Raumedic, a manufacturer of tubing, moulded parts, catheters and components for the medical and pharmaceutical industry, has inaugurated its new US headquarters in Mills River, North Carolina. The new high-tech development and production centre represents an investment of more than US$20m and will ensure the medical technology specialist's ability to produce customised and efficient polymeric products for the North American market.
During the first stage of expansion, customised tubing, moulded parts and systems will be produced in 13,000ft2 of cleanroom space in accordance with ISO 14644 class 7.
According to company’s chairman Martin Bayer, the approximately 60 employees with whom Raumedic is starting up its new site were a key factor in the location decision. A majority of them have been working together for decades and have an extensive experience in the manufacturing of medical polymer products. The number of employees is expected to exceed 100 within the next few years.
'After only seven months of construction, with our new home for Raumedic, Inc., we have created an American company that is based on its own tradition and history,' said Bayer. 'We will fuse and develop German and American know-how in polymer processing in this region.'
