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LSA Laser Announces Installation Of Class 100,000 Clean Room Expanding Its Medical Device Manufacturing Capabilities
Plymouth, Minnesota: LSA Laser announced installation of a Class 100,000 clean room continuing the expansion of its medical device manufacturing facilities. The new clean room setup will include a CO2 laser system with up to five more systems planned for precision processing silicone, TPE, Teflon and other polymers in addition to a wide range of medical grade metal materials.
"Growing demand for precision laser processed medical components and assemblies is the reason for this continuing expansion," reported Tom Noll, LSA president. "Our unique facilities and processes, together with our partner relationships with customers, drive this growth. By teaming with customer development engineers during the product development process, we work through design iterations utilizing our laser machines and engineers to refine a design and an appropriate manufacturing process. Our new clean room facility enables us to expand these customer partnerships."
LSA Laser is a contract manufacturer of medical device components and assemblies with ISO 13485:2003 certification and over 12 years experience supplying the medical device industry. LSA Laser recently moved into new 26,000 square foot manufacturing and office facilities. It utilizes 26 laser welding and cutting systems with up to six-axis motion control and computer aided manufacturing capabilities.
LSA processes include laser cutting, laser welding, laser ablation and laser marking used in a broad range of medical devices including defibrillation leads, stents, catheters, surgical instruments, dental instruments, orthopedics, hearing devices, neuro applications and others. Many of the processes include materials such as platinum, titanium, nitinol and nichrome in sizes as small as .001 inch.
