Perfecseal Announces ISO 13485-2003 Registration for Mankato, MN Thermoforming Facility

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Source: Terri Groth: Sales & Marketing Specialist
Date: 10/31/2008

Perfecseal, a global market leader in the medical device and pharmaceutical packaging industries, announces registration to the ISO 13485:2003 Medical Device Quality Management System for its thermoforming facility in Mankato, Minnesota. ISO 13485:2003 specifies requirements for quality management systems in which organizations demonstrate the ability to provide medical devices and related services that consistently meet both customer and regulatory requirements.

According to Matt Boswell, Director of Quality, "Perfecseal is in the process of upgrading our global ISO certifications from ISO 9001:2000 to ISO 13485:2003. We have plans for all locations to be certified to this new ISO standard in 2009." The Mankato, Minnesota facility is the third Perfecseal plant to be registered to this standard. Two other plants, one in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and the other in New London, Wisconsin were registered in 2007.

A global leader in the healthcare and pharmaceutical packaging markets, Perfecseal specializes in the manufacture of co-extruded films, laminated films, flexible forming films, foil barrier films, pouches, bags, thermoformed trays, lids, labels, heat seal coated Tyvek® and heat seal coated medical grades of paper. Perfecseal, a division of the Bemis Company, has facilities located in Oshkosh and New London, WI; Mankato, MN; Philadelphia, PA; San Juan, PR; Londonderry, Northern Ireland; Selangor, Malaysia; and Suzhou, China. Visit our website at www.perfecseal.com.

Bemis Company is a major supplier of flexible packaging and pressure sensitive materials used by leading food, consumer products, manufacturing, and other companies worldwide. Founded in 1858, the Company reported 2007 net sales of $3.6 billion. The Company's flexible packaging business has a strong technical base in polymer chemistry, film extrusion, coating and laminating, printing and converting. The Company's pressure sensitive materials business specializes in adhesive technologies. Headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin, Bemis employs about 15,700 individuals in 56 manufacturing facilities in 10 countries around the world. More information about the Company is available at our website, www.bemis.com.

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