Medical manufacturing news

North American quality engineer

Leanne Smith takes over as North American Quality Engineer at GWS Tool Group, working out of the Arden, North Carolina facility. She’ll support and manage all GWS sites’ ISO certifications and regulatory requirements. Smith will be supporting the management of individual site corrective actions, supplier corrective actions, quality assurance training, internal audits, process improvement projects, certification body audits, and managing the Sunday Business System quality management system.

Strategic accounts manager

Danielle Koonz has been promoted to strategic accounts manager where she will manage the Strategic Account Specialist team, identify and cultivate new company talent, conduct on-going training, and execute projects to improve sales and customer experience in support of OKAY Industries’ growth goals. A catalyst for sales process improvement initiatives, Koonz is also an active member of the company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

Medical machining, fabricating manufacturing services

Besides being experts in extrusion tooling, Guill Tool & Engineering is a major industrial manufacturer who can provide customers with one-stop shopping for their tooling and other select machine shop needs. As part of this new medical machining program, Guill offers precision CNC turning for quicker production that meets rigorous standards, regardless of part complexity. Guill multi-axis machines can produce a variety of sizes, complex engineering, and geometric intricacies. Prototype machining and rapid manufacturing enable engineering to develop and innovate solutions with the ability to respond and modify parts. Super alloys and other materials are offered to benefit customers who need new solutions to remain competitive. Finally, wire EDM eliminates the force put on part surfaces. This protects intricate and fragile tooling, as well as providing higher tolerances and accuracy.

Acquisition expands contract manufacturing capabilities

Heraeus Holding acquired Norwood Medical, a provider of advanced outsourced medical manufacturing solutions in minimally invasive surgery, orthopedics, and robotic-assisted surgery. Heraeus also announced that Norwood Medical will continue to operate as a standalone business and retain its company name and management team.

The deal is highly complementary to the Heraeus medical technology portfolio of businesses, which include contract manufacturing of medical components and devices, the specialized production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for life-saving drugs and treatments, wound care technologies, and the developer and manufacturer of PALACOS, a brand of bone cement for orthopedic joint replacement surgeries.

https://www.heraeus.com

https://www. norwoodmedical.com

National sales manager for workholding solutions group

Joseph Farkas joins Jergens Inc. as national sales manager for its workholding solutions group as Ken Marvar looks to retire in April. Farkas comes to Jergens with more than 20 years of experience in sales development and management, as well as market channel strategies, for companies including The Timken Company, Fuchs, Sandvik, and Kennametal.

Relocation to new, larger facility

Transor Filter CEO Irvin Kaage announced the company’s move to a new facility. “Over the years we have expanded several times and this new, expanded 35,000ft2 facility in Arlington Heights, Illinois, will enable us to increase production and inventory to meet the growing demands for Transor units with One Micron Filtration (OMF).”

The new facility is 35% larger than the previous one and easily accommodates all administrative, production, and service personnel. With the success of Transor’s modular, expandable V-Series, the company now has the additional space for increasing their component inventory for the basic modules.