Arterex, a medical device developer and contract manufacturer, has acquired Micromold. Since 1984, Micromold has been supplying custom precision micromoulded parts to the medical industry offering extensive experience in plastics injection moulding.
The company is equipped with 20 BOY machines in sizes from 10 to 33 tons in both vertical and horizontal configurations.
Micromold, formerly located in Riverside, California, will continue its 24/7 operations within Arterex’s Formula Plastics division, located in Tecate, Mexico. The company will employ its equipment and services within Arterex’s 3,000 sq ft Class 8 certified cleanroom and will continue to serve the medical, diagnostics, optical, dental and laboratory markets working under ISO13485:2016 Quality system and the FDA registered facility.
Bill Gerard, Arterex president, North America, said: “Micromold brings with it over 40 years of expertise from mould design to end customer fulfilment service that allows us to expand our services and capabilities to our growing customer base. The company is an ideal addition to our offering of high-quality precision injection moulded medical components, assemblies, product design and development services.”