New and novel private label plates have to be designed, developed and manufactured. A company, which offers these services, is Porvair Sciences: Expertise in polymer moulding, surface treatment and microplate assembly, as well as knowledge of life science applications, has enabled Porvair Sciences to custom design and manufacture standard and specialist plates in high volumes at internationally competitive prices. The companys agile manufacturing and development capabilities allow it to also handle relatively small, short run microplate projects. Customers are able to benefit from a range of proprietary techniques used in the generation of custom microplates including polymer ultrasonic welding, plasma surface treatment, co-sintering of polymers / silicas and two-shot injection moulding. Porvair Sciences is a market leader in the field of moulding ultra-pure plastic materials such as polystyrene, polypropylene and polycarbonate.