machine that welds a variety of tubing sizes and materials, featuring programmable touchscreen with up to 16 storable weld configurations and 200X vision system magnification.
• CATH-TECH Liner Stretcher Automated liner stretching system using a combination of heat and tension to process a liner to a fixed mandrel, available in Servo Stretcher or Dead Weight configurations.
• CT Reflow Chamber Standard reflow chamber delivering strictly controlled heated chamber navigating down tubing at precise and regulated speed, producing highly repeatable and uniform laminations of medium to long-length catheter shafts.
• CATH-TECH Reflow Roller Reflow roller featuring eight chambers that continuously feed the product for quick transition between loads, suitable for medium to large wall systems.
• Quad Catheter Laminator Quad catheter laminator using recirculated hot air to shrink thermoplastic tubing down to minimal diameter to produce catheters, with flexible programming for new products.
• CT Mandrel Puller Mandrel pulling machine designed to pull mandrels from any type of catheter tubing, equipped with either Servo or Pneumatic controls.
• Glass Die Tipper Automated catheter tipping system that pushes catheter up into a glass die mold, heats and forms the tip to specific mold and radial shape, and chills for separation.
• Radio Frequency (RF) Tipper Catheter tipping machine using Radio Frequency energy as an alternative to traditional heat sources, providing flexibility to dies and automatic start at desired temperature.
• Multi-Filar Coil Winding Machine Multi-filar coil winding machine using camera vision system to wind fine filaments around a spinning mandrel, producing multi-filar micro coils with up to 4 filars via closed-loop filar tension control.
• Single-Filar Coil Winding Machine (EBD 503) Precision single-filar micro coil winding machine from larger DIN 80 supply spool, improving accuracy of controlled parameters to increase productivity.
• Cathtip 400 Series Precision hole drilling machine delivering results to highest industry hole quality standards, custom built to suit application specifications.
• Accu-Drill SD Automated hole driller providing a powerful, safe solution for catheter hole drilling and skiving patterns requiring one to four axes of control.
• Accu-Drill MD10 Manual hole driller capable of drilling and skiving precise holes in plastic, silicone, and steel braided medical tubing.
• Cathtip Flex-Drill Flexible, cost-effective catheter hole forming machine for catheter prototypes and early development applications.
• Accu-Cut 202L Tube Cutter Precision medical tube cutter renowned among medical device manufacturers for clean, square corners, precise lengths, and convenient output.
• Accu-Cut 700L Braided Tubing Cutter Tube cutter engineered for difficult materials including braid-reinforced tubing, stainless steel, polycarbonate, and nylon 12.
• Accu-Cut 202W Wire Cutter High precision automated medical wire cutter providing cleanest cuts for Stainless Steel, Nitinol, and Titanium wire, flat wire, and coils.
• Accu-Feed 110 Stick Tubing and Wire Feeder Dynamic stick tubing and wire feeder providing high speed, precise stick feeding of wire, metal and plastic tubing, and metal rods for medical applications.
• Accu-Feed HPD High Performance Dereeler High performance dereeler designed for large spools and heavy gauge materials, ideal for olefin, Teflon, and heavy gauge materials.
• Accu-Feed LTD Low Tension Dereeler Low tension dereeler providing constant strain payout of tubing to Accu-Cut or other machines for high volume, critical tolerance manufacturing operations.
• CRF-200-PS Stent Crimping System Stable stent crimping system with film protection for processing drug-eluting self-expandable stents.
• CR-60-HC Stent Crimping Machine Stent crimping machine developed for crimping balloon expandable bioabsorbable stents.
• CR-150 Stent Crimping Machine Stent crimping machine developed for crimping and transfer into delivery system of self-expandable stents up to 120mm length with maximum diameter of approximately 20mm.
• CR-240-FSCP Flexible Stent Crimping Platform Stent crimping machine developed for crimping and transfer on or into delivery system with flexible platform capabilities.
• CR-240-SA Stent Crimping Machine Stent crimping machine developed for crimping and transfer into delivery system of self-expandable stents up to 200mm in length with maximum diameter of approximately 30mm.
• SYNEO Accu-Lase V200 UV Laser Processing System Automated UV laser processing system providing greater process capability in precision tube cutting of polyimide tubing and complex hole making, as well as polymer marking.
• ACCU-LASE V200 & V200X UV Laser Workstations UV laser workstations enabling greater process capability in precision marking, tube cutting, and complex hole making.
• ACCU-BLAST CRS100 Sandblasting surface modification system providing an alternative to traditional depth mark printing on catheters or guidewires.
• SYNEO Accu-Print Catheter Printing Systems Catheter printing system combining tubing materials handling and inspection techniques with pad and inkjet printing functions to meet precision printing specifications for unique medical devices.
• LDS-320 Length Diameter Measurement System Accurate, non-contact, low-cost measurement system for catheter balloon dimensional inspection, eliminating errors associated with manual contact measurements.
• GPL-501B Gas Pressure Leak Tester Tabletop gas pressure leak tester used for nondestructive leak testing of catheter components using dry nitrogen gas.
• HPT-1000 Hydraulic Pressure Tester Hydraulic pressure tester providing critical hydraulic test functions for balloon catheters and components including tubing and balloons.
• PT-3070 Hydraulic Pressure Tester Hydraulic pressure tester ideally suited for testing small plastic pressure retaining components such as welded or bonded plastic components and tubing assemblies in disposable medical devices.
• HSO-250 Heat Setting Oven Heat setting oven providing cost-effective fold memory retention after balloon fluting and wrapping, with multiple chambers for heat treatment of folded, wrapped balloon catheters.
• DFW-1000 Dual Flute Wrapper Equipment for catheter fluting and wrapping operations in catheter manufacturing.
• Water Jacket Assemblies Full line of water jackets for use with Balloon Forming Machines, with modular approach enabling forming of balloons from 1.5mm x 10mm to 40mm x 150mm on the same machine.

Quantifiable outcome

• Increased throughput through automated processes like liner stretching
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Medical Manufacturing Technologies (MMT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 December 2021Interface Catheter Solutions is a brand and part of Medical Manufacturing Technologies (MMT), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management. MMT operates as a leading global provider of medical device manufacturing solutions, integrating Interface with sister companies including R&D Engineering, Cathtip, Engineering By Design, MPT Europe, Syneo, Glebar, and others.
• R&D EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company under MMT that provides the CATH-TECH liner stretcher and other equipment. Interface showcases R&D Engineering products as part of their integrated equipment line.
• Engineering By Design (EBD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company providing state-of-the-art coil winding solutions including multi-filar and single-filar coil winders for medical micro coils with closed-loop filar tension control.
• SYNEOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company providing tube and wire cutting solutions, UV laser marking machines, and printing solutions for catheter manufacturing including Accu-Cut tube cutters and Accu-Lase systems.
• MPT EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company providing stent crimping solutions for self-expandable, balloon-expandable, and drug-coated stents suitable for high-volume manufacturing and R&D environments.
• Somex AutomationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIreland-based provider of custom automation equipment and processes for the medical device industry. Acquired by MMT in May 2023.
• Ward Automation GalwayminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIreland-based provider of custom automation solutions. Acquired by MMT in May 2023.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Machine Solutions Inc. Specializes in balloon catheter folding/pleating, stent crimping, and catheter manufacturing equipment, directly overlapping with Interface's core balloon forming and stent crimping product lines.
• Nordson Medical (formerly Vention Medical): Provides catheter component manufacturing, extrusion, and assembly equipment plus minimally invasive device components, competing head-to-head in catheter production tooling and equipment.
• Putnam Plastics (part of Carpenter Technology): Specializes in medical tubing extrusion and catheter manufacturing services with proprietary processes, an adjacent but competing supplier of catheter production equipment and components.
• Confluent Medical Technologies: Nitinol and catheter component manufacturer whose former equipment line was acquired by MMT/Interface; competes in catheter production equipment and precision components.

Broad incumbents

• Merit Medical Systems: Diversified interventional medical device OEM that also invests in proprietary catheter manufacturing equipment; competes with Interface as a customer-supplier in the catheter ecosystem.
• Teleflex: Large interventional medical device manufacturer producing catheters and guidewires; competes with Interface in adjacent ways by sourcing/building catheter manufacturing equipment internally.
• Integer Holdings: Contract manufacturer of medical devices including catheters and guidewires, with internal catheter manufacturing capabilities competing with Interface's equipment offerings.
• West Pharmaceutical Services: Drug delivery and containment device manufacturer with related elastomer/component capabilities; broader incumbent with overlap in catheter and interventional device components.
• ICU Medical (Smiths Medical): Medical device manufacturer producing catheters and IV therapy equipment; broader portfolio player overlapping with Interface's catheter customer base.
• Becton Dickinson (BD): Global medical technology leader with significant catheter, guidewire, and IV therapy product lines; competes with Interface both as a customer of catheter equipment and through internal manufacturing capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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