The Madison, Wisconsin based custom thermoformer Placon has added an additional class 8 clean room to its Elkhart, Indiana manufacturing facility to increase capacity for its medical products. Placon has been aggressively targeting growth in the medical and healthcare market space first, with the acquisition of Barger and then Brookdale Plastics in 2016. Last year Placon added additional people and presses to meet demand.
The new clean room will double thermoforming capacity at the facility. The room was designed to hold three additional thermoforming presses. The first new press is being installed is expected to be operational by the end of November. Plans are already in development for the addition of the second press. “The expansion of this clean room will allow us to provide better customer service to our partner accounts, get their products to market faster, and supports our corporate strategy for growth in the medical packaging market,” said John MacDougall, Medical Sales Manager.
