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Cretex Companies employees enjoyed a fantastic day in the sun at our annual golf tournament! The event was more than just a day of friendly competition; it was a chance to come together and support a great cause.

The landscape of healthcare manufacturing is evolving at an unprecedented pace, thanks in part to the impact of additive manufacturing (AM). Cretex Medical | rms Director of Operations, Additive Macturing, Troy Olson, was featured as a panelist in a 3D Systems recorded webinar.

In the realm of medical equipment manufacturing, the design and production of surgical cases and trays demand precision, innovation, and a keen understanding of both medical and ergonomic requirements. At Cretex Medical | rms, we excel in crafting solutions that not only meet but exceed the expectations of our partners in the healthcare industry.

Cretex Medical announced today that they have broken ground on a new production facility in Cartago, Costa Rica. The 65,000-square-foot medical device component manufacturing and assembly facility will include state-of-the-art technology and manufacturing equipment with operations targeted to begin in Q3 2025. 

In recent years, the medical device industry has faced growing sterilization capacity constraints. The primary causes are increased scrutiny of ethylene oxide (EO) sterilization due to emissions and supply issues with cobalt-60 used in gamma sterilization. Cretex Medical | QTS's Senior Sterilization Scientist, Molly Swanson, and Principal Sterilization Scientist, Sopheak Srun were featured in BONEZONE Magazine.

Replacing heart valves has become a more successful medical procedure thanks to the devices used to perform it. Cretex Medical | CDT General Manager Laser Processing, Jeremy Glynn, and Cretex Medical Market Development Director Interventional, Mark Goemer, were featured in MPO Magazine.

Cretex Medical | rms's Additive Manufacturing Engineer, Sloan Volkman, was featured in ODT Magazine. Developers and manufacturers of implants have added new tools to their belts to create orthopedic technologies using innovative techniques.

In 2023, Cretex Medical employees at the Brooklyn Park facility began participating in a program that recycled film plastics through the NexTrex program, which converts these plastics into material for building eco-friendly outdoor products.

Even with some orthopedic device companies taking a more cautious approach toward R&D, the orthopedic industry remains busy by improving their legacy devices, developing new products, and investing in technology and R&D. Key to much of this steady innovation is the process of injection molding. Jim Biggs, director of NPI Technical Solutions at Cretex Medical | CDT, was featured in Orthopedic Design & Technology magazine.