Originally Published MPMNJune 2004

INDUSTRY NEWS

IN BRIEF

Precision Concepts Costa Rica, S.A. (PC-CR; www.pc-cr.com),a contract manufacturer of medical device assemblies, has added ISO 13488:1996 registration to its ISO 9001:2000 certification. It is one of only two medical device manufacturers in Costa Rica to have this qualification... 

Adherent Laboratories Inc. (Woodbury, MN; www.adherentlabs.com)will run select customer lab trials for May Coating Technologies (St. Paul, MN;www.maycoating.com)... 

Charles River Laboratories International Inc. (Wilmington, MA; www.criver.com)has entered into a strategic alliance with the Minnesota Cardiovascular Research Institute (Minneapolis), a nonprofit research organization that specializes in cardiovascular devices and technology... 

Hommer Tool & Mfg. Inc. (Arlington Heights, IL; www.hommer.com)has agreed to purchase the assets and ongoing business concerns of Romar MoldInc., also of Arlington Heights... 

Plexus Corp. (Neenah, WI; www.plexus.com)will spend approximately $12 million to expand its operations in Penang, Malaysia... 

Rapid Product Development Group Inc. (San Diego, CA; www.rpdg.com)has opened a prototype manufacturing facility in Tijuana, Mexico... 

Medegen Holdings LLC (Ontario, CA; www.medegen.com)has acquired Maximus Medical Products Inc. (Costa Mesa, CA)... 

Techni-Met Inc. (Windsor, CT; www.techni-met.com)has expanded its manufacturing capabilities to seven sputtering systems, with an additional 37,000-sq ft facility located in Bloomfield, CT. 

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