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The Swiss company BW-TEC manufactures machines for the production of balloon catheters. These catheters are used to open blocked or narrowed blood vessels in the human body and restore blood flow. BW-TEC's machines use gripping technology from Schunk, specifically the universal gripper Schunk PGN-plus 64, to secure the plastic tube during the molding process. The gripper is cleanroom certified and meets the high requirements for medical devices. The machine can produce up to 150 balloons in a single shift, which can vary in size and length. BW-TEC plans to expand its collaboration with Schunk and use the next generation of the PGN-plus 64. [Extracted from the article]