Trelleborg recently announced that it has acquired Sil-Pro, a Delano, Minn.–based medical device manufacturing outsourcer with a specialty in silicone and thermoplastic molding. Financial terms of the deal, which closed Jan. 2, were not disclosed. Founded in 1998 and owned by two generations of the Carver family, Sil-Pro has an employee count in the 200 to 500 […]
How suppliers are taking drug-delivery tech to the next level
Medical device industry suppliers and outsourcers are helping to enable the latest drug-delivery tech. Drug-eluting technologies are moving beyond stents, thanks in part to the development of polymeric hydrogels engineered to respond to a range of different physical and chemical stimuli. Medtech innovators have figured out how to use hydrogels as components of micro-shells or […]
11 companies with interesting technology at MD&M East
Thousands of engineers and executives are expected to descend on the Javits Center in New York next week for MD&M East, the largest medical device manufacturing event on the East Coast. Fun attractions include Apple co-founder Steve “Woz” Wozniak delivering a keynote speech, the 19th annual Medical Design Excellence Awards, robot battles and a 3D printed […]
Trelleborg picks up Specialty Silicone Fabricators
Trelleborg said that its Trelleborg Sealing Solutions business agreed to acquire Specialty Silicone Fabricators for an undisclosed amount. Tustin, Calif.-based SSF, which makes high-precision silicone components for medical device OEMs, has plants in Tustin, Paso Robles, Calif., and Elk Rapids, Mich., Trelleborg said. SSF posted sales of about $39.1 million last year (SEK330 million). Get the full […]
