Tag: Manufacturing

ATLANTA – Graham-Field is making a multi-million dollar investment in an advanced 3D fiber optic laser tube cutting system. The next-generation system will run 24/7 at the company's 156,000-square-foot steel fabrication facility in Wisconsin. “The high performance and flexibility to process round, square, rectangular and special shaped tubing, plus angle iron, channel and flat bar steel will allow us to manufacture a wide variety of components that make up several of our critical...

FRESNO, Calif. – Sunrise Medical is now producing Magic Mobility products out of its newly opened Nashville, Tenn.-based facility.  The company is selling and supporting the products through its associates across the North American market.  “Magic Mobility power wheelchairs are synonymous with durability, independence and active mobility,” says Larry Jackson, president of Sunrise Medical North America. “We can’t be more excited to sell, build and support...

SARASOTA, Fla. – Harmar Mobility is moving to a new facility that’s just one mile away but that increases its square footage by 60%.  The company, which has expanded over the past year from 195 to 220 employees, needs more room not only for its corporate offices but also for its manufacturing plant, which houses 40 tons of equipment and which will see a 44% increase in square footage at the new facility.  “Our employees’ happiness and comfort are extremely...

ATLANTA – Graham-Field has won Medium Manufacturer of the Year Award in the 10th Annual Movers & Makers Awards by Partnership Gwinnett. Partnership Gwinnett, in collaboration with Gwinnett Technical College, announced the winners of the awards in March during a ceremony at Infinite Energy Forum. “Graham-Field is very proud of the hard work invested in our manufacturing facility in Gwinnett County,” said Ken Spett, CEO of GF Health Products. “Our responsibility is to provide...

CLEVELAND - Invacare expects to add 45 new positions at its manufacturing site in Elyria as part of its launch of a new oxygen concentrator. The company plans to build a 10,000-square-foot clean room within its Taylor Street facility to enhance its manufacturing capabilities to produce its new Platinum NXG stationary oxygen concentrator to meet the rising demand for respiratory equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Celebrating our 40th anniversary this year, Invacare has had a long and successful...

IRVINE, Calif. - Fisher & Paykel Healthcare has started planning for its third manufacturing facility in Mexico. “We are continuing to grow our manufacturing capacity to ensure a further increase in supply of our respiratory products is available if required,” said Lewis Gradon, director and CEO. “To expedite availability, the company is utilizing its existing infrastructure and property in Tijuana, Mexico.” The company says the facility will be commissioned within the next...

IRVINE, Calif. - Fisher & Paykel Healthcare has hired about 600 additional manufacturing staff in New Zealand and more than 500 in Mexico, according to the New Zealand Herald. Lewis Gradon, managing director and CEO, told the newspaper the company first started ramping up hiring in February and plans to continue to add staff through the end of the year in both New Zealand and Mexico. “We do constantly grow, just not at that kind of rate in manufacturing,” he told the newspaper. “(Without...

ST. LOUIS - Responsive Respiratory has relocated to a 38,000-square-foot facility that combines office, manufacturing, warehouse and distribution space. “Our recent relocation and expansion enables RRI to stock more finished goods, increase the manufacture of custom items and continue to ship same-day,” said Thomas Bannon, president. In addition to increased manufacturing and fulfillment capabilities, the facility will also accommodate increased office capacity. The move comes on the...

GOLETA, Calif. - Inogen expects full-year revenue of $361.4 million to $362.4 million, up 0.9% to 1.2% compared to 2018, based on preliminary, unaudited financial data.The company expects fourth quarter 2019 revenue of $78.4 million to $79.4 million, down 8.2% to 9.4% compared to the same period in 2018.“We had softer than expected demand, primarily in our direct-to-consumer and international channels, in the fourth quarter of 2019, and we also had some manufacturing challenges that contributed...

ELYRIA, Ohio - Invacare will close its production and distribution facility in Porta Westfalica, Germany, at the end of 2020, a move that will affect about 240 associates, according to a Form 8-K that the company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Nov. 25.The work done there will be done at other Invacare facilities or by third parties.As a result of the move, Invacare expects to incur pre-tax cash restructuring charges in its Europe segment, primarily related to severance and transition...