FREUDENBERG MEDICAL
Catheter production to expand in Ireland
 VistaMed manufactures catheters in Ireland (Photo: Freudenberg) |
Medical technology provider Freudenberg Medical (Carpinteria, California / USA; www.freudenbergmedical.com), part of the German Freudenberg Group (Weinheim; www.freudenberg.com), has announced the expansion of its VistaMed (Carrick-on-Shannon / Ireland; www.vistamed.net) catheter production facility. Around EUR 9m will be invested in the site at Carrick-on-Shannon.
With this expansion, the Freudenberg Group continues its developments in the medical technology industry. The existing facility will be extended by 4,180 m² and include four new ISO class 7 cleanrooms for manufacturing minimally-invasive medical devices.
In October 2016, Freudenberg built a new research and development centre for catheter technology at the site for EUR 10m, creating around 200 jobs. The group bought 50% of the shares in VistaMed in 2010 – see Plasteurope.com of 12.04.2010. A spokesperson told Plasteurope.com that VistaMed has a around 400 employees. Various plastics are used to manufacture catheters and other similar products, including PE, PP, PU, PET, PA, PC, FEP, PVC, PFA and PVA.
With this expansion, the Freudenberg Group continues its developments in the medical technology industry. The existing facility will be extended by 4,180 m² and include four new ISO class 7 cleanrooms for manufacturing minimally-invasive medical devices.
In October 2016, Freudenberg built a new research and development centre for catheter technology at the site for EUR 10m, creating around 200 jobs. The group bought 50% of the shares in VistaMed in 2010 – see Plasteurope.com of 12.04.2010. A spokesperson told Plasteurope.com that VistaMed has a around 400 employees. Various plastics are used to manufacture catheters and other similar products, including PE, PP, PU, PET, PA, PC, FEP, PVC, PFA and PVA.
24.08.2017 Plasteurope.com [237725-0]
Published on 24.08.2017
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