Norman Noble Inc., Highland Heights, Ohio, has opened a new process development center in Naples, Florida, that doubles the company’s capacity for manufacturing orthopedic implant and device prototypes. Representing a strategic expansion geographically, the PDC South facility will be outfitted with Swiss turning and five-axis vertical milling machines, and will have a primary focus on orthopedic screw and plate manufacturing. When it opens in April, Process Development Center (PDC) South will be located in Fairways Trade Village in Naples.
The new facility will primarily serve customers located in the Southern United States, and on parts that can be manufactured entirely on a Swiss turning or five-axis vertical milling machine, without also requiring ancillary finishing such as wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) or laser cutting. The plant will also house laser marking, finishing, and inspection equipment, as well as a programming office.
Once process development for a part is completed at PDC South, Norman Noble will complete validation procedures and mass manufacturing at its full-scale production facilities in Highland Heights, Ohio.
Norman Noble Process Development Centers support customers with ultra-precision micromachining of medical devices from initial prototype, through all stages of FDA approval, to full-scale manufacturing. The company’s process development centers are central to its customers’ ability to bring next-generation medtech devices to market quickly and cost-effectively, while meeting quality, delivery and regulatory requirements.
