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Arthrex to build $30M manufacturing plant in South Carolina: 5 insights

Written by  Mackenzie Garrity | Monday, 16 October 2017 Arthrex is set to build a $30 million manufacturing plant in Anderson County, S.C. Here are five insights: 1. The 200,000 square foot surgical device and manufacturing plant will begin construction in the early 2018 and is project to be completed the following year. 2. Arthrex

Welcome Michal Zala

Michal Zala has over 14 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment and he is excited to join the Phillips Precision team as a Lean Manufacturing Engineer.  Michal started as a Bridgeport trainee, moved up to CNC programming/operating and for the past 4 years he has worked as a manufacturing engineer.  His hands on knowledge combined

Medicraft Facility Update

Construction is well underway at our third facility and we're excited to share the details and strategy of our new manufacturing space. The foundation of this facility design is rooted in the principles of lean manufacturing. From value stream mapping, changeover, line capacity, balanced production,  administrative, reception and warehouse process, our final architectural plans allow

Arthrex and Sea Spine Send Their Thanks

PPI received notes of thanks from Arthrex for the Lisfrancs Measurement Device and from Sea Spine for the new Commercial Launch of Skipjack™ Expandable Interbody System. Congratulations to both teams for a job well done!  It's rewarding to see the positive impact our hard work and dedication to our customers has on their ability to

Capital Improvements at PPI & Medicraft

PPI and Medicraft continue to decommission outdated equipment and replace them with their latest technological equivalent. I goal is to improve speed, capacity and capabilities. To date, PPI has completed installations for 2 EDMs and one milling machine. They have one turning center installation scheduled for the end of this month. At Medicraft, rough and

Maker World Faire | New York

September 23 + 24, 2017, New York City, NY | 10AM – 6PM Saturday & Sunday This is an exciting family event for parents with kids who love technology, inventions and building things of all kinds. From Solid Work APPS for kids to Power Racing Series for Vehicles, Engineering, Fabrication, and Fashion enthusiast. This is

Introducing A New Uniform Program For PPI

At the last PPI Q2 company-wide meeting, John Phillips introduced the upcoming uniform program to the staff and it was well received. The new uniforms offer a more professional corporate image while providing style and comfort for our staff. The program features two styles; 1. Black/Blue Shirt and Pant for CNC Mill, Lathe, Screw

Introducing 3-D Printing Technology at Medicraft

Medicraft is using in-house 3D printing technology to produce and test prototypes as well as design new concepts for OEMs over the past few months. Our engineering team has enjoyed using the technology and is now maximizing the resource to cultivate new business opportunities while supporting the needs of existing customer initiatives.

A Move Toward In-house Additive Manufacturing at PPI

PPI's engineering teams, along with our new technician in training have been now designing prototypes for select projects and producing custom fixturing to improve service applications with great results. Particularly, the VMM Fixture which allows an operator to load up to 26 pieces at once, rather than the single piece process currently used is drastically

PPI News: Successful Chip Compactor Shine Event

This "Shine Event" has been in the works for quite some time and the final result is impressive!! Sincere thanks to all who made this possible.

Sincere Thanks from SeaSpine

PPI received a terrific thank you letter from Tyler Holschlag, Senior Engineer at Sea Spine, acknowledging our team for the support and hardwork they received on thier latest project. All of us at PPM take pride in how hard we work each and every one of our customers every day, however it's even more gratifying

PPI Milling Department News

PPI Red Team Recognized for Innovative Thinking At the conclusion of PPI's weekly 5S meeting with the RED team, Mike Galella, 5S Operations Manager/Dept. 300, took some time to recognize the following Associates for the thinking, development and creation of a Pin Holding device that will be utilized at all 50 Milling Centers. Peter Majestic –

PPM Participates in ODT Featured Article

Implant Disruption | Additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies provide alternative fabrication strategies for orthopedic implants.  By Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer | May 19, 2017 Perhaps no other industry has such a locked-in growth market as orthopedic manufacturers do with the retiring baby boomer generation. Boomers have more dispensable income than previous generations, as well