Carclo Technical Plastics Announces Facility Expansions

Carclo Technical Plastics Ltd (CTP) has announced it has expanded its manufacturing facility in Doddaballapur near Bangalore, India, enabling it to continue serving existing customers in the electronics industry and target the growing local medical market.
 
CTP’s facility is accredited to ISO 9001 (ISO 13485 pending) and has a capacity for approximately 40 injection molding machines plus assembly capability. Key to the expansion is a new medical hall, equipped with state-of-the-art, all-electric injection molding machines from leading supplier Fanuc.
 
CTP has invested in new manufacturing space, injection molding machines, ancillaries, and specialist staff in Bangalore as it targets medical customers in the region. The expansion also provides significant scope for growth.
 
Gary Allan, CTP India managing director, stated, “Carclo Technical Plastics was initially established in Bangalore in 2007 with support from Suprajit Engineering, a long-term partner of Carclo. This was followed by construction of a new, purpose-built operation in the same location in 2010. The business has built a strong reputation for high quality, reliable supply and customer service. CTP’s global facilities have long been involved in manufacture of disposable diagnostic and delivery devices and we are delighted to be expanding our facility in Bangalore and targeting medical plastic component opportunities in India.”
 
The company also recently announced the official opening of its new manufacturing facility in Mitcham, Surrey. CTP has worked with BD Medical—Pharmaceutical Systems on the development and scale-up of the BD Vystra disposable pen, which is used for delivery of liquid pharmaceuticals. The new 1,000m2 facility is dedicated to the manufacture of this product and has been opened by Councillor Stephen Alambritas and Deputy Mayor Judy Saunders from the London Borough of Merton.
 
Patrick Ward, CTP’s UK managing director, said, “Carclo Technical Plastics is a specialist contract manufacturer of disposable diagnostic and drug delivery devices for the global medical industry. The Vystra device underpins CTP’s continued growth within this sector.”
 
Last year, Carclo announced it was expanding its medical manufacturing facility in Brno, Czech Republic, to continue the manufacturing scale-up of components for drug delivery and diagnostic devices and eyecare disposables. The facility is accredited to ISO 13485 and is being expanded to approximately 70 injection molding machines plus assembly capability.
 
Allan commented “Carclo Technical Plastics was established as a green-field operation in Czech Republic in 2002 and has built a strong reputation in Central Europe for high quality, reliable supply and customer service. CTP has long been involved in manufacture of disposable diagnostic and delivery devices and we are delighted to be expanding our facilities.”