PREMIUM ORTHOPAEDIC COMPONENTS THAT TRANSFORM LIVES FIND OUT MORE 1 2 3 4 5 Coronavirus (COVID-19): Latest Update WELCOME TO ORTHOPLASTICS Welcome to Orthoplastics – home of the world’s highest quality premium-grade Orthopaedic Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE). UHMWPE MANUFACTURING The recognised world leader in the supply and manufacture of implantable grade plastics for the medical industry. COMPONENT MACHINING Unique expertise in developing individual orthopaedic components that are manufactured to customer specifications. DIRECT COMPRESSION MOULDING A recognised leader in the manufacture of components with a highly polished, high gloss finish on a direct moulded surface. CROSSLINKED POLYETHYLENE The leaders in the production of crosslinked UHMWPE that offers significant wear reduction and increased implant lifespan. WORLD LEADING SUPPLIER OF IMPLANTABLE GRADE PLASTICS ABOUT ORTHOPLASTICS Orthoplastics Limited is dedicated to the medical industry and is a world leader in the development and supply of both implantable grade plastics and also biocompatible plastics for instrument applications. OUR INDUSTRY EXPERTISE Leading the world in the manufacture and supply of UHMWPE products and applications. FIND OUT MORE OUR PRODUCT RANGE Offering the medical industry a complete supply solution on a range of implantable plastics. FIND OUT MORE LABORATORY SERVICES Industry leading UKAS accredited laboratory to support customer product development requirements. FIND OUT MORE SUPPLYING THE WORLD'S LEADING ORTHOPAEDIC MANUFACTURERS OUR PRODUCTS & SERVICES UHMWPE For over 40 years, UHMWPE has been the primary bearing material for orthopaedic applications. VITAMIN E Orthoplastics Vitamin E UHMWPE is a revolutionary technology in orthopaedic applications. CROSSLINKING On site manufacturing of Crosslinked UHMPWE which offers significant wear reduction on implants. COMPONENT MACHINING The recognised expert in all aspects of CNC machining of implantable grade plastics and components. DIRECT COMPRESSION MOULDING A method of sintering the polymer to produce orthopaedic components with a high gloss finish. FIND OUT MORE FIND OUT MORE Orthoplastics works in conjunction with its customers to accelerate the design process and ensure products meet the application, learn how we do this. DOWNLOAD OUR BROCHURE Please download our latest brochure for a detailed overview of our exciting and innovative business. FIND OUT MORE NEWS FROM ORTHOPLASTICS Follow the latest news from orthoplastics, including product innovations, events and vacancies. FIND OUT MORE CAREERS AT ORTHOPLASTICS Visit our careers section to find out if any vacancies are available to join a world leading manufacturer. FIND OUT MORE PIONEERING DEVELOPMENTS IN EXTRUSION AND MOULDING TECHNIQUES LATEST NEWS FROM ORTHOPLASTICS NEW MANUFACTURING FACILITY HELPING SUPPORT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY In a bid to help the local community access COVID-19 testing and vaccinations, we are proud that our new manufacturing facility could be used as a temporary COVID vaccination and testing centre. ... FURTHER EXPANSION OF OUR DIRECT COMPRESSION MOULDING CAPABILITIES We are pleased to announce that we have further expanded our Direct Compression Moulding capabilities. We took delivery of a batch of DCM machines back in December 2020 and took a further delivery of... ORTHOPLASTICS FACILITIES TEAM ANNOUNCED AS WINNERS OF THE VIANT VALUES 2021 Q1 AWARDS The Facilities team worked through Christmas to undertake essential Prepared Planned Maintenance work to ensure the facility was up and running for the return of all employees. Facilities team as... PROGRESS AT OUR NEW MANUFACTURING FACILITY We’re pleased to update you on the progress at our new manufacturing facility at the Futures Business Park Development in Rossendale (UK). As with all complex builds, the path to completion has not... KEEPING OPERATIONS RUNNING WHILE ENSURING THE SAFETY OF OUR PEOPLE 2020 presented challenges for many businesses, we’re proud that since April 2020 we have put stringent measures in place to ensure our facilities are COVID secure and that the health and safety of... GET IN TOUCH WITH ORTHOPLASTICS CONTACT OUR OFFICE Orthoplastics Ltd Grove Mill, Todmorden Road, Lancashire, OL13 9EF, UK Tel: +44 (0)1706 874171 Fax: +44 (0)1706 879826 Email: info@orthoplastics.com QUICK LINK Home About Products Services Laboratory Policies News Careers Contact A VIANT COMPANY Orthoplatics is a VIANT company, science making a material difference. VIANT SPECIALISMS Machining Direct Compression Moulding Privacy Our website uses various cookies. Our website uses various cookies. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we put on your computer if you agree. These cookies allow us to distinguish you from other users of our website, which helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site... Read more ACCEPT & CONTINUE