Medical Surface Center – Technology, innovation and expertise for the optimal surface treatment
In our highly efficient Medical Surface Center, we offer extensive expertise and state-of-the-art technologies for the surface treatment of implants and medical instruments for our customers in the medical technology sector. Our refined surface treatment processes are the result of many years of development and underline our innovation strengths. The KKS Medical Surface Center is the innovation, competence and technology center, where KKS experts work on pioneering surface treatment processes for and together with customers. The focus is always on the needs of our customers, continuous process and method improvement and the development of new surface technologies for the medical technology sector.
The Medical Surface Center
The unique ultrasonic cleaning and surface treatment expertise of KKS as well as the trust of our customers represent key elements of the Medical Surface Center. When it comes to medical products, cleanliness and biocompatibility are crucial for guaranteeing that products are optimally compatible with body tissue and ensuring successful clinical progress for the patient. The applied methods as well as the systems and equipment used are state of the art and meet regulatory requirements and standards. KKS is of course certified to EN ISO 13485 and meets all requirements in this respect.
Facts, figures, data
As a surface treatment service provider, KKS offers cutting-edge technology solutions. Manufacturers of medical products benefit from our experience and close collaboration, as well as our expertise as a developer and manufacturer of process systems. As an outsourcing partner for surface treatment, the KKS Medical Surface Center is a safe and economical alternative to cost-intensive in-house equipment and investments.
- In-house R&D department
- In-house analytics and test laboratory including scanning electron microscope
- Approx. 1,500 square meters production area
- Systems for mechanical, chemical and electrochemical surface treatment, final cleaning and laser marking
- Cleanrooms of cleanroom classes ISO 8 and ISO 7
All services at a glance
Surface treatment at a glance
With the systems we use in the Medical Surface Center we offer ultrasonic cleaning and various surface treatment processes as an outsourcing service. Our surface treatment services include mass finishing and polishing, dry and wet blasting, pickling, etching and passivation, electropolishing, color and dark anodizing as well as laser marking. Find out more about the individual surface treatment processes in the Expertise section.
Overview of our surface treatment services
Customer-specific process development and optimization
Refined surface treatment processes are the result of many years of development by KKS and underline the company’s innovation strengths. When it comes to customer-specific developments, KKS experts from the production and research & development departments work closely with the customers’ specialists within interdisciplinary teams. The focus is always on the current needs of customers, continuous process and method improvement and the development of new surface technologies for the medical technology sector.
Surface treatment as an outsourced service
As a professional and flexible outsourcing partner for surface treatment, KKS offers a broad range of safe and established mechanical, chemical and electrochemical processes as well as ultrasonic cleaning and laser marking. We use our leading processes and equipment for surface treatment to support our customers with perfectly treated implants and medical instruments.
Validation of surface treatment methods and processes
The KKS Medical Surface Center offers its customers existing process and method validations for the most important surface treatment processes, which typically correspond to the requirements of customers and the respective notified bodies. This service saves customers valuable time and money because it eliminates the need for specific validation. At the customer’s request, KKS provides a service where we carry out process and method validations tailored to the specific customer needs.