West-Tech Materials -- Specializing in design, engineering of medical and electronic materials

STELLAR TECHNOLOGIES - Brooklyn Center, MN: Precision Machining and processing for Medical Components, Devices & Assemblies. Manufacturing capabilities include Micro-Machining, CNC Multi-Axis Turning Centers, CNC Micro-grinding, Swiss Screw Machining, High Speed Vertical Machining, Precision Wire EDM- Plunger & Sinker, Coiling- Single, Multi-filer and complex coils, Laser Cutting, Welding and Assembly, Clean Room Assembly - of Neurostimulation and cardiovascular leads, Silicone Molding, Finishing and Cleaning. Stellar specializes in machining & processing of Platinum and Platinum alloys, Titanium, Stainless Steels, MP35N and Nitinol.

GENMED /SEISA MEDICAL - Plymouth, MN: GenMed is the newest member of the SEISA Group with established FDA-registered and ISO 13485-compliant contract manufacturing locations in the US, Mexico and Europe. The GenMed team represents more than two decades of experience in the design, development and production of catheter-based delivery systems and components, including in-house manufacturing capabilities for:

Precision Extrusions
Braided Tubing
Catheter Assemblies
Micro Catheters (2F to 2.5F)
Balloon Assemblies

Guide Catheters
Dispensing Coils
Plastic Injection Molding
Catheter Quick turn & Prototype Runs

VASCOTUBE - Bikenfeld, Germany: A world leader in the manufacture of Nitinol tubing with superelastic properties for peripheral stents, heart valves, catheters and other medical devices. Tube sizes range from OD of .006”(.1525mm) to 1.0” (25mm). Vascotube maintains the tightest tolerances in the industry for Wall thickness +/- .0002” /.005mm, OD down to +/- .00025“ (0.064 mm) and concentricity. All NiTi tube exhibit exceptional batch-to-batch consistency of superelastic properties for Austenite finish temperature (Af), Permanent set, Upper Plateau Stress and Ultimate tensile stress. Outer and inner surface finishes are the best in the industry with typical OD surface finishes at 4 RMS (<0.1µm) and ID surfaces very smooth with low roughness and oxide. In addition to NiTi tube, Vascotube also supplies other specialty alloy tubing such as: MP35N, L605, 316LVM, Ta and Ti. Vascotube is ISO13485 and ISO9001 certified.

INDIUM CORP - Utica, NY: Specialty Solder Alloys and products for electronic assembly and processing. Products encompass over 1000 alloys including all Lead-Free materials in various product forms including:

Solder Paste for SMT Assembly including- No Clean, Water Wash and No-Lead
Solder Preforms for Microelectronic assembly (includes a library of over 2000 preform tools)
Wire - Flux core and solid
Ribbon down to .0005" thickness
Solder Spheres for BGA and Flip Chip assembly- ball diameters from Ø.004" to Ø.065"
Fluxes - Tacfluxes. Liquid fluxes and Wave Soldering fluxes.

LASERAGE TECHNOLOGIES - Waukegan, IL: Precision Laser processing of Metals, Ceramics, Quartz, Rubber and Plastics for Medical and Electronic applications. Processes include laser cutting (tubular and flat), drilling and welding. Specialty areas of technology include:

STENT cutting and processing, expansion, heat setting & finishing of Stainless Steels, NiTi & Ti
CERAMIC processing- fine hole drilling, machining & scribing. Over 55 Nd:YAG and CO2 laser systems to support Engineering Development, Prototyping and Production laser processing.

DERINGER-NEY, INC. - Materials and components specialists for Electronic and Medical applications. Capabilities include: Custom Alloy development, Precious Metal fabrication in Wire, Strip, Ribbon and Rod, Metal Stamping, Forming, Brazing & Welding, Cold Forming, Plastic Injection, insert and reel-to-reel molding. Typical products are Electrical Contacts and Rivets, Ultra-small metal and plastic components, precision insert-molded components and part assemblies, Custom alloy wire for medical applications. Deringer-Ney operates four manufacturing facilities that are all registered to ISO 9000 with the three US facilities also registered to QS-9000.