Medbio is an ISO 13485:2016-certified contract manufacturer of medical devices and injection-molded plastic parts. Headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI, the company operates six manufacturing locations throughout Michigan and New York. The company has more than 100 molding presses, ranging in size from 17 tons to 440 tons, contained in an ISO Class 8 clean room. The company also has a micro-molding press contained in a modular, ISO Class 7 clean room. The company’s headquarters facility alone contains four modular, ISO Class 7 clean rooms for assembling and packaging finished products.
Recently, Medbio needed a more efficient way to install threaded brass inserts into injection-molded bosses. Operators were performing the assembly manually and found it challenging to complete accurately and consistently because the inserts are small, and the top and bottom diameters of the inserts are similar. Moreover, the work was repetitive and dull, and Medbio wanted to use its skilled operators more effectively.