AVALIGN TECHNOLOGIES ACQUIRES SLICE MANUFACTURING STUDIOS (Orthopedics This Week)
Bannockburn, Illinois-based Avalign Technologies, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Slice Manufacturing Studios in Akron, Ohio. The newly-acquired company will be known as Avalign Additive | Slice Manufacturing Studios.
Avalign Technologies is comprised of two divisions, Avalign Orthopedics and Avalign Surgical. Avalign Orthopedics manufactures implants and instruments for orthopedic, spine, trauma, and sports medicine applications. Avalign Surgical sells surgical instruments to hospitals, distributors, and orthopedic equipment manufacturers.
Slice Manufacturing is a leading provider of additive manufacturing for 3D printing of metal components for orthopedic applications, along with advanced mill-turn manufacturing. This full-spectrum contract studio offers product development, prototyping, metal 3D printing, mechanical testing, final production, sterile cleaning, packaging in tray systems, and final boxing/labeling, departing with a finished product.
OTW spoke with Randy Theken, founder of Slice Manufacturing, about the acquisition. Theken explained, “Slice Manufacturing was a result of my ...
