Leverage Advantages that Streamline Your Product Launch
Global Footprint, Local Support
Engineering, Process Development, Tooling Management
No matter where you choose to manufacture and distribute your product, Parker can support your strategy through the entire process with:
Design for Manufacture, Assembly and Value Added Services
Parker teams have advanced skills in manufacturability analysis, material selection, functional analysis using Finite Element Analysis (FEA), rapid prototyping, sterilization vendor management, sterile package design, shipping box design and configuration, logistics, and distribution.
Tooling Management
Our complete program management includes in-house engineering and working with local and global tooling vendors for all aspects of design, mold flow analysis, prototype, production, and tool maintenance.
Process Development & Validation
Capabilities span assembly and test process definition & design, tooling and fixture design and fabrication, equipment validations including I/Q, O/Q & P/Q, validation protocol development, accelerated age studies, transit testing, biocompatibility testing.
Strategic Partnerships for Life Sciences
In collaborating with OEMs throughout the entire product lifecycle, we work to ensure our customers' return on investment and drive advancements in the life sciences industry.
Medical and Life Sciences Capabilities
See some of the manufacturing, processing and technology capabilities at Parker CSS Division for medical device and life science OEMs. We bring success to our customers by working together through all phases of design for manufacturing, quality control, inspection, and secondary operations to quickly deliver new products to market.
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Concept & Feasibility
Collaborative Engineering | Eliminating Development Risk Factors
Parker works as a valuable source of innovation, using our engineering, manufacturing and quality planning expertise to critically evaluate design concepts for optimal manufacturability and functional performance.
Early supplier involvement with our customers allows
- Upfront discovery of potential design discrepancies and supply chain constraints
- Assurance that production will meet feasibility requirements
- Certainty of compliance with regulations governing production
Design for Manufacturing
DFMA | Rapid Prototyping | Validation
In working alongside our customers during their product development, we can deliver extra value in the areas of
- Design for manufacturing and assembly (DFMA)
- Evaluation of methods of manufacture
- Prototyping
- Data validation
- Documentation
Process Development
Comprehensive Planning
As a process driven, lean enterprise, Parker thoroughly vets all processes necessary to achieve smooth transition from concept to production, incuding
- Assembly and test process definition
- Tooling and fixture design, and fabrication
- Equipment validations including I/Q, O/Q & P/Q
- Validation protocol development
- Accelerated age studies, transit and biocompatibility testing
Production & Launch
Release Plan | MRP | Quality
By using productivity metrics and maintaining uncompromising quality control, we ensure that our solutions match customers expectations. We continue to work through the entire product lifecycle with sustaining improvements to ensure our customers' return on investment.
Medical Manufacturing Process Capabilities
Volume, Material & Method of Manufacture Flexibility
Our capabilities include diverse manufacturing processes that accommodate flexibility on volumes, and the ability to optimize materials to meet specific needs. Learn about our expertise with
- Thermoset and thermoplastic elastomer molding
- Liquid injection molding (LIM) of liquid silicone rubber (LSR)
- Silicone extrusions
Medical Materials Expertise
USP Class VI Formulations
For healthcare and life science applications, we offer biomedical and pharmaceutical OEMs a wide range of medical grade materials that meet USP Class VI requirements for biocompatibility, including:
- Thermoplastics
- Elastomers
- Silicones
- USP <381> Compliant Polyisoprenes
Value Added Services
Cost Effective Streamlining
We offer services that allow customers to streamline manufacturability, quality, cost-effectiveness and overall product-to-market timeline of newly designed components and devices. Services include:
- Assembly, kitting and packaging
- Forming and joining
- Surface treatments and imaging
- Metrology and testing
- Complete tooling management
- Sterilization consultation and management
- Logistics management
Assembly and Value Add Operations
We offer highly responsive assembly and testing of medical instrumentation ranging from relatively simple electromechanical devices to highly complex multi-technology integrated systems.
Forming and Joining
Process expertise in RF/thermal tipping, punching, dip molding. Welding offering includes ultrasonic, spin, RF, induction, polymer laser and metal laser. Bonding and joining include UV / adhesive, solvent, impulse sealing, sewing, soldering, and heat staking.
Surface Treatments and Imaging
- Plasma surface treatment
- Drug-infused silicone
- Chlorination
- Cryogenic deflashing
- Parylene coating, hydrophilic coating
- Lamination, re-flow lamination
- Hot stamping
- Pad printing, ink jet printing, screen printing
Metrology and Testing
- Optical measuring
- Metrology labs and capability studies
- Pressure decay leak testing
- Hermetic leak testing
- Electrical testing
- Compression and tensile testing
- Functional testing
- Vision-assisted inspection
Tooling Expertise
We give you the convenience of working with a single partner from design and development through manufacturing and assembly. Utilizing simulation tools, we eliminate costly and time-consuming prototype tool revisions by conducting thorough part, tool, and mold fill analysis.
Sterilization
Parker offers coordination and management of the sterilization process with partner vendors. These partnerships offer convenience and simplify processes by eliminating additional supply chain touchpoints.
Why Parker?
Focus on Quality
We provide products and services that consistently meet customer expectations of quality and value. A central element of our culture is an unwavering commitment to quality and continuous improvement.
One Partner. Multiple Solutions.
Learn about the wide range of solutions Parker provides to Life Science and Medical Device OEMs.
Drug Delivery Solutions for Life Science
Learn about Parker's USP <381> compliant polyisoprene material solutions for drug delivery and infusion septa.
