New formula offers major financial advantage to Aerospace Injection Molding and Quality Control Process

For a number of years the precise tolerances within the Aerospace Industry have become more and more demanding, which has caused a constant upgrade of technology and equipment. Using certifications such as AS9100, Manufacturers have also upgraded their management style, which has resulted in some great quality control processes.

However all this high tech precision comes at a considerable price. New CNC, EDM, Laser, and other advancements are very expensive, and the time to recover capital investments is getting longer and longer. In addition both Plastic and Metal raw material costs have gone up, as well as the labor cost for highly trained workers who have to operate the high tech equipment.

It seems that at every level, the profit margins within the Aerospace Industry is getting smaller and smaller, forcing companies to re-examine every process in an attempt to reduce production costs. By using the accepted manufacturing processes, even under an AS9100 set of standards, quality control somehow always gets pushed more and more down the production cycle, leading to significant financial losses as a result of defective parts or wasted raw material.

Recognizing the financial pressure we and our customers face, SPE-Sarasota Precision Engineering Aerospace Division initiated a total review, to see how we can combine new technology with a better intellectual approach, and truly move the Quality Control process to the very front of the entire manufacturing and production cycle.

Leaning on our 30 plus years of Injection Mold experience in the Aerospace Industry, and having access to the absolute latest technology, our team through considerable trial and error developed a new process formula (SPE+4=QC) which has proven to be a financial plus.

Built upon the four key areas of activity within any manufacturing and production job, this new formula is designed to keep pushing the Quality Control awareness and process to the front of any job. The results have significantly reduced product defect, material waste, labor cost, and production time. With profit margins being so tight, and with so little room to gain an advantage, the (SPE+4=QC) formula has proven to be a tremendous financial advantage.

The Quality of any Product has to be part of the Design. Quality Control is not just a product meeting specifications, but a product using the least amount of raw material, lowest possible labor cost, and offering a maximum life expectancy. The Quality Control at the Engineering stage, must take into consideration not only precision, but the potential challenges that engineering can cause for Tooling. Tooling must focus on Quality Control, but at the same time the tooling process and sequence used can have significant impact on labor cost, which is a major cause of decreasing profit margins. Setting up production can make or break the profitability of any job, not only affecting Quality Control through defective parts, but causing any and all financial profits to vanish.

Through the (SPE+4=QC) formula, SPE-Sarasota Precision Engineering and its Aerospace Division have come up with a step by step method, that pushes Quality Control to the front of any job, and keeps it in constant focus throughout the entire job process.

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Breakthrough System for Medical Device Companies which can save Profit Margins in a bad Economy

Looking at the financial landscape of the Medical Device Industry, it seems that every day more and more destructive forces enter the scene, and companies are experiencing an ever increasing negative pressure on their profit margins.

Leading commodity brokers are predicting a significant rise in raw material costs for the plastic manufacturers, and the same is true for high grade steel supplies. On top of all this is the expected additional 2.0 plus percent tax on all Medical Device Companies with the roll out of the new Health Care plan. When you are looking at an industry with annual sales $215 billion dollars plus, this additional tax will remove from available resources over $2 billion dollars a year.

In the last few years, Medical Device companies have spent significant amounts to upgrade their facilities with the very latest high tech equipment, improving productivity and also reducing raw material and labor costs as much as possible. Every attempt has been made to trim all possible areas, including the adaptation of new cloud based communication and storage technology.

Yet even with all this effort, profit margins continue to shrink and Medical Device Companies are finding less and less options available to them.

SPE-Sarasota Precision Engineering and its SPE-Medical Division which is focused on the Thermoplastic and LSR Liquid Silicon Rubber Injection Mold segment of the Medical Device Industry recognized this challenging economic trend, and instituted an extensive research project, trying to find some possible options.

Drawing upon 30 plus years of high precision Injection Mold tooling and production, and with the collaboration of the Design, Engineering, Tooling, and Production departments, the research resulted in the development of a new process called the APEM System, Advanced Precision Engineered Molds.

Made up of four basic parts, the APEM System is designed to significantly increase the quantity of parts produced per Thermoplastic or LSR injection cycle. This in turn leads to a reduction in labor cost. In addition to producing higher quantities per cycle, new design processes have elevated the level of precision at the tooling stage, opening up the option to use more robotics at the production stage, reducing labor cost, and also decreasing raw material waste. By successfully combining these components into one single system, the APEM System gives the Medical Injection Mold industry a totally new tool to fight the economic challenges. The APEM System is a perfect fit on the LSR (Liquid Silicone Rubber Injection Mold) side of the business as well as the Thermoplastic end of the industry.

The APEM System is a real breakthrough, in that it successfully combines Advanced Technology with Intellectual Resources, to create a single Solution. Through the use of the APEM System companies like SPE-Medical Division, can offer the customer a better product, and at the same time offset the increase in raw material or labor cost, keeping the needed profit margins in a difficult economy. 

With the global economic challenges facing the Medical Device Companies today and in the coming years, a system that offers the option to reduce labor cost, or reduce raw material waste, is a huge step in the right direction. 

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New Quality Control Formula achieves consistent high level of precision within the Injection Mold Industry

New Quality Control Formula achieves consistent high level of precision

within the Injection Mold Industry

Aerospace and other High Precision Manufacturers 
can now expect consistent precision form all injection mold production parts, 
reducing cost of defects, and increasing overall profit margins.

Sarasota Florida, (PR Web) June 6, 2011

After several years of experimentation, and drawing upon 30 plus years of experience, the Design, Engineering, Tooling, and Production departments, through their collective efforts developed a new Formula (SPE+4=QC) that not only achieves the highest level of precision, but does it on a consistent basis.

Today’s Aerospace and High Tech industries are experiencing continued pressure from increasing Raw Material and Labor costs, and they are looking for every possible opportunity to control cost, reduce loss from product defects, and increase remaining profit margins. Simply adding new high tech equipment is no longer getting the expected results, and competition keeps raising the expectation bar and eroding profits at the same time.

With the intention of not only increasing the level of precision, but doing so on a consistent basis, our team initiated an indebt process to develop a totally new way to process all our projects. The result is a new Quality Control Formula (SPE+4=QC) which has shifted quality control to the very beginning of all projects, making Quality Control now part of four distinct areas. By developing a totally new set of Quality Control criteria, and integrating Quality Control into our Design, Engineering, Tooling, and Production departments, we have achieved a remarkable new level of consistency and a tremendous reduction in production defects.

This new Formula (SPE+4=QC) is making it possible for us to offer our clients a product that exceeds whatever our competition offers, and in doing so, we not only reduce overall cost, but offer a higher profit margin at more competitive prices.

About SPE – Sarasota Precision Engineering

SPE – Sarasota Precision Engineering is a full Injection Mold company, offering CAD Design and Engineering, CNC and EDM Tooling, and Mold Texturing. Operating from two large facilities in Indiana and Florida, our Aerospace, Automotive, and Medical divisions have for 30 plus years offered exceptional precision and production to a large variety of clients. With a custom built fleet of Trucks, we can handle molds over 100,000lbs., and our Medical Division ISO 13485 Certified Clean Room is ideal for LSR (Liquid Silicon Rubber) Injection Molding. http://www.spe-inc.com

If you’d like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview please call Mike Ontiveros at 941-727-3444 or e-mail at montiveros@spe-inc.com or visit website at http://www.spe-inc.com 

APEM System increases Profit Margins and reduces Labor Costs for Medical Device Companies

APEM System increases Profit Margins and reduces Labor Costs

for Medical Device Companies

A new proprietary process developed specifically for the Medical Injection Mold Industry

Sarasota Florida, ( PR Web) June 6, 2011

Drawing upon 30 plus years of Injection Mold experience, and extensive interactive development between our Design, Engineering, and Tooling departments, SPE – Medical Division has introduce the APEM System for the Injection Mold industry, serving Medical Device Companies.

Mike Ontiveros, Vice President of SPE – Medical Division, said that with the continued pressure of increase in both Raw Material Cost as well as Labor Costs, we and our progressive customers are constantly looking for ways to control costs and maintain the best possible profit margins, and the APEM System is a perfect option.

Made up of four fundamental components, the APEM System is designed to increase the quantity of parts produced per injection cycle, reduce labor cost during production, increase tooling and production precision levels, and save on raw material usage. By successfully combining these components into one single system, the APEM System gives the Medical Injection Mold industry a totally new tool to use. The APEM System is a perfect fit in the LSR (Liquid Silicone Rubber) Injection Mold side of the business or the Thermoplastic end of the industry.

Anyone looking for a way to maintain or increase profit margins in the Injection Mold Industry will discover the right solutions through SPE- Medical Division and the new APEM System. In today’s highly competitive environment the difference between loss and profitability is a very narrow margin, and with the new APEM System that margin can expand.

About SPE – Sarasota Precision Engineering

SPE – Sarasota Precision Engineering is a full Injection Mold company, offering CAD Design and Engineering, CNC and EDM Tooling, and Mold Texturing. Operating from two large facilities in Indiana and Florida, our Aerospace, Automotive, and Medical divisions have for 30 plus years offered exceptional precision and production to a large variety of clients. With a custom built fleet of Trucks, we can handle molds over 100,000lbs., and our Medical Division ISO 13485 Certified Clean Room is ideal for LSR (Liquid Silicon Rubber) Injection Molding. http://www.spe-inc.com  

If you’d like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview please call Mike Ontiveros at 941-727-3444 or e-mail at montiveros@spe-inc.com or visit website at www.spe-inc.com 

FMMC Confirms Mr. Ontiveros as Board of Directors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

FMMC Confirms Mr. Ontiveros as Board of Director

Sarasota, Florida – February 3, 2011 – Today the Florida Medical Manufacturers’ Consortium, Inc. (FMMC) confirmed Michael J. Ontiveros to its Board of Directors.
The FMMC exist to further the interest of the medical manufacturers in the State of Florida by providing opportunities for industry members to assist each other, interface with academic institutions, and promote the mutual interests of the industry and the community to the general public and governmental organizations.
To learn more about the FMMC and the medical manufacturing industry in Florida please visit their web site at FlaMedMfg.org 

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Sarasota Precision Engineering Medical, Incorporated (referred to as SPE Medical) is a privately held Florida corporation located at 2305 72nd Avenue East in Sarasota, Florida. SPE Medical is a registered ISO 13485 medical contract service provider of Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) and Thermoplastic injection molded components.

Contact Information:
Michael Ontiveros
montiveros@spe-inc.com

Sarasota forms unit for Surgical Devices

One Fewer Fee for Manufacturers

SPE Medical Obtains ISO 13485 Certificate of Registration

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

SPE Medical Obtains ISO 13485 Certificate of Registration

Sarasota, Florida – June 2, 2010 - Today BSI Management Systems America, Inc. issued Certificate Number FM 550271 to SPE Medical, Inc. for compliance to ISO 13485:2003, Medical Devices – Quality Management Systems – Requirements for Regulatory Purposes.

“Our certification to ISO 13485 validates our commitment to providing global health care markets with safe and effective medical device solutions that meet our customers’ requirements. SPE Medical is in a unique niche position within its business segment because of the complete offering of related services to our customers. We have the knowledge and capabilities to develop, design, and manufacture devices. We can design, build, maintain and repair our injection molds with the resources within our facility,” says, Michael Ontiveros, Co-Founder.

Sarasota Precision Engineering Medical, Incorporated (referred to as SPE Medical) is a privately held Florida corporation located at 2305 72nd Avenue East in Sarasota, Florida. Within the facility, ISO 14644-1 certified cleanrooms to ISO Class 6, ISO Class 7 and ISO Class 8 provide the operational environment for injection molding of medical grade liquid silicones and assemblies of medical devices and components.

SPE Medical is a new business unit within a portfolio of companies owned by Doug Mansfield.

These companies serve the moldmaking and plastic injection molding of both thermoplastic and liquid silicone rubber for the Aerospace, Automotive and Medical markets. “Customer service has always been our corner stone to success. Once we commit ourselves to a project we employ all of our experience, knowledge and resources into the best value for our clients. As an example, one of our aerospace accounts brought us a component that needed repair from years of use. After our team reviewed all the requirements, we recommended an engineering change that yielded a substantial part cost reduction and provided improved performance. It’s this type of service that builds partnerships with our customers,” says, Mr. Mansfield.

Contact Information:

Michael Ontiveros

montiveros@spe-inc.com

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