Web Industries Receives 3M Preferred Converter Status

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., March 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Web Industries, Inc., a leading provider of contract converting and manufacturing services in the Medical Device, Advanced Composites, Consumer Products, and Wire & Cable markets, has been named a 3M Medical Specialties Preferred Converter by 3M's Medical Specialties business unit. This new status will allow companies to streamline their supply chains by using Web as their single point of contact for 3M materials, intermediate converting services, and contract manufacturing and assembly solutions. By providing a one-stop shop for all of these services, Web can eliminate redundant transportation costs and reduce project management administrative overhead while improving manufacturing efficiencies.

A trusted outsource manufacturer of Class I and Class II medical devices featuring flexible materials as active components for over 20 years, Web Industries provides development, precision converting, and final assembly solutions for medical CDOs and OEMs. Leading medical device companies rely on Web to be their preferred outsource converting and manufacturing partner for a range of medical products, including IVD and PoC tests, medical disposables, and microfluidic devices, and over the last two decades the company has delivered over 100 billion medical tests.

"Using a single company like Web for component material sourcing, high-value precision converting, and contract manufacturing can reduce medical device companies' costs significantly," said Mark Pihl, Chief Operations Officer for Web Industries. "We're honored to receive this recognition from 3M. It validates all of the hard work and reinvestment in our employee-owners, manufacturing equipment, and processes we've created to better meet the needs of the medical device market. "

A true silent partner in the medical market, Web does not offer self-branded medical devices or tests. The company understands the high quality requirements and strict governmental regulations that impact the medical device business, and Web's CMO facilities hold all required ISO (13485, 14001, 9001:2008) and industry certifications, including FDA-registration.

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About Web Industries
Web Industries, Inc., is the largest and most diverse provider of flexible material converting and end-product manufacturing services for the Advanced Composites, Medical, Consumer Product, Multi-Layer Insulation, and Wire & Cable markets. Utilizing the widest array of slitting, spooling, and winding configurations in the business, Web formats composites, nonwovens, and specialty films, papers, foils, laminates, and foams for downstream manufacturing. Web specializes in developing optimized material processing solutions that deliver converted materials on custom-designed spools, planetary rolls, and planetary pads for efficient, cost-effective product manufacturing. Web's facilities hold all industry-relevant certificates (AS/EN9100C, ISO 9001:2008, 13485, 14001, and FDA registration).

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