Contact: Paul Ziegenhorn, President
Matrix Tooling, Inc. / Matrix Plastic Products
630-595-6144 (phone)
630-595-6276 (fax)
E-mail: pzieg@matrixtooling.com
Web address: www.matrixtooling.com
Wood Dale, IL ¯ April 17, 2006
Partners Matrix Tooling, Inc. and Matrix
Plastic Products are busy putting the finishing touches on their new class
100,000 clean room and adding ISO 13485 compliance to their existing ISO
9000:2000 quality system. Both
enhancements are designed to better meet the needs of medical device customers
and prepare for further growth in that market.
Satisfied customers like Cardica, Inc., a
The Matrix team shares a modern
30,000 square foot facility in Wood Dale, IL.
Matrix Tooling, Inc. is a full-service designer and builder of precision
plastic injection molds for critical applications, including microtooling and
multi-shot. Many require holding
+/-.0005" tolerances on the molded parts.
Matrix Plastic Products offers custom injection molding from 22-300
tons. Customized inspection capabilities
range from first article inspections to all levels of PPAP's and are tailored
to each customer's needs. Automation is
heavily utilized in the quality assurance process, allowing for unattended
inspection on multi-sensor vision systems.
The new clean room will utilize
electric presses equipped with robotics and vision systems for unattended front
line inspection capabilities, with an eye on identifying any potential problems
at the earliest possible stage.
Both companies have been ISO certified since 1999, and the ISO 13485
quality standard is being added to assure the additional traceability requirements
that the medical device industry requires.
"We are taking the best of both standards and making our quality system
even stronger," says Gary Johansson, Quality Assurance Manager. "At the same time, we are giving our medical
customers an added level of confidence in us."
In addition to medical applications, Matrix has served OEM's in the
telecommunications, electronic, automotive, and personal care industries since
1978. Matrix will be exhibiting at NPE 2006 booth-# 11252 in the Moldmakers'
Pavilion.
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