The following directory lists suppliers that provide machining and laser processing products and services to the medical device industry. Advertisers are listed in bold indicated with # sign. Photo courtesy of Everite Machine Products Co.

Burpee Materials Technology, LLC

10 Industrial

Way East, Suite 4

Eatontown, NJ 07724

Phone: (732) 544-8900

Fax: (732) 544-8910

Web: www.burpeetech.com

E-mail: jburpee@burpeetech.com

Contact: Janet Burpee

Products and Equipment: Stents and other tubular devices and components.

Services: Stent, component and spiral cut cannula manufacturing, design development and FEA.

Comments: BMT's manufacturing includes laser machining, heat shaping' nitinol and electropolishing. We provide device development/consulting using an integrated development approach (design layout, FEA, prototyping and testing). We specialize in SS, nitinol, cobalt-based superalloys, titanium and tantalum.

Criterion Instrument#

5349 West 161st Street

Brook Park, OH 44142

Phone: (216) 267-1733

Fax: (216) 267-4542

Web: www.criteriontool.com

E-mail: tdisalvo@criteriontool.com

Contact: Tanya DiSalvo

Products and Equipment: Contract manufacturing, precision machining.

Comments: Visit Criterion's Web site at www.criteriontool.com to learn more.

Diagnostic Laminations Engineering, Inc.

2613-B Temple Heights Drive

Oceanside, CA 92056

Phone: (760) 407-4200

Fax: (760) 407-4202

Web: www.dleinfo.com

E-mail: sales@dleinfo.com

Contact: Duane Lawson

Services: Slitting, laminating, die-cutting and printing.

Comments: Provides specialized converting services with a focus on delicate-membrane, thin-film, non-woven and cellulose materials for custom lateral-flow, vertical-flow and other diagnostic components. The company's technical assistance spans design, development and manufacturing.

Donatelle#

501 County Road E2 Extension

New Brighton, MN 55112

Phone: (651) 633-4200

Fax: (651) 633-5486

Web: www.donateUe.net

E-mail: sales@donatelle.net

Contact: Cindy Dupay

Services: Donatelle is an FDA registered, ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 13485:2003 certified supplier with expertise in machined metal fabrication. Our diverse list of capabilities includes multi-axis CNC Swiss turning, wire and plunge EDM, five-axis machining, deburring, precision cleaning and finishing, as well as welding--resistance and laser. In addition, Donatelle offers expertise in molding engineering grade thermoplastic and elastomeric materials, micro-molding and liquid silicone injection molding, complete design and engineering services, a dedicated R&D and prototyping department, in-house CAD/CAM-based tooling design and fabrication, insert molding, overmolding, white room molding, class 100,000 and 10,000 cleanroom assembly and contract manufacturing services that include lean manufacturing, assembly, machining, welding, decorating, packaging, etc.

Eagle Stainless Tube & Fabrication Inc.#

10 Discovery Way

Franklin, MA 02038

Phone: (800) 528-8650

Fax: (508) 520-1954

Web: www.eagletube.com

E-mail: eagle@eagletube.com

Services: Laser welding, laser cutting, laser notching and laser etching.

Comments: Eagle Stainless" laser department is trained in "six sigma" and lean manufacturing, which means you will have your product at the right spot, the right time, the correct amount, at the lowest possible cost.

Everite#

501 E. Erie Avenue

Philadelphia, PA 19134

Phone: (215) 425-3750

Fax: (215) 426-7768

Web: www.everite.net

E-mail: info@everite.net

Contact: Tom Travia

Products and Equipment: Cutoff and grinding equipment.

Comments: The traditional burr-free grinding now can be applied to needle pointing, form grinding and sharpening.

Gateway Laser Services#

2345 Millpart Drive

Maryland Heights, MO 63043

Phone: (314) 785-6800

Fax: (314) 733-0205

Web: www.gatewaylaser.com

E-mail: info@gatewaylaser.com

Contact: Mario Vaenberg

Services: Laser micromachining and welding.

Comments: Specialists in laser micromachining and laser welding small parts with tight tolerance.

Glebar Company Inc.

527 Commerce Street

Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417

Phone: (800) 235-5122

Fax: (201) 337-6848

Web: www.glebar.com

E-mail: info@glebar.com

Contact: Mark Bannayan

Products and Equipment: Precision grinding systems, wire feeding systems, laser gauging grinding services.

Services: Grinding services.

IDEX Medical Technologies Group#

619 Oak Street

Oak Harbor, WA 98277

Phone: (800) 372-6042

Fax: (360) 682-4152

Web: www.idexmedical.com

E-mail: sales.idexmedical@idexcorp.com

Contact: Kristie Lloyd

Comments: With more than 40 years' experience in manufacturing precision medical device components for spinal, cardiac and orthopedic use, IDEX Medical is a leading processor of engineering thermoplastics, ultra-hard materials and biocompatible metals. We customize resin formulations for specific applications. We are skilled in machining, molding and extruding these and other materials to meet the most demanding specifications and tolerances.

IncisionTech#

9 Technology Drive

Staunton, VA 24401

Phone: (800) 213-7809

Fax: (540) 213-1770

Web: www.incisiontech.com

E-mail: sales@incisiontech.com

Contact: Bob Walden

Products and Equipment: IncisionTech manufactures the sharpest incisional components and assemblies for endoscopic, cardiovascular, ophthalmic, orthopedic and diagnostic procedures.

Services: Our proprietary processing techniques using the latest CNC sharpening and pointing equipment in combination with leading-edge electrochemical finishing technology enables IncisionTech to supply the most critical components (eg, sharpening, pointing, electro-chemical edge enhancement, electro-chemical deburring, stamping/machining/heat treating, grinding, EDM, photo etching, forming/deburring, cleaning/passivation, performance-enhanced coatings, laser cutting/welding/marking, overmolding, design assistance for new products, custom packaging/assembly, IncisionLab).

Comments: What makes IncisionTech different from another company that sells specialty blades, trocars, biopsy or aortic punches, tissue cutters or custom needles? We make surgical devices better. While other companies make parts, we make a difference!

IBS-Integrated BioSciences, Inc.

637 Lowther Road

Lewisberry, PA 17339

Phone: (717) 938-9323

Fax: (717) 938-9364

Web: www.ibiosci.com

E-mail: info@ibiosci.com

Contact: Jody Sheaffer

Products and Equipment: Class I and II medical devices and disposables; automated equipment.

Services: Complete contract manufacturing services for Class I and II medical devices. Capability to design, fabricate and operate automated equipment used in the production of those devices.

Johnson Matthey#

1401 King Road

West Chester, PA 19380

Phone: (800) 442-1405

Fax: (610) 648-8111

Web: www.jmmedical.com

E-mail: metalinfo@jmusa.com

Contact: DaveVincent

Products and Equipment: Precious metals, metal alloys, nitinol, tubing, wire, sheet, foil. Services: Machining and micro-machining, shaping, forming.

Comments: Johnson Matthey machines, draws, mils and forms platinum, nitinol and specialty metals to customer specifications, with a special focus on alloy development.

Judson A. Smith Company#

857-863 Sweinhart Road

Boyertown, PA 19512

Phone: (610) 367-2021

Fax: (610) 367-0962

Web: www.judsonsmith.com

E-mail: sales@judsonsmith.com

Contact: John Shields

Comments: Judson A. Smith Company manufactures small-diameter metal tubular parts and machined components to customers specifications. Capabilities include Swiss screw machine parts, CNC milling and turning, laser cutting/welding, notching, bending, expanding and more. The company is ISO 9001:2000 certified. Give us a call!

Lake Region Medical

340 Lake Hazeltine Drive

Phone: (952) 448-5111

Fax: (952) 448-7012

Web: www.lakergn.com

E-mail: mbrowsers@lakergn.com

Contact: Michael Browers

Products and Equipment: FDA-registered guidewire lines; hydrophilic and PTFE coatings application; process development/contract manufacturing, and component development (coiling, grinding, Swiss screw).

Services: Project management, animal study management, clinical development management, FEA, full regulatory staff, full validation engineering staff.

Laserage Technology Corp.#

3021 Delany Road

Waukegan, IL 60087

Phone: (847) 249-5900

Fax: (847) 336-1103

Web: www.laserage.com

E-mail: sales@laserage.com

Contact: Dan Capp

Services: Custom laser processing services--welding, cutting, scribing and drilling; contract manufacturing; custom cable and wire harness assembly; and electropolishing.

Comments: Laserage Technology offers custom laser processing such asprecision cutting, drilling, scribing, welding and heat treating on a wide variety at materials to meet customer specifications. Product capabilities include medical stents and medical instruments; electronic substrates; aerospace flight-critical assemblies; and harness assemblies. Prototype-through-production services supported by a complete metallurgical-lab; research and-development; and engineering capabilities. ISO 9001:2000 certified.

The LasX Precision Medical Converting Group

4817 White Bear Parkway

St. Paul MN 55110

Phone: (651) 407-0011

Fax: (651) 407-0110

Web: www.pmcg-lasx.com

E-mail: pmcg@lasx.com

Contact: Thomas J. Daul

Services: Precision laser processing services. LasX offers laser converting for the medical industry and specializes in intricate micro-pattern processing of non-metallic materials, including precision laminating for multilayer IVD and micro-fluidic components. The process can be performed in roll-to-roll or sheet-fed format for prototyping through high-volume production. Laser converting equipment also can be purchased and integrated into the customers manufacturing facility.

Comments: ISO 9001:2001 certified--operates in a class 100,000 clean room.

LaVezzi Precision, Inc.#

999 Regency Drive

Glendale Heights, IL 60139

Phone: (630) 582-1230

Fax: (630) 582-1238

Web: www.lavezzi.com

E-mail: lpi@lavezzi.com

Contact: Stephanie LaVezzi

Services: Contract manufacturing of high precision, multi-faceted components.

Comments: LaVezzi Precision, Inc. is an ISO-certified contract manufacturer specializing in complex, burr-free, high-precision machining of device components and implants with tolerances to .000040". Multi-faceted parts are machined with the latest technology, including 5- and 9-axis Swiss CNCs, CNC turning with C and Y axis, 5-axis CNC milling capability, full C-axis CNC grinding and Agathon centerless grinder and Rollomatic grinder for cutting instruments such as drills and burrs. Parts are delivered exact to requirements on the date required.

Lyons Tool and Die Co.#

185 Research Parkway

Meriden, CT 06450

Phone: (800) 422-9363

Fax: (203) 237-8769

Web: www.lyons.com

E-mail: sales.engineering@lyons.cam

Contact: Will Lyons

Products and Equipment: Mechanical assemblies, metal stampings, CNC machined components, wire EDM components, stainless steel tube components, distal components, surgical knives and scissors.

Services: Rapid prototyping and production of precision metal stampings, complex CNC machined parts, tube fabrication, surgical knives and scissors, wire EDM parts. Also providing Class 10,000 cleanroom packaging and assembly.

Comments: Lyons is recognized as an industry leader in providing rapid prototyping and production services to the medical industry.

Marox Corporation

373 Whitney Avenue

Holyoke, MA 01040

Phone: (413) 536-1300 x112

Fax: (413) 534-1829

Web: www.marox.com

E-mail: brad@marox.com

Contact: Brad Rosenkranz

Services: Precision CNC milling, CNC Swiss screw machining, CNC wire EDM and assemblies for the medical industry.

Comments: A leading outsource manufacturing provider of production orthopedic implants and medical devices. Services include CNC milling (5-axis), CNC turning, CNC Swiss screw machining (12-axis), CNC wire EDM and assemblies. Materials include titanium, PEEK, Cobalt Chrome, SSTL and many others. ISO 13485 certified.

Metal Craft#

12797 Meadowvale Road

Elk River, MN 55330

Phone: (763) 441-1855

Fax: (763) 441-0798

Web: www.metal-craft.com

E-mail: tmowry@metal-craft.com

Contact: Trisha Mowry

Services: State-of-the-art contract manufacturer utilizing advanced CNC machine technology serving the medical device industry. Specializing in dose-tolerance precision manufacturing of prototype and short and long run production, complex assemblies, re-usable and single-use instrumentation, implants and other medical devices, complete through laser etch and passivation.

Metal Cuffing Corporation

89 Commerce Road

Cedar Grove, NJ 07009

Phone: (800) 783-6382; (973) 239-1100

Fax: (973) 239-6651

Web: www.metalcutting.com

E-mail: sales@metalcutting.com

Contact: Neal Day

Services: Metal Cuttings ISO 9001:2000 DNV registered 52,000-square-foot factory cuts to length, burr-free, the most difficult metal tubing used in the medical device business. The burr-free parts have no deformation or contamination. Any and all types of metal can be cut, with lengths as short as 0.010" with wall thicknesses as thin as 0.001" or inside diameters as small as 0.001". In-house grinding, lapping, polishing, electro-chemical machining and cleanroom metrology support this global supplier to the medical device industry.

Midwest Plastic Components

7309 West 27th Street

Minneapolis, MN 55426

Phone: (952) 929-3312

Fax: (952) 929-8404

Web: www.mpc-mn.com

E-mail: mschaefer@mpc-mn.com

Contact: Mark Schaefer

Products and Equipment: SLA; CNC plastic machining rapid prototypes and tooling short and long run plastic injection molding contract manufacturer of components, sub-assemblies and finished good medical devices. Molding assembly, packaging and sterilization management with locations in the three largest medical marketplaces.

Mound Laser & Photonics Center, Inc.

P.O. Box 223

Miamisburg, OH 45343

Phone: (937) 865-3730

Fax: (937) 865-3680

Web: www.mlpc.com

E-mail: kevinhartke@mlpc.com

Contact: Kevin Hartke

Services: Laser welding, laser marking/engraving,

laser micromachining.

Comments: Expertise in laser-material interactions. Contract manufacturing/R&D services microfabrication: laser welding, laser micromachining and laser marking. Pioneer in laser-processing applications with more than 50 years of combined experience. Synergistic combinations of technologies offer innovative approaches to medical device fabrication.

Needletech Products, Inc.

81 West Street

Attleboro, MA 02703

Phone: (508) 431-4000

Fax: (508) 431-2156

Web: www.needletech.com

E-mail: sales@needletech.com

Contact: Ross Small

Products and Equipment: Specialty needles, cement delivery systems, access devices, implant needles, RF ablation devices, nerve block needles, suture retriever devices, biopsy needles, k-wire, Steinmann pins and endoscopic devices.

Comments: Needletech can ship products in bulk or packages and sterile.

New England Precision Grinding Company#

35 Jeffrey Avenue

Holliston, MA 01746

Phone: (800) 959-0341; (508) 429-9999

Fax: (508) 429-6850

Web: www.nepg1.com, www.accumetlaser.com, www.amiinc.com

E-mail: broche@nepg1.com

Contact: Bob Roche

Products: Quick wire/tubing (stock items, 24-hour delivery), prototypes, components, assemblies, finished huber/spinal/epidural needles, finished devices.

Services: Engineering, laser welding/ cutting/drilling/marking, electro-chemical deburring, CNC multi-axis Swiss machining, wire EDM, centerless/micro-precision and needle grinding, electropolishing/ finishing and inventory management.

Comments: New England Precision Grinding, Accu-Met Laser and American Medical. Instruments have aligned to form the premier, concept-to-market contract outsource partner in the medical device industry. NEPG utilizes lean Manufacturing principles, with the goal of fast deliveries and managed costs. NEPG is ISO 13485:2003 and 9001:2000 certified and FDA registered.

Okay Industries#

200 Ellis Street

New Britain, CT 06050

Phone: (860) 225-8707

Fax: (860) 225-7047

Web: www.okayind.com

E-mail: cchamberlin@okayind.com

Contact: Charlie Chamberlin

Products and Equipment: Okay Industries Inc. specializes in metal stamping and mechanical/welding assemblies.

Services: The company offers R&D, engineering and design assistance, rapid prototyping and project management services. The company has Accu-Blade grinding technology for sharpening surgical blades and scissors. The 80% Stamping is a service where a considerable amount of the features are formed in the stamping process and then finish machining is required for the remaining specifications. This two-step process provides a significant cost reduction when compared to MIM, fully machined and investment casting products and converting them to an 80% Stamping.

Orchid Unique Orthopedic Solutions#

6688 Dixie Highway

Bridgeport, MI 48722

Phone: (989) 746-0780

Fax: (989) 746-9004

Web: www.orchid-orthopedics.com

Comments: From design to manufacture to dependable on-time delivery, Orchid companies are your partners in helping you discover opportunities and meet customer demand.

Peridot Corp.#

1072 Serpentine Lane, Suite E

Pleasanton, CA 94566

Phone: (925) 461-8830

Fax: (925) 461-8833

Web: www.peridotcorp.com

E-mail: sales@peridotcorp.com

Contact: DebraVan Sickle

Products and Equipment: Formed hypotubes, laser cut compounds, electromechanical assemblies, springs, stampings, wireforms.

Services: Laser cutting, laser welding, laser marking, wire EDM, EDM drilling, CNC Swiss screw, contract manufacturing, device assembly, rapid prototyping.

Comments: Peridot is unique in the medical manufacturing world, offering more processes under one roof than anyone in the industry. ISO 9001:2000 certified, ISO 13485:2003 certified, Class 10000 clean room.

Polymer Technology Corp.

5120 Parkway Drive

Menomonie, WI 54751

Phone: (715) 235-1464

Fax: (715) 235-1834

Web: www.polymertechnology.com

E-mail: sales@polymertechnology.com

Contact: Steve Johnson

Products and Equipment: Custom injection molding.

Services: Injection molding, mold building, design refinement, product assembly. Comments: ISO 9001:2000 quality certified.

Popper & Sons, Inc.

300 Denton Avenue

New Hyde Park, NY 11040

Phone: (516) 248-0300

Fax: (516) 747-1188

Web: www.popperandsons.com

E-mail: sales@popperandsons.com

Contact: Zev Asch

Products and Equipment: Laser welding, laser marking, CNC machining. Fully integrated ISO 9001:2000/13485 certified. Precision small diameter tubing fabrication technology.

Services: Prototypes, design engineering, CNC machining and turning, EDM and EDM hole drilling, electrochemical cutting and grinding, needle and component assemblies in-house.

Potomac Photonics#

4445 Nicole Drive

Lanham, MD 20706

Phone: (301) 459-3031

Fax: (301) 459-3034

Web: www.potomac-laser.com

E-mail: sales@potomac-laser.com

Contact: Mike Adelstein

Products and Equipment: Laser microfabication, contract services.

Services: Prototype to production.

Comments: Potomac Photonics (experts in miniturization) provides contract-manufacturing services from prototype to production. A wide variety of materials can be processed, such as polymers, metals, ceramics and glass. Feature sizes less than two microns can be realized in most materials. Potomac Photonics is ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 13485 certified and can process prototypes within 48 hours.

Pulse Systems

4090-J Nelson Ave.

Concord, CA 94520

Phone: (925) 798-4080

Fax: (925) 798-4848

Web: www.pulsesystems.com

E-mail: sales@pulsesystems.com

Contact: Cuyler Binion

Products and Equipment: Laser cutting/ laser welding.

Services: Electropolishing, shape setting, laser cutting.

Resonetics LLC

4 Bud Way

Nashua, NH 03063

Phone: (603) 886-6772

Fax: (603) 886-3655

Web: www.resonetics.com

E-mail: sales@resonetics.com

Contact: Glenn Ogura

Services: Consists of Laser Micromachining Division (contract laser Micromachining services) and Laser Systems Division. Regarded as largest plastic laser micromachining company in the world. The company offers laser cutting service of catheters, balloons, bioabsorbable stents and sells equipment. More than 50 laser systems in-house and three clean rooms.

Sanmina-SCI

2700 N. First Street

San Jose, CA 95134

Phone: (408) 964-3500

Fax: (408) 964-3437

Web: www.Sanmina-sci.com

E-mail: info@sanmina-sci.com

Contact: Jennifer Kirkland

Products and Equipment: We offer our OEM customers end-to-end services that span the entire product life cycle. Examples of products we manufacture for OEMs include wireless and wireline communications switches, personal computers, high-end computers and servers, avionics, medical imaging systems and digital satellite set-top boxes. The manufacturer of these products may require us to use all or some of our end-to-end services.

Services: At Sanmina-SCI, service means the ability to recognize, anticipate and concentrate on the specific needs of our customers. Both our business strategy and day-to-day operations are based on the feedback we get from our customer, and we have built and grown Sanmina-SCI one satisfied customer at a time. Today, we offer tailored services to customers within the automotive, communications infrastructure, computing, defense and aerospace, medical, industry semiconductor equipment and multimedia industries worldwide.

Specialized Medical Devices, LLC#

300 Running Pump Road

Lancaster, PA 17603

Phone: (717) 932-8570

Fax: (717) 392-8578

Web: www.specializedmedical.com

E-mail: sales@specializedmedical.com

Contact: Jack F. Fulton; Steve Bergstrom Products and Equipment: Manufacturer of medical implants, titanium, stainless steel and peek as well as disposable and reusable instruments. CNC screw machines, five-axis vertical milling, wire EDM, vacuum heat treating, laser marking, CNC grinding.

Services: Design engineering, quick turn prototyping, precision machining, cleanroom assembly and packaging. Contract sterilization validation services.

Comments: SMD offers contract manufacturing, design engineering, Class 10,000 clean room assembly and packaging, sterilization and distribution of medical instruments, devices, implants and kits. SMD is a full service supplier from prototype runs to wire EDM, heat treating, laser marking, electropolishing and passivation. FDA registered, ISO 13485:2003 certified. Major medical companies have relied on SMD's quality credentials and in-house capabilities for more than 45 years. E-mail us at sales@specializedmedical.com.

Tech-Etch, Inc.#

45 Aldrin Road

Plymouth, MA 02360

Phone: (508) 747-0300

Fax: (508) 747-9639

Web: www.tech-etch.com

E-mail: phachey@tech-etch.com

Contact: Paul Hachey

Products and Equipment: EMI/RFI shielding gaskets, flexible circuits.

Services: Photochemical etching of metals, laser cutting.

Comments: Photoetching service prototype through production featuring tungsten, titanium, elgiloy, stainless steel, nitinol and molybdenum. Flexible circuits featuring fine line technology for high density. Shielding products manufacturer of conductive gaskets, wire mesh and beryllium copper shielding strips.

Teleflex Medical

5307 95th Avenue

Kenosha, W153144

Phone: (262) 657-2800

Fax: (262) 657-2801

Web: www.teleflexmedical.com

E-mail: dbarty@teleflexmedical.com

Contact: Diane Batty

Products and Equipment: Custom orthopedic instruments and implants.

Comments: Teleflex Medical OEM brings you Beere Medical, KMedic and Specialized Medical Devices brands. We provide custom orthopedic instruments and implants. We offer dedicated technical services to ensure the successful transition from concept to development, manufacturing and product packaging.

Telesis Technolgies

28181 River Drive

Circleville, OH 43113

Phone: (740) 477-5000

Fax: (740) 477-5001

Web: www.telesis.com

E-mail: inquiries@telesis.com

Contact: Debbie McDaniel

Products and Equipment: PinStamp dot-peen marking, TeleScribe scribe marking and laser marking equipment. Standard and custom turnkey systems.

Comments: Telesis has a broad range of system designs suitable for medical device marking and a proven base of customers.