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March 25, 2009
Tegra Medical Unveils GENESIS Tech Center to Reduce Time to Market
FRANKLIN, MA--Tegra Medical is pleased to announce the formal opening of the GENESIS Tech Center (GTC). Housed in 18,000 sq. ft. of refurbished space at Tegra’s new headquarters in Franklin, MA, the GTC will address the medical device industry’s need for speed. The organization will have its own leadership team, customer service, engineering resources and dedicated equipment. Staffed with 35 employees and a wide assortment of equipment, the GTC will be focused exclusively on assisting customers with their product development needs, specifically: inventory of commonly used raw materials for minimally invasive surgical and interventional products, design for manufacturability, prototyping and pilot production. Within the GENESIS Tech Center, there are three distinct offerings:
- Quick Wire & Tube: Inventory of the most commonly used wire and hypodermic tubing. Secondary processes are available with shipment in 3 days or less typically.
- Rapid Response Operation: Component and assembly fabrication in less than 2 weeks, just days in many cases, using laser processing, EDM, and a full assortment of conventional and CNC machining.
- Engineered Solutions: A team of experienced manufacturing engineers and project managers to tackle tough manufacturing challenges through DFM and innovative process development.
"The GENESIS Tech Center is the answer to feedback we’ve heard consistently over the years," said Tom Burns, V.P. Business Development. "Lots of suppliers talk about supporting product launches, but Tegra Medical is backing it up with some of our best talent, significant infrastructure and a culture intent upon solving customer problems fast. The GTC will be a stand-alone entity to avoid the conflicts inherent in trying to share resources with regular production operations." Mike Treleaven will be leading this unit as Director GTC. Mike is a dynamic leader who brings a passion for customer satisfaction and a long history of developing innovative solutions to manufacturing challenges. Prior to this role, Mike managed operations and program management at Accu-Met Laser, well known for its short lead times and effective problem solving. Mike also spent ten years at Micro Group, Inc. in various engineering and operations roles before joining Accu-Met. He began his medical device career with Tecomet, then a division of Thermo Electron.