Forefront Medical Technology (Singapore) announced this week that it has purchased a 20% stake in Arrow Medical (Herefordshire, U.K.). Founded in 1989, Arrow Medical is a medical contract manufacturer with specialties in textiles, RF welding, silicond injection molding and cleanroom assembly. “First, Arrow’s textile and RF welding capabilities … [Read more...] about Forefront Medical buys a fifth of U.K.-based Arrow Medical
Compounding Solutions launches new tie-layer resin
Compounding Solutions (Lewiston, Maine) recently announced that it has launched a new tie-layer resin for the medical device industry. ReZilok Rx is meant for the manufacturing of multilayer co-extruded medical films and catheter tubing, the company said in a February announcement. Compounding Solutions' R&D team developed ReZilok Rx as a … [Read more...] about Compounding Solutions launches new tie-layer resin
ProMed Pharma, DSM partner to use polymers to deliver drugs
ProMed Pharma and DSM Biomedical recently announced a business development partnership focused on polymeric drug delivery. The collaboration combines ProMed’s micromolding and extrusion capabilities with DSM’s biomedical polyurethanes, polyurethaneureas, and bioerodible amino-acid-based polyesteramides. The goal is the development of novel … [Read more...] about ProMed Pharma, DSM partner to use polymers to deliver drugs
Biocoat achieves ISO 13485:2016 certification
Biocoat (Horsham, Pa.) announced today that is has received a certification of registration for the ISO 13485:2016 quality management system. Company officials described the certification as reflecting an ongoing commitment to quality. Biocoat specializes in supplying lubricious hydrophilic coatings for medical devices used in a range of … [Read more...] about Biocoat achieves ISO 13485:2016 certification
Could this old-school manufacturing technology enable better catheter designs?
Excimer lasers have taken a back seat to femtosecond and picosecond lasers when it came to catheter manufacturing, but it may be time for medical device creators to give this decades-old technology a second look. A serial medical device manufacturing entrepreneur in the Twin Cities, Brady Hatcher still remembers the moment years ago when he first … [Read more...] about Could this old-school manufacturing technology enable better catheter designs?
MD&M West: Here are 4 things you may have missed
From 3M's adhesive-finding tool to help wearable designers to OnRobot's energy-efficient vacuum gripper, there were plenty of useful tools for medical device creators to discover at this year's MD&M West in Anaheim, Calif. As managing editor of Medical Design & Outsourcing, I toured the show floor to point out some of the highlights, which … [Read more...] about MD&M West: Here are 4 things you may have missed
How fast is Protolabs growing? Turns out it’s really fast
Quick-turn manufacturer Protolabs has an enviable problem: It needs hundreds of qualified advanced manufacturing workers, and it needs them fast. When Protolabs CEO Vicki Holt started with the Maple Plain, Minn.-based company five years ago, it had 750 employees. Now it has 2,700, with plans to add 650 more this year. Most of Protolab's growth has … [Read more...] about How fast is Protolabs growing? Turns out it’s really fast
ODU touts Medi-Snap Advanced plastic circular connector for medical applications
ODU (Camarillo, Calif.) recently announced that it is introducing its Medi-Snap Advanced plastic circular connector to the North American market. ODU describes the Medi-Snap as lightweight and cost-efficient. It's a plastic circular connector with high chemical resistance ideal for medical, industrial and test and measurement applications, … [Read more...] about ODU touts Medi-Snap Advanced plastic circular connector for medical applications
GW Plastics is growing fast: Here’s how
Plastics and silicones contract manufacturer GW Plastics has invested $25 million into expansions and technology — growing in recent years into a more than 1,000-employee company with eight worldwide facilities comprising more than 500,000 square feet. The expansion, with the Bethel, Vt.–based company detailed in a recent news release, has … [Read more...] about GW Plastics is growing fast: Here’s how
Trelleborg acquires molded components company Sil-Pro
Trelleborg recently announced that it has acquired Sil-Pro, a Delano, Minn.–based medical device manufacturing outsourcer with a specialty in silicone and thermoplastic molding. Financial terms of the deal, which closed Jan. 2, were not disclosed. Founded in 1998 and owned by two generations of the Carver family, Sil-Pro has an employee count in … [Read more...] about Trelleborg acquires molded components company Sil-Pro
