Razorleaf (Stow, Ohio) announced that it has opened its first division outside of the U.S. in Northampton, U.K. The company’s new Razorleaf Europe will provide a single delivery and support service to customers in Europe. “We’ve already done projects in Europe, and have customers with both U.S. and European presence, but as we get into
Tegra Medical expands sales operations to Europe
January 8, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Tegra Medical announced that it now has a European sales presence in Sheffield, U.K. The company also announced that it has appointed Neil Garner as its business development manager of Europe. “This is an important step for Tegra Medical’s progression to becoming an international company and offering our end-to-end solutions globally,” Lee Crowe, VP of
Rfxcel expands capabilities to Europe
October 2, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Rfxcel announced its plans to expand its capabilities to help life science companies meet serialization and regulatory compliance needs in Europe. The company specializes in traceability and serialization because of its leaders who understand data accuracy, global compliance and serialization. Mark Davison will lead the European team as the senior director of operations for Europe.
AirXpanders completes manufacturing transfer to Costa Rica
September 28, 2017 By Leave a Comment
AirXpanders announced that it has transferred its manufacturing to a contract manufacturer in Costa Rica to produce its AeroForm breast tissue expansion system. The manufacturing capability for the device at the facility is now operational. The production facility will help the company manufacture AeroForm expanders more cost-efficiently to produce a higher volume. AeroForm is currently
Tegra Medical expands manufacturing facilities
September 27, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Tegra Medical recently announced that it has expanded its manufacturing footprint at its Hernando, Miss. and Costa Rica locations. The company expanded its Genesis Tech Center product development support in Hernando, Miss. by adding a new dedicated facility. The building is 3,200 sq. ft and is specifically for prototyping and medical device development. Engineers and
Brentwood buys Mexico cleanroom facility
September 20, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Brentwood Industries (Reading, Pa.) has expanded its manufacturing capabilities by purchasing a cleanroom facility in Tijuana, Mexico. It plans to open the facility in early 2018. This new purchase is the second facility of Brentwood’s that is dedicated to customers thermoformed medical packaging. “We’ve been evaluating expansion into Tijuana for a number of years, particularly considering
Medtech stories we missed this week: Sept. 15, 2017
September 15, 2017 By Leave a Comment
From Acera Surgical and Telos Medical’s partnership to Xtant Medical’s 510(k) clearance, here are seven medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth a mention. 1. Acera Surgical partners with Telos Medical for Restrata wound matrix trial Telos Partners announced in a Sept. 14 press release that Acera Surgical has chosen Telos to
Nypro reopens renovated Illinois design and manufacturing facility
September 15, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Nypro has officially opened the doors of its recently expanded Gurnee, Ill. location after having a ribbon cutting ceremony that included Mayor Kristina Kovarik and other company officials. The facility has almost doubled in size with the new expansion and is bringing 60 new jobs to the local area. The expansion also enhances specialized capabilities
CSP Technologies expands Alabama facility
August 30, 2017 By Leave a Comment
CSP Technologies is expanding its Auburn, Ala. manufacturing and warehousing capacity by 110,000 sq. ft. The expansion has already begun and is under construction. The company said in a recent news release that it is expanding its facility because of the growing needs of the healthcare and food safety industries. The expansion follows a thermoforming line
Medtech stories we missed this week: May 5, 2017
May 5, 2017 By Leave a Comment
From Biomerics’s $38.5 million expansion in Salt Lake City to new study results and partnerships, here are 7 medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. Biomerics opening new corporate HQ Biomerics announced in a May 1 press release that it is moving its corporate headquarters in Salt Lake City. The
Precision Coating celebrates new Costa Rica facility
April 26, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Precision Coating Co., Inc. (PCCI), a subsidiary of Katahdin Industries, is holding the grand opening event of its PTFE coating facility in one of the newest free-trade zone industrial parks, Coyol Free Zone and Business Park, in Alajuela, Costa Rica. On May 23 from 5 to 8 p.m., PCCI’s board of directors, along with its
Meetings Analytics team joins ZS
February 24, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Meetings Analytics, a data analytics firm that helps companies implement and improve consolidated meetings management programs, will join ZS, the global sales and marketing firm, to expand ZS’s data and analytics capabilities Founded in 2008 by Kimberly Meyer and Peter Matthews, Meetings Analytics offers business intelligence and analytics, data and compliance management and consulting services
Maxon Motor spending $30 million on new Innovation Center
February 8, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Maxon Motor is investing roughly $30 million (CHF 30 million) to add a new Innovation Center to its headquarters in Switzerland. The expansion construction of the new Innovation Center is set to begin in February and expected to be completed and ready for use by summer 2018. The construction of the new Innovation Center is
Nelipak Healthcare Packaging announces new appointments and investments in Americas and Europe
February 8, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Nelipak Healthcare Packaging (Nelipak), a global provider of custom thermoformed packaging that provides superior protection for medical devices and pharmaceuticals, continues to make significant investments to exceed the expectations of its global customers. As part of its ongoing commitment to the market, in July 2016 the business closed on the acquisition of its sixth facility,
GW Plastics announces expansion in San Antonio, Texas
February 3, 2017 By Leave a Comment
In response to its growing healthcare and automotive business, GW Plastics announced today the expansion of its San Antonio, Texas manufacturing facility. GW Plastics has begun work on a 14,000 square foot expansion to accommodate the additional growth of its medical device and automotive safety critical business in the southwestern U.S. The company expects the work to be
