08.04.14
Norman Noble Grows its Process Development Centers
Medical device contract manufacturer Norman Noble Inc. is expanding its process development centers (PDCs) as part of a broader facility expansion.
Norman Noble Chief Operating Officer Chris Noble said the company’s process development centers are central to its customers’ ability to bring next-generation medtech devices to market quickly and cost effectively while meeting quality, delivery and regulatory requirements. The facility expansion enables the company to support a higher volume of new projects that can be run concurrently, Noble said.
The next life-saving vascular or orthopedic implant from medical device original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) already may exist on paper. For many of these medtech manufacturers, the clinical and conceptual engineering challenges of device development are rivaled only by the challenges of commercialization.
Norman Noble’s PDCs are designed to develop unique manufacturing processes and prototypes—working closely with OEM customers.
The PDCs support customers with ultra-precision micromachining of medical devices from initial prototype through all stages of U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to full-scale manufacturing.
The expansion includes additional manufacturing equipment capacity and resources for each of the following process development centers: Swiss turning and milling; laser machining and welding; five-axis contour milling; nitinol shape setting; and surface finishing and electropolishing.
Each process development center team has experienced engineers that work closely with Norman Noble quality and process validation experts and production staff.
“Our customers are focused on improving and even saving lives through the advancement of medical device technology,” said Noble. “We facilitate that by ensuring they can bring those devices to market profitably and at the highest level of quality. In many cases, because of our proprietary capabilities, we are producing devices where commercial production would be cost prohibitive or simply impossible using the standard manufacturing methods available.”
PDC services also include:
Medical device contract manufacturer Norman Noble Inc. is expanding its process development centers (PDCs) as part of a broader facility expansion.
Norman Noble Chief Operating Officer Chris Noble said the company’s process development centers are central to its customers’ ability to bring next-generation medtech devices to market quickly and cost effectively while meeting quality, delivery and regulatory requirements. The facility expansion enables the company to support a higher volume of new projects that can be run concurrently, Noble said.
The next life-saving vascular or orthopedic implant from medical device original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) already may exist on paper. For many of these medtech manufacturers, the clinical and conceptual engineering challenges of device development are rivaled only by the challenges of commercialization.
Norman Noble’s PDCs are designed to develop unique manufacturing processes and prototypes—working closely with OEM customers.
The PDCs support customers with ultra-precision micromachining of medical devices from initial prototype through all stages of U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to full-scale manufacturing.
The expansion includes additional manufacturing equipment capacity and resources for each of the following process development centers: Swiss turning and milling; laser machining and welding; five-axis contour milling; nitinol shape setting; and surface finishing and electropolishing.
Each process development center team has experienced engineers that work closely with Norman Noble quality and process validation experts and production staff.
“Our customers are focused on improving and even saving lives through the advancement of medical device technology,” said Noble. “We facilitate that by ensuring they can bring those devices to market profitably and at the highest level of quality. In many cases, because of our proprietary capabilities, we are producing devices where commercial production would be cost prohibitive or simply impossible using the standard manufacturing methods available.”
PDC services also include:
- Prototype manufacturing services in dedicated departments for each manufacturing method;
- Design for manufacturability services to reduce cost and time-to-market by up to half, according to the company;
- Machining and finishing technologies, including exotic materials such as nitinol, magnesium and bioresorbable materials; and
- Process validation services and quality engineering support.