Genesis Plastics Welding opens ISO Class 7 medical cleanroom

Published: 13-May-2011

The construction project, announced back in March, has doubled the size of its original cleanroom


US-based Genesis Plastics Welding, a leading medical device contract manufacturers for radio frequency (RF) plastics welding and RF heat sealing, has opened its recently completed US$500,000 expansion of its Class 7 cleanroom. The construction project announced back in March has doubled the size of the company’s original medical cleanroom.

The expanded cleanroom meets the medical device cleanroom requirements of an ISO Class 7 Standard 14644 clean zone for particle count testing. The facility features a number of plastic heat sealing processes including impulse welding, sonic welding and RF welding of both polar materials and non-polar materials. Thermoplastics heat sealing of non-polar materials is achieved using the company's proprietary technology.

During the past 12 months Genesis has made several significant investments that have resulted in the expansion of key vertical markets, including healthcare/medical and military. Next steps include adding 50,000 ft2 of production space and hiring approximately 50 additional employees.

"Our expanded medical cleanroom is the cornerstone on our new strategic direction," said Tom Ryder, president and chief executive officer of Genesis Plastics Welding. "With an emphasis on the healthcare/medical market, our medical clean room represents a distinct differentiator in the worldwide medical device, supplies and equipment sector. In addition, our Midwest location gives us an added advantage of assisting the US healthcare/medical market with logistics cost savings."

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