FRANKLIN, Wis., Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Vesta Inc., a global leader in the medical device contract manufacturing industry, opened a Frankfurt location to support its expansion efforts overseas. With a growing client base in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Vesta’s move to Frankfurt represents the company’s dedication to support their customers’ product development and manufacturing needs.
“Hessen appreciates Vesta’s commitment to and investment in our state,” Dr. Thomas Niemann, Head of Hessen Life Science & Cluster Manager, for Hessen Agentur GmbH, the lead agency for attracting new business investment and promoting the state’s knowledge-based industry clusters. “Hessen has long placed an emphasis on helping existing industries grow in our state, as this is essential to reaching our goal of becoming the No. 1 location in Germany for high quality jobs in the medical device industry.”
Dr. Berengere Chevalier, Sales Manager for Europe, Africa and the Middle East, now heads the Vesta office in Frankfurt. Possessing strong engineering, project management and business development experience, Dr. Chevalier has successfully helped the manufacturing and engineering teams meet their customers’ technical and commercial requirements in these key regions. From Frankfurt, Dr. Chevalier supports Vesta’s full line of precision silicone and thermoplastic extrusion as well as comprehensive silicone molding and assembly. Vesta has also introduced its unique capabilities in medical silicone dip casting and sheeting capabilities into the region, available through Vesta’s recent acquisition of SiMatrix.
Vesta is now part of Hessen’s successful business community, consisting of an experience talent pool, a dependable transportation infrastructure and its strong medical technology cluster of over 900 companies, of which 4 are of the world’s top 20.
About Vesta
Vesta is an ISO 13485 registered contract manufacturer providing molding, extrusion and assembly services to the global medical device industry. Vesta is recognized for its expertise in design assistance, materials selection and compliance to quality standards within ISO-certified facilities. Molding capabilities include liquid injection molding, transfer molding, insert molding, and dip molding of medical grade silicone. Vesta’s ExtruMed precision solutions utilize thermoplastics and silicone for a wide range of tubing and tight-tolerance extrusion applications, with additional capabilities in braiding, balloon blowing and extrusion of PEEK. Vesta capitalizes on 40 years of experience in dedicated medical manufacturing and supports 24 of the top 30 global medical device manufacturers from its 4 manufacturing facilities.
In addition to Vesta’s headquarters in Wisconsin, the company has facilities in California and Montana, and now a European presence in Hessen, Germany.
Media Contact:Julie Cameron, Vesta Inc., 267-337-5277, jcameron@vestainc.com
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