How to Choose a Vascular Access Product Contract Manufacturing Partner
Choosing the right vascular access product contract manufacturing partner will bring a range of benefits to your business. Working with a trusted partner means you can concentrate your resources on other areas. Time to market and/or scale-up timelines can be reduced, and you will get instant access to specialist knowledge and advanced capabilities.
The above points are important for all types of medical device products, but they are especially relevant for vascular access products given the specialist nature of the components.
So, there are significant advantages to partnering with a contract manufacturing company, but how do you choose the right one? Factors like price and certifications will be part of the equation, and it is important you choose a team that you like. You should also consider:
- Vascular access product expertise
- Manufacturing capabilities
- Value-added support
- Right fit
- Lead times and capacity
Vascular Access Product Expertise
Let’s start with product-specific expertise, as you will benefit from working with a contract manufacturing partner who understands what is needed to produce high-quality components for use in vascular access medical device products. This includes materials expertise, manufacturing micro features, and more.
Choosing a manufacturing partner that has medical device experience is an essential starting point, but specific vascular access product expertise will be even better for your business.
Manufacturing Capabilities
It is also important to check the manufacturing capabilities of potential vascular access product contract manufacturing partners. This is because manufacturing vascular access products requires a range of different production capabilities including injection molding, forming, tipping, shaping, hole punching, and marking. Assembly and packaging are also often required. The partner you choose should have these capabilities in-house.
Value-Added Support
Value-added support from your vascular access product contract manufacturing partner can save you time and money while reducing project complexity. Examples include product design capabilities, especially design for manufacturing (DFM) capabilities where the objective is to design a product that not only meets its intended use requirements but can also be efficiently and cost-effectively manufactured. Prototyping capabilities are also beneficial, particularly during product design and ongoing development phases.
You should also choose a contract manufacturing partner that can provide you with regulatory support. The right regulatory support, advice, and guidance can help you avoid delays while reducing compliance risks.
The Right Fit
Identifying a contract manufacturing partner that is the right fit will prevent complications and frustrations from developing. For example, developing and manufacturing a common high-value component is very different from developing and manufacturing a component that is more specialist for a particular niche. It’s important to make sure your partner has the specific capabilities and expertise that you need.
Lead Times, Capacity, and Scalability
Ask about lead times as many vascular access product manufacturers fill their order books many months in advance. You should make sure your partner has the available capacity to meet your requirements and shipping lead times.
You should also look to the future as one of the benefits of working with a contract manufacturer is scalability. For example, scaling up production to meet increasing customer demand. However, this only works if the partner you choose has robust structures in place to meet changing requirements.
Contract Manufacturing at Galt OEM
At Galt OEM, we can deliver on all the points mentioned above. We have a strong reputation in the industry for manufacturing high-quality, high-precision vascular access products, and we have extensive expertise in this field. We also have a broad range of manufacturing capabilities in addition to design and regulatory expertise. Our expertise includes both highly specialized products and components as well as standard components. We also have extensive manufacturing facilities at our plants in the USA and Costa Rica. To learn more and to discuss your vascular access product requirements, please get in touch.
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