Rhythmlink International expands facility with new Class 100,000 cleanroom
Expansion will house world-class automated packaging line
A US$1.4m investment at US medical device manufacturer Rhythmlink will include a world class automated packaging line in a new 1,500ft2 ISO 8 Certified, Class 100,000 cleanroom. The new facility is expected to create an additional 50 new jobs over the next five years.
When Rhythmlink was founded 12 years ago, it started out manufacturing its medical devices at a facility in China.Now the company is expanding its design and distribution headquarters in South Carolina to include manufacturing. With growing labour and cost of living increases in China, it is the right time to move production to the US, and Rhythmlink product made in the USA will be available for sale in mid to late 2015.
'As Rhythmlink continues to grow, we keep looking for ways to stay competitive,' said Michael O’Leary, chief operating officer. 'After careful analysis, it made sense to take some of our production processes out of our facility in China and move them closer to home.'
Automation is integral to bringing overseas manufacturing to Columbia and to meeting growing demand; it will allow Rhythmlink better quality control, customer service and improved ability to bring products to market faster. This project will reduce costs and allow the company to compete in existing markets and enter new markets more quickly.
Rhythmlink International is a medical device manufacturing company specialising in devices that help connect patients to machines to record or elicit physiologic information. It also offers custom packaging, custom products, private labelling and contract manufacturing services.
