Expanding Expertise: Successful Collaboration Leads to Long-Term Success in Medical Equipment Manufacturing
Background
A leading UK-based company specializing in the design, development, and manufacturing of smart battery solutions for high-performance portable and handheld electronics.
Located in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, this company has over 40 years of experience creating batteries and chargers for diverse applications, including medical technology, military equipment, industrial tools, and portable electronics.
The company is committed to building long-term partnerships with its customers to create battery solutions prioritising reliability, functionality, safety, performance, and commercial value. With a rich heritage rooted in cutting-edge technology, the company excels in battery packs, smart electronics, and plastic moulding.
The Problem
A global medical equipment Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) presented the company with a new opportunity to produce smart, high-performance portable batteries and charging docking stations.
The company was tasked with manufacturing batteries and docking stations for high-value hospital equipment, such as scanners, which feature complex moving parts.
The OEM required a charging docking station made from aluminium, a material and manufacturing process that was slightly outside the company’s usual expertise.
The Solution
To meet the challenge, the company partnered with Penta, a trusted existing supplier. Together, they developed the machining and manufacturing design to meet the OEM’s specific requirements for functionality, finish, and market pricing.
The project involved:
- Selecting specific grades of aluminium raw material
- Meeting stringent flatness and surface finish requirements
- Handling delicate thread details
- Adhering to specialist fastening requirements
- Applying a specific corporate paint finish
Results
The partnership was highly successful. Through effective prototyping and pre-production runs, the company secured orders and established an important long-term contract in a key area of its business. This contract has been successfully running since 2014.
The customer said...
“We made contact with Penta when we needed an aluminium fabricated product that fell slightly outside our normal area of expertise.
“Penta was a trusted machining supplier that had helped us on a plastic moulding project previously.
“Using Penta’s experience of aluminium machining – and working together to develop the machining manufacturing design – enabled us to achieve the correct functionality, finish and market pricing expectations.
“This product has now become a long-standing order for us. This has led to more work for Penta on this project and others, including plastic machining for the medical industry.
“We’ve been working with Penta for seven years now. Their communication throughout the process is great; we rely on Penta for prototyping, pre-production runs as well as full production.
“Penta has always taken care of any machining projects placed. We hope to carry on this partnership for many years to come.”
Get Penta Involved
Ask Penta’s experienced engineers to help solve your key manufacturing challenges. Specify high-tolerance complex parts at competitive prices – giving you the best value for money.
You can expect:
- high levels of technical expertise and experience in dealing with ISO 13485 medical equipment manufacturers
- validated processes and ISO 9001 compliance
- Penta’s three C’s:
- we communicate well
- we take care at each stage
- our service is consistent.