Use of Lean Practices for Quality Contract Manufacturing

At MultiSource Manufacturing, we provide an extensive range of contract manufacturing, fabrication, and assembly services. Because we offer such a wide variety of manufacturing at very different scales, it’s important to us that we implement waste reduction and efficiency at all times. To meet standards of low environmental impact and for in-house efficiency, we operate using lean manufacturing practices.

 

Lean manufacturing was developed by Toyota in the 1970s and has since been applicable globally in many industries. As a contract manufacturing provider, we use lean manufacturing practices to provide precision-based production, rapid prototyping, and Just-In-Time (JIT) delivery of components and assemblies to OEMs and our other customers. When you work with the MultiSource network for any of your fabrication needs, you gain the benefits that our lean manufacturing practices promote daily.

 

The elements of a lean manufacturing system include as-needed production, flawless project management, quality materials sourcing, and intelligent engineering. With our fully-outfitted production floor, skilled technicians, design and prototype program, and expert engineers, we’re able to operate with lean manufacturing practices from the start to finish of any project.

 

Design: Using advanced CAD/CAM systems and reverse engineering, we’re able to create a digital or physical model that meets your specifications for form and function. With virtual testing, simulation, and field projections, we’re able to understand the stresses that a component or system will endure in operation and create a manufacturing process that will be the most precise and efficient. With this design program we’re able to manufacture only what’s needed and reduce waste in production.

 

Fabrication and Assembly: With a quality prototype, our CNC machining centers, assemblers, and finishing equipment can quickly fabricate and assemble the final pieces. Our production processes benefit from the use of multi-directional mills and lathes as well as Swiss machines and other finishing equipment. We also utilize a Class 3 clean room, laser marking technology, welding tools, and plastic fabrication.

 

Delivery: Because we can quickly generate an exact prototype and rapidly perform fabrication operations, MultiSource is able to offer customers Just-In-Time delivery. This means that we can get products to your facilities exactly as you need them. This JIT delivery eliminates your need for backstock, allowing you to save room, time, and cost of storage.

 

No matter what type of component or assembly you need for your facilities or production line, you can rely on Multisource Manufacturing LLC to fabricate that product with lean manufacturing practices. To learn more about our contract manufacturing services, or to get started with us today, contact us at (952) 456-5500, request a quote, or request more information.

Role of Contract Manufacturing in Pharmaceutical Production

MultiSource Manufacturing LLC offers a wide range of fabrication and assembly services for many industries. The medical industry has a high standard for the precision and accuracy required during the production process because all equipment used in the medical industry will directly affect the lives of patients and medical professionals for better or for worse. As a contract manufacturer of medical tools used in many areas of the industry, MultiSource understands its responsibility in the production of quality, highly accurate components and assemblies. Our role as a contract manufacturing expert is to provide reliable services from start to finish in the design, production, assembly, and finishing processes.

 

Medical devices have come a long way technologically and ideologically in the last 50 years. Advancements have been made in the industry in all areas, from treatment capabilities to pharmaceutical production. Because so many new approaches to drug delivery and pharmaceutical manufacturing systems have emerged throughout the medical industry, the equipment used in those systems has advanced to accommodate these new ideas.

 

To meet continually advancing  medical technologies, the MultiSource network is dedicated to providing comprehensive manufacturing capabilities with state-of-the-art tools and intelligent engineering. The components and assemblies we manufacture for pharmaceutical production meet the high standards required in the field for sterile, contaminant-free function.

 

Our contract manufacturing services for pharmaceutical production devices include components and assemblies for various methods of drug fabrication, including:

 

  • milling for chemicals, capsules, and other drug delivery systems
  • granulation of drug particles and other fillers or inactive ingredients
  • coating and pressing of capsules, tablets, pills, and other drug formats
  • complex cooling equipment used in the selection and control of reactivity
  • highly precise systems for the extraction of solvents, material emulsions, temperature treating, and hydrolyzing
  • laboratory equipment used to build stoichiometric ratios of differing reagents

 

On an industrial level, pharmaceutical manufacturers need specialized production systems integrated on the production floor. For drug fabrication, the equipment used in these systems provides industrial capabilities, including:

 

  • power feeding used in continuous manufacturing with variable speeds and reliable stability
  • large-scale milling for chemical breakdown
  • heavy-duty blending with power equipment
  • large-scale, contained granulation
  • extrusion using hot melt technology
  • contained conveyor systems
  • and many other specialized tools needed for industrial pharmaceutical production

 

The production of pharmaceuticals is a highly technical, regulated industry. To meet industry standards and provide patients with a quality, reliable product, you need the right equipment. With the expertise of the MultiSource network, you can get the components, assemblies, and equipment you need.

 

To learn more about services for pharmaceutical manufacturers and our other work in the medical industry, contact MultiSource Manufacturing LLC today at (952) 456-5500. To find out more about our contract manufacturing services, request more information or request a quote online to get started with us today.