09.12.11
Sandvik AB has invested in new finishing facilities for its Oregon City, Ore.-based casting operation. The development will allow Sandvik to offer casting and finishing in one location.
“The medical sector is extremely competitive and so medical device OEMs are continually looking for ways to enhance their speed to market while reducing costs,” said Nic Seymour, technical director. “By investing in new finishing facilities next door to our casting capabilities we are helping them do exactly that.”
The company is anticipating shorter overall lead times, greater efficiency, improved responsiveness to new products and design changes, reduced supply chain inventories and improved quality control throughout the supply chain as a result of the new finishing facilities.
Seymour continued: “We can help medical device OEMs streamline their design process; they need only produce drawings for the finished product. Since we are undertaking both the finishing and casting we can extrapolate and produce the relevant drawings or models for the cast product, saving customers time and money.”
Sandvik also invested $1 million in a new robot for the production of ceramic shells, which hold the molten raw material for an implant. This investment enables a more efficient use of both the shell material and alloys used for the production of the implants, according to the company. The benefits for the customer include increased speed to market, productivity and reliability, executives said.
Sandvik is headquartered in Sandviken, Sweden.
“The medical sector is extremely competitive and so medical device OEMs are continually looking for ways to enhance their speed to market while reducing costs,” said Nic Seymour, technical director. “By investing in new finishing facilities next door to our casting capabilities we are helping them do exactly that.”
The company is anticipating shorter overall lead times, greater efficiency, improved responsiveness to new products and design changes, reduced supply chain inventories and improved quality control throughout the supply chain as a result of the new finishing facilities.
Seymour continued: “We can help medical device OEMs streamline their design process; they need only produce drawings for the finished product. Since we are undertaking both the finishing and casting we can extrapolate and produce the relevant drawings or models for the cast product, saving customers time and money.”
Sandvik also invested $1 million in a new robot for the production of ceramic shells, which hold the molten raw material for an implant. This investment enables a more efficient use of both the shell material and alloys used for the production of the implants, according to the company. The benefits for the customer include increased speed to market, productivity and reliability, executives said.
Sandvik is headquartered in Sandviken, Sweden.