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MMT To Showcase Catheter And Guidewire Manufacturing Solutions At MD&M West

04.06.2022 Press Release
Stop by booth #3101 at MD&M West, April 12-14 to see our technologies in action. Charlotte, NC, USA – April 1, 2022 - Medical Manufacturing Technologies (MMT), a leader in global medical device manufacturing solutions, today announced that it will exhibit its catheter and guidewire manufacturing solutions in booth #...

Stop by booth #3101 at MD&M West, April 12-14 to see our technologies in action.

Charlotte, NC, USA – April 1, 2022 – Medical Manufacturing Technologies (MMT), a leader in global medical device manufacturing solutions, today announced that it will exhibit its catheter and guidewire manufacturing solutions in booth #3101 at MD&M West in Anaheim, CA., April 12-14

As a leader in catheter manufacturing and guidewire grinding solutions, MMT continues to expand its portfolio to include automation of secondary processes, streamlining its customers’ workflow to ensure operator safety, increase productivity and drive impeccable quality.

“We are excited to showcase our expanded portfolio of catheter and guidewire manufacturing technologies including those from the recent acquisition of R&D Engineering,” said Robbie Atkinson, CEO of MMT. “Our vision of providing our customers with end-to-end state-of-the-art technologies continues to be realized. This enables our customers to focus on innovation and manufacturing high-quality products with patient well-being in mind.”

Combined with its robust equipment line, MMT offers TotalCare: an integrated global support service that increases operational efficiency, production quality, and helps to mitigate the oft-cited supply chain disruptions for consumables and spare parts.

“Our customers have continued to articulate their concerns relative to supply chain risk and skilled labor constraints,” said Rich Warren, CCO of MMT. “With TotalCare, MMT deploys our best-in-class service and support platform driving uptime and performance for our customers.”

For more information about MMT and its subsidiaries, visit www.www.glebar.com.

 

ABOUT MMT

Medical Manufacturing Technologies (“MMT”) is a vertically integrated business serving the medical device manufacturing industry and beyond. MMT brand offering covers the catheter manufacturing continuum, and Micro Centerless & Electrochemical grinding and cutoff underGlebar, Tridex, SYNEO, CATHTIP, Engineering By Design, and R&D Engineering. For more information about MMT and its subsidiaries, visit www.www.glebar.com.

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