Arterex, a medical device developer and contract manufacturer, has expanded its portfolio of medical device manufacturing companies with the acquisition of Xponent Global, an ISO 9001:2015 certified producer of extruded tubing for the medical industry based in Massachusetts.
With eight extrusion lines across 55,000 square feet of manufacturing space including 5,000 square feet of Class 8 cleanroom space, Xponent Global provides precise filaments, over the wire extrusion, multi-lumen, taper tubing, para tubing and tight tolerance single lumen tubing for a range of applications from packaging tubes to demanding products used in neurological and laparoscopic devices.
Xponent Global was established in 1937 as the New England Tape Company, a producer of extruded plastic tape coverings for cable used by the U.S. Navy. The company later worked with leading medical device companies to develop radiopaque materials and applications that are still in use today as radiopaque tracer filaments. Currently, Xponent Global serves the medical industry with 1” to 3” diameter extruders, with secondary machining capabilities such as inline printing, stamping, cutting, slitting, punching, and flaring, as well as downstream packaging. ISO Class 8 cleanroom extrusion allows the company to process high-quality products that can be supplied in bulk form or further processed into finished assemblies to meet the demanding performance requirements and packaging needs of medical customers.
