Patent ID: 8689439
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: A61M,B29C,B29K,B29L,F04B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for manufacturing tubing to achieve at least one predetermined performance characteristic relating to a flow of a flowable material therethrough, the tubing being formed from a tubing material according to at least one operating parameter of a tube forming machine, said method comprising: determining a relationship between at least one material characteristic of the tubing material, at least one operating parameter of the tube forming machine, and at least one predetermined performance characteristic of the tubing; determining, based on said relationship, at least one operating parameter for operation of the tube forming machine to achieve said at least one predetermined performance characteristic; inputting said at least one operating parameter into the tube forming machine; and operating the tube forming machine to form tubing to achieve said at least one predetermined performance characteristic; wherein the relationship determining step comprises inputting data indicative of the at least one material characteristic, the at least one operating parameter and the at least one predetermined performance characteristic into a computing device, and operating the computing device to determine from said data a functional relationship between the at least one material characteristic of the tubing material, the at least one operating parameter of the tube forming machine, and the at least one predetermined performance characteristic of the tubing.