Outsourcing Medical Parts and Devices to China: Design, Development, and Manufacturing for the the Medical Industry

As competition in the global medical device market intensifies, we see international medical companies increasingly seeking ways to reduce costs in R&D and manufacturing. Many Asian countries, especially China, offer the combination of low cost manufacturing and a skilled labor force. It doesn’t come as a surprise that major medical companies are moving manufacturing to China.

Is Outsourcing for You?

Healthcare companies can grow by outsourcing their manufacturing projects. Obviously, huge price savings are available in China compared with other manufacturing locations. Projects that make good outsourcing candidates include injection molding—expect to save 40%—assembly, packaging, and testing. If you have worries on IP protection, please read our page on IP protection and our non-disclosure agreement.

Still, it is not easy to choose the right partners that will comply with strict quality standards. Besides preserving quality, another consideration is to be reasonable about pricing. But if a foreign company outsourcing to China demands prices that are too low, it can tempt Chinese suppliers to neglect quality control or to use inferior materials.

How We Make It Work

The alternative option is to work with a partner such as the Titoma Group instead of working directly with the supplying factories. We are already on location, and with our expertise we can tap our resources quickly to find the manufacturers with the exact qualifications you need. We speak your language and understand Western quality standards and can implement them effectively.

The Titoma Group takes responsibility for your entire project, giving you the made-in-China low cost advantage over your competition without headaches and delays, sparing you the bureaucratic rigmaroles of locating the right companies and getting them approved as vendors.

In addition, we warrant quality by working with Western designers, engineers, and project managers that have many years of experience working in Asia and in close cooperation with local engineers and manufacturers highly specialized in medical manufacturing.

Our Services

The Titoma Group of Partners designs, develops, and manufactures Class I and II medical devices. Titoma ensures that partners and suppliers are FDA registered and ISO 13485 and ISO 9001 certified and that their regulatory documents, as well as product registration, factory registration, methods (e.g. clean-room manufacturing) are properly authorized and up to date. Coupled with industry leading manufacturing innovation and a dedication to the rigorous disciplines of quality assurance, we have what it takes to be your full service contract manufacturing partner. Our capabilities include:

Product design and development
Full-service engineering consultation and support
Materials management and control
Vendor selection and qualification
3D solids modeling of multi-component assemblies
Mold design and construction
Clean-room molding
Clean-room assembly
Quality control
Dedicated project management teams
Prototyping
Design for Asian Manufacturing (DFAM)
Packaging

Medical Parts and Devices We Can Develop

Whether or not to outsource and how to do it is not a black-and-white decision. Your development team may be well-versed in medical and legal requirements, but you need someone who knows how to get things done in China who ensure a customized and personal approach. We look forward to that partnership.

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