Upgrades Facility To Expand Production-Texglobe

Upgrades Facility To Expand Production

Updated: 2010-9-21 Source: Textile World

Warwick, R.I.-based Biomedical Structures LLC (BMS) -- a supplier of custom-designed biomedical textiles for applications such as orthopedic, cardiovascular, general and reconstructive surgery devices; as well as tissue engineering and regenerative medicine -- has upgraded its manufacturing facility, including the building of a new clean room to support high-density weaving and knitting and braiding activities.

The new clean room is equipped with state-of-the-art warping and twisting equipment and will be able to handle fine polyethylene terephthalate fibers, DSM Dyneema Purity®, and other low-denier mono- and multifilament fibers.

BMS also has added new 16-carrier braiding machines and a best-in-class 48-carrier machine to expand its polymer and wire braiding production capacity. The company reports it has hired textile technicians at the facility to support the expansion, and it plans to add more sales engineers and project managers in the near future.

"BMS has consistently worked to remain at the cutting edge of medical device product development," said John Gray, president, BMS. "Our textile solutions are helping orthopedic and cardiovascular device manufacturers bring the next generation of more lifelike, high performance implantables and instruments to market. These expanded capabilities for more advanced engineering and production of our biomaterials will allow us to further innovate and deliver at the level our customers have come to expect."