8 carrier suture braiding machine

This photograph is an example of an 8 carrier suture braiding machine.

The machine has four heads of 8 carriers.

The production rate per head is 600 picks per minute. The total production per minute from the machine is 600 picks multiply by 4 which equals 2400 picks per minute.

With this machine the following sizes can be braided:

Minimum: EP metric size 0.5 or USP Size 7/0 or standard diamter 0.050 - 0.069 mm

Maximum: EP metric size 8 or USP size 6 or standard diameter 0.8 - 0.899 mm