Balloon Expandable Stent & Polymer Scaffold Crimping Overview
Stent Crimping Equipment (SC) from Machine Solutions Inc. is the industry standard for crimping of BMS and DES as well as next-generation polymer scaffolds. MSI offers a complete range of stent crimpers with MSI’s proprietary segmental compression technology suitable for all requirements from R&D through high-volume manufacturing.

Hand Held Stent Crimping Tool

• Grip Force Activated.

• Polycarbonate or stainless
• steel construction.

• Ertalyte TX or stainless steel
• crimp segments.

• Positive close stop, set screw
• feature.

• Spring loaded open position.

• Custom sizes and materials
• available.

Bench Top Manual Stent Crimping

• Manual (SC100/SC200) or
• pneumatic (SC150/SC250)
• operation.

• Polycarbonate construction.

• Custom configurations available.

• Maximum diameter: 6.0mm
• (PTCA) or 12mm (PTA).

• Maximum length: 60mm
• (PTCA) or 120mm (PTA).

Pneumatic Stent Crimping

• Activation force measurement.

• Crimp head dwell timer.

• Maximum diameter: 5.0mm
• (PTCA) or 12mm (PTA).

• Maximum length: 50mm
• (PTCA) or 120mm (PTA).

Pneumatic Stent Crimping With Heat

• Heated crimp head.

• Activation force measurement.

• Crimp head dwell timer.

• Maximum diameter: 5.0mm
• (PTCA) or 12mm (PTA).

• Maximum length: 50mm
• (PTCA )or 120mm (PTA).

Automated Stent Crimping

• PLC control with touch
• screen HMI.

• Servo motor activation.

• Crimp-to-force and crimp-to-
• diameter capability.

• Stores up to 99 profiles, 16
• stages per profile.

• Integrated balloon
• pressure/vacuum.

• Film Crimp Head option
• protects.

• coatings and polymer scaffolds.

Automated Stent Crimping With Network Capability

• PLC control with industrial PC HMI.

• Stores up to 999 recipes, 20
• stages per recipe.

• Servo regulator controlled
• balloon pressure.

• Automated force calibration.

• Multiple levels of security.

• Bar code scanning capabilities.

• Networking capabilities.

• Optional dual axis laser
• micrometer & leak detection.

• Film Crimp Head option
• protects coatings and polymer
• scaffolds.