Genesis Plastics Welding partnered with medical device manufacturer, REDpoint International, to produce the revolutionary PVC-free plastic primary medical tubing stabilization devices for catheters and IV sleeves – the company’s latest product, the StedLine™ IV Sleeve. The innovative plastic medical product eliminates the need for glue or tape to secure intravenous lines to skin, making it comfortable, yet secure. REDpoint’s primary manufacturing goal was to eliminate PVC while still keeping the product cost-efficient, safe and patient-friendly. As a Green manufacturer, Genesis recommended REDpoint use lower-cost PE and PET materials well-suited for single-use medical products such as IV sleeves yet durable enough to provide the desired product strength. It is important to REDpoint to produce PVC-free plastic medical devices to help eliminate the environmental risk of DEHP leaching, offer patients safer options and supply hospitals with medical products that don’t increase disposal costs.

Genesis has extensive expertise producing PVC-free plastic products and components and providing environmentally-friendly post-production processes for the medical device and medical supply manufacturing industry. Contact us today for a complimentary consultation about your medical device product!

With Phase I of the Genesis Plastics Welding expansion complete, the Genesis management team is investing in key personnel to advance our Indiana-based engineering team to meet the growing demands of the medical device contract manufacturing industry. As a critical department within our RF heat sealing contract manufacturing facility, the plastics welding engineering team is the cornerstone for product development and new product launches. We are in search of individuals with both RF welding and plastics industry knowledge, as well as a background in project management and contract manufacturing.

1. Increased demand for antimicrobial plastics. Plastics welding manufacturers are responding to high demand for antimicrobial welded plastics. Antimicrobial plastics welding for medical device, supplies and equipment allow manufacturers to create products with surfaces that are active against bacteria, which helps to reduce the risk of infection. Hospitals and physicians are increasingly recommending antimicrobial plastics for patient treatment.
2. Increased demand for biodegradable medical device, supplies and equipment plastics. Today, healthcare organizations must adhere to strict regulations when it comes to the disposal of all plastic materials. In an effort to bypass addition regulations, streamline the waste removal process, and reduce damage to the environment, more healthcare organizations are shifting toward the practice of Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP). EPP encourages healthcare organizations to look for alternatives to environmentally damaging materials for plastics welded medical devices, supplies and equipment.
3. Increased demand for green and PVC-free polymers such as polyethylene, polypropylene and other low-loss polymers or phthalate-free plastics. In addition to financial and regulatory reasons, many medical device plastics welding manufacturers and contractors are transitioning away from PVC or polyurethane to meet the needs of hospitals striving to comply with PVC-free and DEHP-free standards. For this reason, more healthcare organizations are turning to companies that can manufacture PVC-free plastics welded medical devices, supplies and equipment.

The healthcare industry continues to evolve, and it requires technological advancements in plastics welded medical devices, supplies and equipment to meet the needs of today’s healthcare providers and end-users.

If you’re in the medical industry and are looking for antimicrobial plastics, biodegradable plastics or an alternative to PVC for your plastics welded medical supply, device or equipment, schedule a consultation with one of Genesis’ medical device, supplies and equipment plastics welding experts.

Simply fill out the form on this page. And ask about our complimentary test welding offer!

Genesis Plastics Welding is hiring for a Product Development Engineer Manager at our Indianapolis-area headquarters, in Fortville, Indiana.

The product development engineer manager will have oversight and participation in product development activities for new and existing Genesis clients.  Critical departments supported by engineering include quality, sales, production and operations. This person will manage the engineering team and fully participate in the following areas of responsibility:

• Product Development
• Product Launch
• Product/Process Improvement
• Material Management and Evaluation
• ecoGenesis Management

Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience:

• Medical Device Manufacturing
• Contract Manufacturing
• Plastics Knowledge
• RF Welding
• Project Management (PMP Certification or equivalent)
• AutoCAD
• Product Development
  • Material and Component Sourcing
  • Supplier Relationship Management
  • Manufacturing Process Development/Design
  • Prototyping
  • Quoting
• Product Launch/Validation

Key Personality Characteristics:

• Detail-oriented
• Organized
• Motivator
• Mechanically oriented
• Hands-on

A bachelor’s degree or equivalent is required.

To submit your information for consideration, please use our online application process.

By eliminating the costs and operational resources associated with in-house facility expansion, new equipment and training, outsourcing plastics welding and heat sealing is fast becoming a sound fiscal practice and integral part of 2012 budgeting.

As a top outsourced plastics welding provider, Genesis Plastics Welding is committed to helping customers do more, better.

When you outsource to the plastics welding experts at Genesis, you can expect:

• More freedom to concentrate on core business objectives
• The ability to weld plastics materials never before possible
• Environmentally friendly PVC-free alternatives
• Compliance with ISO and FDA-certified medical device manufacturing requirements
• Superior quality control
• A reliable supply chain partnership

Interested in starting 2012 with a new outsourced plastics welding expert? Simply fill out the form on this page and a plastics welding and heat sealing expert will contact you within 24 hours.

Genesis Plastics Welding is the medical device contract manufacturer for Future Path Medical‘s iBag™ urine management bag.

INDIANAPOLIS (November 21, 2011) – Genesis Plastics Welding, a leading medical device contract manufacturer of radio frequency (RF) welded products, announces today a manufacturing agreement with Future Path Medical Holding Company, LLC, a medical device company, to produce the company’s breakthrough iBag™ urine management bag, a part of the FDA-cleared iBag Systems.

The iBag System combines a disposable, sensor-enabled urine collection bag with software, wireless communications and an optional thermistor-equipped foley catheter, to provide effective and constant urine monitoring and — with the addition of the catheter — continual and accurate core body temperature readings. The display and alarms enable caregivers and patients to reduce urine spills and urine backup, in addition to providing core body temperature data, helpful in making decisions on care options. The iBag increases both patient and caregiver confidence and independence.

The Future Path Medical iBag System enables caregivers and patients to reduce urine spills and urine backup, in addition to providing core body temperature data..

“Hundreds of thousands of spinal cord injured and other handicapped individuals struggle with urine management and urinary tract infections and are frequently catheterized for months and even years,” said Future Path Medical Founder Ty Bryant. “This population is often dependent on caregivers and manual processes. The iBag System represents a step forward in safety, freedom and dignity for this ‘at-risk’ population.”

Bryant first conceived the idea for the iBag System after his son, Christopher, became a quadriplegic as a result of a diving accident in 1997. After Chris experienced frustration with the existing methods of urine monitoring, Ty and Chris were determined to develop a better solution for fill rate and caregiver notification. Out of this determination came the iBag fluid management system. Chris passed away in July of 2005, but Ty and the company continued on with the development process, earning FDA clearance in 2011.

“We were honored to be selected by Future Path to manufacture this innovative medical device through our proven plastics welding expertise,” said Tom Ryder, Genesis Plastics Welding President and CEO. “As an added benefit, Future Path’s location outside of Cleveland, Ohio, and ours near Indianapolis, Indiana, gives both companies logistical advantages, resulting in further costs savings.”

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About Genesis Plastics Welding

Genesis Plastics Welding is one of the industry’s leading contract manufacturing companies that specializes in radio frequency (RF) plastics welding of thermoplastic products and components for industries including medical, military, automotive, marine and consumer products. Unique to the plastics welding industry, Genesis’ proprietary heat sealing technology allows RF plastics welding of polyethylene, polypropylene and nearly any low-loss polymer in film, foam and fabric layers. The technology is an ideal replacement for Polyvinylchloride (PVC) and Polyurethane with “green” phthalate-free plastics as it causes polymers with low dielectric loss factors to respond to RF plastics welding just like PVC. The company’s plastics welding technology, ecoGenesis™, also aids in cost reduction as it eliminates the need for expensive heat seal additives and enables the substitution of lower cost raw materials. Available for private licensing to manufacturers, ecoGenesis can be quickly integrated into any existing RF heat sealing machine. Contact Genesis Plastics Welding, headquartered near Indianapolis in Indiana, at 317-485-7887 or visit www.GenesisPlasticsWelding.com.

About Future Path Medical
Future Path Medical Holding Company, LLC (FPMHC), established in 2009, provides innovative clinical fluid management systems for home and hospital care. The company utilizes patented technology in both product families. Further information can be found at the company’s web site: www.Future-Path.net, or via phone at 440-354-4044.

Media Contacts
For Genesis: Becky Polston, APR
317-205-9690 ext. 226, becky@synergy-mg.com
For Future Path Medical: Brian Gilbert
440-985-8466, brian.gilbert@future-path.net

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Low dielectric loss materials had previously not been bondable using RF heat sealing. With ecoGenesis, our proprietary plastics welding technology, polyethylene, polypropylene and nearly any low-loss polymer or phthalate-free material can be RF welded. And while alternative heat sealing techniques may only produce a straight-line bond, our technology provides the ability to weld complex patterns in one sequence, such as with medical fluid delivery, storage or drainage bags.

If you are in the medical device industry and are looking for an alternative to PVC for your plastics welded medical supply, device or equipment, please contact us and let’s talk! Don’t go in to 2012 without a better solution for your medical device plastics welding technology needs.

This position will work with the Quality Manager and Quality Supervisor to perform quality testing of the products produced by Genesis Plastics Welding.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 1-2 years experience in a GMP and/or ISO quality environment
• Knowledge and understanding of general quality requirements associated with manufacturing
• Strong analytical skills and required attention to details
• Strong computer skills
• Strong people and leadership skills
• Flexible work schedule

Duties:

• Understand all test requirements, their standards and proper shop floor execution
  • Tensile Testing
  • Dimensional Verification
  • Leak Testing
  • Burst Testing
  • Lifecycle Testing
• SPC Tracking and Calculations
• Manage customer job files and the associated quality records
• Work well in a small management team environment
• Verify all inventory meets QSM standards (receiving, labeling, etc.)

To submit your information for consideration, please use our online application process.

With the completion of the expansion, Genesis will have an additional 42,000 square feet of manufacturing space and up to 50 additional employees. Completion is slated for spring of 2012, at which time we’ll have a grand re-opening party for prospects, customers, friends and family. If you’d like to be on that invitation list, please let us know!

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The activity has already allowed us to double the size of our medical device manufacturing clean room, a controlled environment that meets the medical device manufacturing requirements of an ISO Class 7 Standard 14644 clean zone.

Completion on the facility is slated for spring of 2012. Currently, the addition’s steel skeleton is taking shape beam by beam. With colder months fast approaching, next steps will be adding a standing seam roof and erecting 30-ft steel wall panels to enclose the structure.

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