TekniPlex Healthcare, a medical device CDMO, this week held a grand opening for its newest facility, a 200,000-square-foot ISO-certified plant in Madison, Wisconsin, its second in the city.
The plant currently features a new air knife coater that allows TekniPlex Healthcare to significantly increase its supply of coated Tyvek and heat seal coated reinforced papers for various medical device, pharmaceutical, and diagnostic applications. The plant also features a new wide-width eight-color high-definition flexographic printing press.
The plant was built with sustainability in mind and it minimizes waste, with only two sources of waste leaving the facility – hand carried garbage bags and separated recycled waste. The company said 95% or more of the waste regenerated is recyclable. It features two dedicated compactors that are used for paper and plastic, and compressed air exhaust is also reclaimed to assist in the heating of the production area.
The large facility allows for ample future expansion opportunities for the Healthcare division. The air knife coater and flexographic printer will soon be joined by other assets, including a second flexographic printer, a cantilevered slitter rewinder, and a reversible salvage rewinder. The division will continue to evaluate the remaining space for further expansion.