Nitinol Processing

Northern Nitinol is a leading expert in the material selection, development design and processing of Nitinol.  Our team supports new product/process development,  providing medical device solutions through our proven process.  Our experienced team would be eager to collaborate with you to develop innovative solutions.

• Thermal Mechanics:
  • Heat treatment
  • Shape setting
  • Af tuning
  • Processing for parent shape integrity
  • Transformation theory
  • Shape setting fixturing (development)
  • Force testing
  • Heated constrained effects
  • Cell Processing to ramp/commercialization
• Surface Finishing
  • Chemical Etching
  • Chemical Activation
  • Electropolishing
  • Tumbling
  • Microblasting
  • Passivation
  • Surface Analysis
    • SEM
    • Corrosion resistance
    • Fatigue resistance
    • Microcracks
    • Crack Propagation
    • Biocompatibility
    • Coatings/Coverings