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Pfeiffer Invests in New Logistics and Technology Centres

Manufacturer of pharmaceutical pumps Pfeiffer is investing €12 million in a new building project at its main manufacturing plant in Eigeltingen, Germany. The logistics centre and new technical centre will cover a combined floor area of over 6500 m². In use since January 2009, the logistics centre incorporates high bay racking, dedicated delivery and dispatch areas, plus a packaging facility. In the technical centre, tools will be built, tested, maintained and repaired by on-site experts. The technical centre will start operation in August 2009 with industrialisation and tooling services covering an area of 3375 m².

The new logistics centre features plastic palettes, the total elimination of cardboard, and air screens to prevent contamination from the integrated loading bays. The new centre also includes a laboratory, where materials are checked in accordance with the company’s quality standards. Thomas Klofac, President of the Pfeiffer Pharma Division, explains that the investment programme is geared to meeting growing demand, particularly for ophthalmic products and electronic dispensing technology and systems for preservative-free substances.

www.pfeiffer-group.com

Connector Company Invests €3 Million in New Production Facility

Connector specialist ODU Steckverbindungssysteme GmbH has expanded its plant in Mühldorf, Germany with the construction of a new manufacturing facility. By the end of 2009, the manufacturer plans on housing 60 high-tech CNC automatic turning machines in the new building.With this expansion, the company is broadening its base in systematic customer orientation and product-specific developments so that it can react quickly and flexibly to customer requirements.

This investment has increased production capacity to seven million component parts a month. The manufacturer has invested more than €3 million, which includes the construction of the new building, the purchase of new automatic turning machines and an environmentally sound and efficient cooling system. The firm currently manufactures component parts for its connection systems on more than 100 CNC automatic turning machines.

Certified to ISO 9001:2000, the company operates facilities throughout the world.

www.odu.de

Vetter Pharma Launches Subsidiary

Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co. KG has announced the formation of a new subsidiary, Vetter Pharma International GmbH. Known as “VPI” for short, the subsidiary will be responsible for the company’s international sales, marketing and customer service activities.

Peter Soelkner has been named Managing Director, and Oskar Gold will serve as Vice President of the new entity. The headquarters is based in Ravensburg, Germany; Vetter Pharma International USA Inc. is located in the city of Yardley, PA, USA.

www.vetter-pharma.com

Software Firm Achieves ISO 13485 Certification

SterlingTech Software, a custom software provider for the medical device industry, has received ISO 13485 certification.

ISO 13485 is an internationally recognized quality standard for the design, development, production and sale of medical devices. To be certified, organizations must demonstrate an ability to provide medical devices and related services that consistently meet customer and regulatory requirements. Located in proximity to New York, the firm performs custom medical device software development including verification and validation for US FDA–approved devices.

www.sterlingtechsoftware.com

Endicott Research Group Establishes European Office

Endicott Research Group Inc., has created a European office in Port, Switzerland, naming Roland Knuchel as European Sales Manager. ERG, based in Endicott, NY, is the leading manufacturer of DC-AC inverters and LED Drivers for powering LCD backlights.

Endicott Research Group Inc. has created a European office, naming Roland Knuchel as European Sales Manager. ERG, based in Endicott, NY, is the leading manufacturer of DC-AC inverters and LED Drivers for powering LCD backlights.

A resident of Switzerland, Roland brings a solid background of industry experience to the position. He is already familiar with ERG’s products and technologies, having worked with ERG in his capacity as President / CEO of Milgray Distribution in Switzerland from 1986 to the present. Roland is an industry veteran with a background as an electronic engineer. He is fluent in several languages, including German, French, Italian and English.

www.ergpower.com.

LyondellBasell Receives Medical Device Award

LyondellBasell has been honoured with the 2008 Frost & Sullivan Global Plastics in Medical Devices Customer Value Enhancement Award. The Frost & Sullivan Customer Value Enhancement Award is presented to the company that best demonstrates the ability to expand its customer base, while maintaining its existing customer base, with more innovative value creation and enhancement strategies than competing vendors. “LyondellBasell differentiates itself from many of its competitors by offering customised products and services catering to the global healthcare market,” says Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Hariharan Ramasubramanian.

Headquartered in the Netherlands, LyondellBasell has a history of promoting the use of polyolefins in the medical device industry with its Purell brand. The global polymer manufacturer offers strong technical support to its customers, while providing them with product certificates necessary for use of its Purell products in medical devices. “Lyondell Basell’s Medical Protocol provides its clients with a certified product that complies with the requirements of European and US pharmacopoeia,” says Ramasubramanian.

www.lyondellbasell.com