Key Historic Dates
ISO 13485 Accreditation & CE Certification
ISO 13485 Accreditation and CE Certification obtained for Medical Devices – Class I Sterile.
Producing Components for use in Orthopaedic Surgery
New account with Depuy International to produce components for use in Orthopaedic Surgery. Depuy have several tools with different suppliers and are looking to consolidate with one supplier. Transfer of tools to Europlaz.
CE Certification Upgraded & Acquisition of A&H Plastics
CE Certification upgraded to include Class IIa Medical Devices and acquisition of A&H Plastics, a Kent based company offering trade moulding. All work is relocated to Europlaz.
Acquisition of Synergy
Acquisition of Synergy, a company based in Nottingham, who specialise in producing medical devices in cleanrooms.
Helping Customer with Reshoring of Tools back to the UK
Mobilis Healthcare moved the manufacture of parts for a number of their devices from the UK to China. This resulted in major quality and supply issues. A second set of tools were relocated to Europlaz.
Developing a Device for use in IVF Treatment
Secures an order with Research Instruments to design and develop a device for use in IVF treatment. The work involves product design, tool manufacturing and developing the manufacturing process.
Developing and Manufacturing a Device to Help Prevent DVT
New account with Sky Medical to develop and manufacture Geko, a device for preventing DVT. In 2014 the development of a mark II device started and this went into production in 2015.
Cleanrooms 3 & 4
Installation of Cleanrooms 3 and 4.
Developing a System for Home Care Dialysis
New account with Quanta Fluid Solutions to work on a long term project to develop a system for home care dialysis. Installation of Cleanroom 3 along with the purchase of a 300-ton moulding machine.
Flow Sensors for Neonatal Ventilation
Contract signed with SLE to manufacture Flow Sensors. Europlaz overcomes the challenge of developing a process to weld 13-micron diameter wires onto tiny contact pins.