Originally Published EMDM March/April 2005
Industry News
In Brief
Company Launches
Full-Service Contract Manufacturing
Interplex Industries (Flushing, NY, USA), a provider of moulded components, recently began offering full-service medical device contract manufacturing. Among the company’s services are product design and development and prototyping, which are performed at the Interplex medical facility in Milford, OH, USA. The facility includes a Class 100,000 cleanroom. Component manufacturing can be completed at any of Interplex’s manufacturing locations in France, Germany, Scotland, Mexico, China, Singapore, India, and the United States.
For more information, contact Interplex, 30 McDermott Pl., Bergenfield, NJ 07621, USA; phone: +1 201 3859430; fax: +1 201 4391474; e-mail: schhahira@interplex.com; Internet: www.interplex.com.
Partnership Set to Facilitate Resource Sharing
A strategic partnership between Creganna Medical Devices (Galway, Ireland) and TDC Medical (Westborough, MA, USA) has been formed. Creganna offers design, development, and scalable manufacturing services, and specializes in minimally invasive devices. Company representatives project that TDC will provide design support and regulatory assistance for FDA submissions. The companies will be colocated at TDC’s Boston facility, giving Creganna a base in the United States. In turn, Creganna expects to provide TDC with access to its platform delivery devices, assistance with scalable manufacturing solutions, and other support.
For more information, contact Creganna Medical Devices, Parkmore West, Galway, Ireland; phone: +353 91757801; fax: +353 91757850; e-mail: brad.edworthy@creganna.com; Internet: www.creganna.com. Or contact TDC Medical Inc.,
4 Technology Dr., Westborough, MA
01581, USA; phone: +1 508 8988625; fax: +1 508 8708777; e-mail: info@tdcmedical.com; Internet: www.tdcmedical.com.
New Member Joins SBA
Nelipak B.V. (Venray, Netherlands) joined
the Sterile Barrier Association (SBA) on
1 January 2005. The company specializes in designing and manufacturing thermoformed packs for the medical and pharmaceutical market. SBA is a trade association for producers of sterile barrier systems that supply the global medical industry.
For more information, contact SBA,
9 Brockley Acres, Eastcombe, Stroud,
Glocs GL6 7DU, UK; phone: +44 1452 771225; e-mail: director.general@sterilebarrier.org; Internet: www.sterilebarrier.org.
Manufacturer Installs
Tube-Bending Machine
Microgroup Inc. (Medway, MA, USA) has expanded its capabilities with the acquisition of a three-axis, dual-radius tube-bending machine. Capable of single, multiple, or multiplane bends, the automated machine can process stainless steel and other metals in lengths of up to 6 ft. The machine can accommodate tubing from 0.015 to 0.5 in. OD and bar and wire from 0.015 to 0.250 in. OD. Wall thickness allowance ranges from 0.003 to 0.032 in.
The company anticipates the machine being used for both device components and parts for machinery affiliated with devices. Bob Lamson, vice president of business development, notes that “Using a machine like this is one way to ensure consistency and efficiency for high-volume parts, or for lower- volume parts requiring a number of bends.”
For more information, contact MicroGroup Inc., 7 Industrial Park Rd., Medway, MA 02053, USA; phone: +1 508 5334925;
fax: +1 508 5335691; e-mail: sales@microgroup.com; Internet: www.microgroup.com.
Maker of Dynamic Measurement Instruments Establishes Support Centre
Looking to increase its global impact, a designer and manufacturer of dynamic instruments for vibration, shock, and pressure measurement recently opened a business centre in Germany. Endevco (San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA) plans to make the German office a central hub for its network of existing offices in the UK, France, and Spain. The centre will be the base for activities ranging from sales, marketing, and distribution to application engineering and technical support.
Rob Meyer, president, predicts that customers “will benefit from faster response times, more technical interaction, and a deeper understanding of the various solutions available to them.” Products are available directly from the company or through its network of authorized distributors in Europe.
For more information, contact Endevco Vertriebs GmbH, Orchideenstrasse 6, 90542 Eckental-Brand, Germany; phone: +49 9126 2892929; fax: +49 9126 8089; e-mail: info@endevco.de; Internet: www.endevco.com/de/de.php.
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