CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Medical Manufacturing Technologies (MMT), a leading global provider of medical device manufacturing services and solutions, proudly announces the launch of the ground-breaking, patented Glebar P5K Gauging System. Offering the fastest and most precise scanning and profiling capabilities available, combined with unparalleled ergonomic flexibility for operators, the P5K is poised to revolutionize guidewire measurement and metrology processes for medical device and industrial markets worldwide.
Recent advancements in the medical, aerospace, automotive, and industrial sectors, including the creation of more sophisticated and smaller machined components, presents the growing challenge for manufacturers to achieve fully automated parts measurement to ensure patient and end-user safety and performance. While the P5K was originally developed to meet the exacting requirements of medical guidewire measurement, the innovative P5K technology accurately measures long, slender components, translating to improved manufacturing outcomes for a multitude of industries.
With the ability to scan and profile components up to 78” (2 meters) in length and 0.250” (6.35 mm) in diameter, the P5K measures at an impressive speed of 16,000 diameter readings per second. The P5K delivers 12 times the measurement of any currently available gauging system on the market1 and provides the first available sit, stand, or sit/stand option, prioritizing operator comfort, flexibility, and productivity.
Commenting on this significant product introduction is Trent Steckler, Vice President of New Product Development at MMT, “The launch of the P5K comes at a pivotal time when manufacturers are seeking solutions that deliver not just speed but also reliability and predictability,” he stated. “Use of the P5K for guidewire and industrial parts measurement ultimately translates to significant time and cost savings achieved via increased throughput, predictive quality insights, and reduced scrap,” Steckler concluded.
Building on the strong capabilities of the Glebar P4K, a White Paper revealed that the P5K generates four times (4x) the data output while operating at four times (4x) the speed of the P4K. This further demonstrates that the P5K delivers first-rate data, enhancing part quality and significantly improving manufacturing efficiencies.
Other significant P5K features, include:
- The industry’s first 5-year limited extended warranty.
- User-friendly, intuitive software—developed with the operator in mind—ensuring traceability with fully automated measurement to guarantee objectivity and reliable results with each scan.
- Improved interface, allowing inspectors to quickly scan multiple parts with a click of the mouse to assess product quality on the manufacturing floor.
- Advanced air bearings, enhancing the longevity of the scanning head and eliminating mechanical interference, a common issue in faster scans.
- Extensive data analysis features, with optional SQL packages, complying with the strictest requirements and delivering flawless data centralization across multiple facilities.
- Increased speed, permitting operators to significantly improve in-process quality control (QC) with efficient returns to the grinder and boosting overall productivity.
- Reduced time required to establish new product recipes, accelerating deployment and minimizing training required for staff.
- More immediate insights into size compensation, providing feedback to Glebar Grinding Systems: CAM.2, GT-9AC, and GT-610 CNC.
To learn more about MMT’s revolutionary Glebar P5K, including information on special pricing through November 30, 2025, please visit: https://mmt-inc.com/p5k-gauging-system.
Experience the P5K Live!
Join MMT at the MD&M Minneapolis Conference on October 21-22 in Booth 3303. MMT will feature the P5K, as well as its comprehensive suite of advanced manufacturing technologies such as grinding, balloon forming, precise cutoff, micro-coil winding, catheter tipping, and more.
MMT Lunch and Learn Event
MMT will hold its annual Customer Experience Center (CEC) event on Friday, October 24, from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. CT, co-sponsored by Chamfr. Highlighted will be catheter and grinding manufacturing solutions, on-site demonstrations, and special presentations by Crew Feighery, MMT SVP of Commercial Sales and Marketing, and Katie Karmelek, Chamfr Co-Founder. To register, please visit: https://info.mmt-inc.com/mmt-lunch-and-learn.
About Medical Manufacturing Technologies
Medical Manufacturing Technologies (MMT), a leading global provider of medical device manufacturing solutions, is a single-resource solution for automated process-driven medical manufacturing—streamlining complex medical device solutions with an emphasis on precision and finely tuned efficiency. The company offers process development, applications and equipment, technical solutions, and after-market support.
MMT’s portfolio of companies includes CATHTIP, Comco, Engineering by Design, FEPeeler, GenX Medical, Glebar, Innova Design, Interface Catheter Solutions, MMT Automation, MPT Europe, R&D Engineering, Somex Automation, SYNEO, and Tridex Technology. Web: mmt-inc.com
Reference
(1) Technical comparison of MMT’s Glebar P5K Gauging System to the Royal Master Laser Gauging System, testing one sample every 0.0001 inches at a speed of 0.125 inches per second and one sample every 0.0001 inches at 1.125 inches per second.”
Contacts
Media Contact:
Leah Davidson
Director of Corporate Marketing, MMT
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 980-580-4755
