ATW COMPANIES SHOWCASES ENGINEERED METAL SOLUTIONS AT
MEDICAL DESIGN & MANUFACTURING (MD&M) WEST EXPOSITION
WARWICK, RI – ATW Companies
Inc., a leading provider of custom manufactured metal components and services, will be showcasing its “ATW Medical” brand and highlighting its leadership in engineered metal solutions for
medical devices at the MD&M West Exposition, Booth #3131, February 14-16,
2012 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. ATW Medical specializes
in manufacturing orthopedic and laparoscopic instruments using tube
fabrication, laser cutting/welding, CNC machining, and metal injection molding
(MIM) capabilities. Its ability to bring products from conceptual design to
cost-effective manufacturing makes it a trusted partner for medical device OEMs.
ATW
Companies is the parent company of Judson A. Smith Company, located in
Boyertown, PA, Parmatech Corporation, based in Petaluma, CA, Parmatech-Proform
Corporation, based in East Providence, RI, and A.T. Wall Company, located in
Warwick, RI. Each company will highlight its specific medical sector
capabilities at the show.
Judson
Smith’s metal tube components and
assemblies, widely used in instruments designed for minimally invasive surgical
procedures, will be on display at MD&M. Judson Smith provides its tube
fabrication and CNC machining capabilities to the largest players in the
industry, with ISO 13485 certification to meet medical device quality standards.
. Laser cutting and welding capabilities will also be highlighted, showing
Judson’s position as market leader in endosurgical applications.
ATW’s
subsidiary Parmatech will also be featuring its novel and rapidly expanding metal
injection molding capabilities. As a primary player in the MIM industry, Parmatech
adds to ATW Medical’s portfolio by offering MIM’s increased design flexibility,
process scalability, and reduced part costs for its customers. ATW’s MIM
components are used in a variety of bariatric and laparoscopic instruments and
orthodontics that take advantage of MIM’s ability to dramatically lower costs
on small and intricate shapes. MIM applications also include sealing and
transecting of blood vessels and vein harvesting for bypass surgeries.
Highlighted products include articulation gears, laparoscopic jaw sets, and
self-ligating orthodontic brackets.
ATW
Medical also includes A.T. Wall’s rigid and flexible waveguide portfolio,
widely used in such advanced medical applications as x-ray imaging. ATW is one
of the industry’s most trusted suppliers of precision tubing for state of the
art medical devices, including those made of specialized materials, like tantalum,
niobium, and tantalum composites.
“We are
excited to roll out the ATW Medical brand, which combines Judson Smith’s
decades of market leadership in endoscopy, A.T. Wall’s deep experience in
tubing for x-ray imaging, and Parmatech’s MIM technology for dramatically lower
cost products,” said Tracy MacNeal, ATW’s director of business development. “Our
unique combination of intricate and low-cost design for the rapidly expanding
medical market provides customers a consolidated source for specialized engineered
metal capabilities.
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About
ATW Companies
Headquartered in Warwick, RI,
ATW Companies is a provider of
highly engineered metal solutions to the metal component marketplace, servicing
customers worldwide. The company runs state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities
located in California, Pennsylvania,
and Rhode Island
and offers global sales and support. ATW
provides a wide range of fabrication technologies to meet the exacting
requirements of industries and diverse technologies for the most critical
applications. The company’s motto is “Be the Best…Do it Right,” and they strive
to live by this commitment to quality, reliability, innovation, and
integrity by continuously adding value to their products and services.
