In Brief 15925

Originally Published MPMN July 2009

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In Brief

MedPlast Inc. (Tempe, AZ; www.medplastgroup.com), which provides custom molding services, has expanded its 70,000-sq-ft facility in Westfield, PA, to include a 45,000-sq-ft cleanroom that will house Class 100,000 and Class 10,000 molding and assembly operations....Motion control technology supplier Thomson (Wood Dale, IL; www.thomsonlinear.com), a Danaher Motion company, has launched a Web site devoted to its lines of standard and application-specific precision balls that includes product specifications and educational reference information....The quality management system operated by Corintech (Fordingbridge, UK; www.corintechdesign.com), a contract manufacturer and electronics assemblies provider, has been certified to ISO 13485 standards....The TexMed business unit of Parker Hannifin Corp. (Fort Worth, TX; www.parker.com) now offers expanded PTFE tubing for medical applications....Waukesha Tool & Stamping (Sussex, WI; www.waukeshastamping.com) has acquired Parkview Metal Products (Lake Zurich, IL; www.parkviewmetal.com); the acquisition enables Waukesha to provide fabrication and robotic welding services in addition to its stamping and automated assembly capabilities....The Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute (Atlanta; www.scl.gatech.edu) is offering professional education courses in world-class transportation and distribution, supply chain strategy, warehousing, and related topics.

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