Distributor of PTFE Coated Industrial Products, Precision Coating & FTB Moves to Woonsocket, Rhode Island

Woonsocket, RI -- (ReleaseWire) -- 03/23/2016 -- Precision Coating & Coated Fabrics, Tapes, Belts (FTB), a worldwide distributor of PTFE (non-stick) & silicone coated fiberglass fabrics tapes and belting, is moving from its current location at 65 Sprague Street East, 2nd Floor, Boston, Massachusetts to 32 Mechanic Avenue, Unit 103, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, effective April 1, 2016.The new space will expand on its ability to service such industries as, security, composite manufacturing, fenestration, food processing, industrial packaging, plastic manufacturing, rubber extrusion, and textile manufacturing. In addition, the new location provides for expansion of fabric converting and processing capabilities.

"Other than a new physical address nothing else will be changing. We will still maintain our exceptional customer service, speedy quotation process, and quick lead times," said Craig Jones, Sales Manager. Bob DeAngelis, President of Precision Coating, adds, "Our new facility is an extension of our growth and it reflects our strong position and flexibility in serving both national and international markets with a wide assortment of PTFE & silicone coated fiberglass fabrics, PTFE & silicone coated tapes, and industrial belts and belting material."

For more information on Precision Coating & Coated FTB, visit www.precisioncoating-ftb.com.

About Precision Coating & Coated Fabrics, Tapes, Belts Company
Precision Coating & Coated Fabrics, Tapes, Belts (FTB), a Katahdin Industries, Inc. company, is a worldwide distributor of PTFE & silicone coated fiberglass fabric, tapes & belts. Precision Coating-FTB's proprietary PRECISIONFAB™, PRECISIONTAPE™ and PRECISIONSIL™ products provide exceptional strength, durability, and dimensional stability in extreme temperatures. It has over 50 years' experience in working with PTFE & silicone coated fiberglass fabrics, tapes and belts delivering superior quality and performance. Precision Coating & Coated FTB's products are ideal for a wide range of industries and applications.

About Katahdin Industries, Inc.
Katahdin Industries, Inc. (http://www.katahdin-inc.com) provides high-tolerance coating applications and specialized metal finishing technology and services to the medical device and industrial markets through platform-focused subsidiaries. Katahdin's coating operations are conducted through Precision Coating Company, Inc. (http://www.precisioncoating.com) and newly acquired Boyd Coatings Research Co., Inc. (http://www.boydcoatings.com), a provider of coating application services based in Hudson, MA. Together they provide extensive and complementary fluoropolymer (Teflon®/PTFE) application services to the medical device and highly engineered components markets. Specialized metal finishing services are conducted through DCHN, LLC (http://www.d-chn.com), an industry leader in technical aluminum anodizing, electro-polish and passivation, and other related services. Sanford Process Corporation (http://www.sanfordprocess.com) provides hard coat anodizing solutions, as well as licenses the company's intellectual property, to a range of well-known OEMs and their prime subcontractors worldwide, with an increasing presence in Korea and China.

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Boston-Based Precision Fabric Company is your direct source for the finest PTFE coated fabrics, PTFE tapes and PTFE belts.

Boston, MA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 09/03/2014 -- Precision Fabric Company, a subsidiary of Katahdin Industries Inc. and former division of Precision Coating Company, is pleased to announce the launch of its new website with a separate domain name – http://www.precisionfabric.com/. Since its establishment over 50 years ago, Precision Fabric is working with PTFE coated fiberglass fabrics, tapes and belts to produce PTFE coated industrial products that deliver superior quality and performance. Precision Fabric serves a wide variety of markets and applications with PTFE coated fabric, including fenestration, food processing, industrial packaging, plastics manufacturing, rubber extrusion, security and textiles. The new website design shares the same unified theme as the other Katahdin subsidiaries in terms of the crafted corporate color scheme and font type. It features a clean interface that is built from the ground up to make browsing and searching for everything PTFE-related all in few clicks and as fast and as easy as possible. Through the new Precision Fabric website, customers anywhere in the world can request for quote by selecting specific products based on different thickness, weight, strength, width, custom dimensions and quantity as per their requirements.

Craig Jones, General Manager of the Precision Fabric Company said, "We're very excited to launch our new website design. To completely re-design, re-create and move everything from the Precision Coating website was long overdue. The goal of the new site is to offer seamless customer experience by blending the ease and convenience of requesting for quote, regardless of where they live. This new website is an extension of our growth and allows us to bring a wide assortment of PTFE coated fiberglass fabrics, PTFE coated tapes, and industrial belts and belting material to both national and international markets."

About Precision Fabric Company
Precision Fabric Company, a Katahdin Industries, Inc. company, is a worldwide distributor of PTFE coated fiberglass fabric, PTFE belts, and PTFE tapes. Precision Fabric's proprietary PRECISIONFAB™ and PRECISIONTAPE™ products provide exceptional strength, durability, and dimensional stability in extreme temperatures. It has over 50 years' experience in working with PTFE coated fiberglass fabrics, tapes and belts. Using that acquired expertise; it produces PTFE coated products that deliver superior quality and performance. Precision Fabric's PTFE coated fiberglass fabrics, PTFE coated fiberglass tapes, PTFE coated fiberglass belts are ideal for a wide range of industries and applications.

About Katahdin Industries, Inc.
Katahdin Industries, Inc. (http://www.katahdin-inc.com) provides high-tolerance coating applications and specialized metal finishing technology and services to the medical device and industrial markets through platform-focused subsidiaries. Katahdin's coating operations are conducted through Precision Coating Company, Inc. (http://www.precisioncoating.com), one of the largest fluoropolymer coating applicators in the world, specializing in PTFE and Teflon® coating applications in the medical device market. Specialized metal finishing services are conducted through DCHN, LLC (http://www.d-chn.com), an industry leader in technical aluminum anodizing, electro-polish and passivation, and other related services. Sanford Process Corporation (http://www.sanfordprocess.com) provides hard coat anodizing solutions, as well as licenses the company's intellectual property, to a range of well-known OEMs and their prime subcontractors worldwide, with an increasing presence in Korea and China.

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Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/28/2014 -- Precision Coating Company, Inc (PCCI), a subsidiary of Katahdin Industries Inc. will be exhibiting at the upcoming MD&M East show in New York, NY from June 10th – 12th, 2014. Precision Coating Company, Inc. will showcase its medical wire coating technology in Jacob K. Javits Convention Center at Booth # 844. Precision Coating will also introduce Interlock Technology™, a solution addressing adhesion issues associated with industry wide use of zero-PFOA aqueous-based PTFE coatings. Located in Boston, the company is fully qualified to serve the demands of medical device manufacturers with complete process capability documentation and required controls.

Precision Coating specializes in PTFE coatings for medical devices including, guide wires, core wires, orthopedic wires, hypotubes, and forming mandrels. Precision Coating offers low friction PTFE coatings in multiple colors including black, blue, gray or green, with selective masking capabilities. Precision Coating is a global company serving the medical device for over 30 years, and it continues to stay ahead and find new ways of improving the coating process used in medical device manufacturing. According to Robert DeAngelis, President of PCCI, "We are excited to present our new pre-treatment process that ensures adhesion of reformulated zero-PFOA PTFE coatings. Our team has developed a novel approach to solve the adhesion issues surrounding the PFOA reformulation.".

About Precision Coating
Precision Coating (www.precisioncoating.com) serves PTFE and related fluoropolymer coating needs of the medical device and highly engineered components markets. Precision Coating specializes in catheter guide wires, core wires, mandrels, hypotubes, coils and other devices that require tight tolerances and high yields. Precision Coating also provides customized PTFE-coated fiberglass fabrics, tapes and belts for many industrial applications. Precision Coating is a unit of Katahdin Industries.

About Katahdin Industries
Katahdin Industries Inc. (http://www.katahdin-inc.com) provides high tolerance coating applications and specialized metal finishing technology and services to the medical device and industrial markets through platform-focused subsidiaries. Katahdin's coating operations are conducted through Precision Coating Company, Inc., one of the largest fluoropolymer coating applicators (PTFE) in the world, specializing in medical device coating applications. A separate co-located company, Precision Fabric, is a worldwide distributor and converter of PTFE coated fabrics, tapes and belts. Additional medical device coatings are provided through Medi-Solve Coatings, LLC, a provider of hydrophilic coatings, very lubricious aqueous-based formulations. Specialized metal finishing services are conducted through DCHN, LLC, an industry leader in technical aluminum anodizing, electro-polishing, passivation, and other related services. Sanford Process Corporation provides hard coat anodizing solutions, as well as licenses the company's intellectual property, to a range of well known OEMS and their prime subcontractors worldwide, with an increasing presence in Korea and China.

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Precision Coating Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Katahdin Industries Inc. will showcase its medical device coating technology at the upcoming BIOMEDevice event in Boston Convention & Exhibition Centre.

Boston, MA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 03/06/2014 -- Precision Coating Company, Inc(PCCI), a subsidiary of Katahdin Industries Inc. will be exhibiting at the upcoming BIOMEDevice show in Boston from March 26th – 27th, 2014. Precision Coating Company, Inc. will showcase its medical wire coating technology in Boston Convention & Exhibition Centre at Booth # 929. Precision Coating will also introduce Interlock Technology™, a solution addressing adhesion issues associated with industry wide use of zero-PFOA aqueous-based PTFE coatings. Located in Boston, the company is fully qualified to serve the demands of medical device manufacturers with complete process capability documentation and required controls.

Precision Coating specializes in PTFE coatings for medical devices including, guide wires, core wires, orthopedic wires, hypotubes, and forming mandrels. Precision Coating offers low friction PTFE coatings in multiple colors including black, blue, gray or green, with selective masking capabilities. Precision Coating is a global company serving the medical device for over 30 years, and it continue to stay ahead and find new ways of improving the coating process used in medical device manufacturing. According to Robert DeAngelis, President of PCCI, "We strive each year to be part of the BIOMEDevice show as it is a great way for us to discuss our next generation coating deposition technology with the attendees and we look forward to meeting medical device manufacturers this year too".

BIOMEDevice Boston is organized by UBM, the Med-Tech industry's largest, longest-running and renowned medical manufacturing conferences, meetings and exhibitions. It delivers crucial insights and guidance on biomedical regulations, design engineering, new biomaterial innovations and product development for the medical device industry. Additionally, one can find access to hundreds of additional suppliers, ideas and inspiration. The event is set for March 26th-27th, 2014 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

About Precision Coating
Precision Coating (http://www.precisioncoating.com) serves PTFE and related fluoropolymer coating needs of the medical device and highly engineered components markets. Precision Coating specializes in catheter guide wires, core wires, mandrels, hypotubes, coils and other devices that require tight tolerances and high yields. Precision Coating also provides customized PTFE-coated fiberglass fabrics, tapes and belts for many industrial applications. Precision Coating is a unit of Katahdin Industries.

About Katahdin Industries
Katahdin Industries Inc. (http://www.katahdin-inc.com) provides high tolerance coating applications and specialized metal finishing technology and services to the medical device and industrial markets through platform-focused subsidiaries. Katahdin's coating operations are conducted through Precision Coating Company, Inc., one of the largest fluoropolymer coating applicators (PTFE) in the world, specializing in medical device coating applications. A separate co-located company, Precision Fabric, is a worldwide distributor and converter of PTFE coated fabrics, tapes and belts. Additional medical device coatings are provided through Medi-Solve Coatings, LLC, a provider of hydrophilic coatings, very lubricious aqueous-based formulations. Specialized metal finishing services are conducted through DCHN, LLC, an industry leader in technical aluminum anodizing, electro-polishing, passivation, and other related services. Sanford Process Corporation provides hard coat anodizing solutions, as well as licenses the company's intellectual property, to a range of well known OEMS and their prime subcontractors worldwide, with an increasing presence in Korea and China.

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Natalya Koshnitsky joins management team at leading fluoropolymer applicator, Precision Coating Co., Inc.

Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/06/2013 -- Precision Coating Co., Inc.(PCCI), a Katahdin company, is pleased to announce the hiring of Natalya Koshnitsky as Director of Quality.

In this role, Natalya is responsible for PCCI's Quality Management System (QMS) and its planned migration to ISO 13485:2012. Natalya comes to Precision from Avedro, where she held various quality management positions including Senior Quality Compliance Manager. Previous to this, she held Quality Assurance & Regulatory Assurance managerial positions with Orbital Therapy and NMT Medical.

"Natalya brings a wealth of experience and energy to this role," said Bob Roche, "and her addition to the company rounds off a number of changes to add organizational depth and breadth to PCCI to prepare the company for both current and future needs."

About Precision Coating
Precision Coating (http://www.precisioncoating.com) serves PTFE and related fluorocarbon coating needs of the medical device and highly engineered components markets. Precision Coating specializes in medical guide wires, core wires, ground wires, mandrels, hypotubes, coils and other devices that require tight tolerances and high yields. Precision Coating also provides customized PTFE-coated fiberglass fabrics, tapes and belts for many industrial applications. Precision Coating is a subsidiary of Katahdin Industries.

About Katahdin Industries, Inc.
Katahdin Industries, Inc. (katahdin-inc.com) provides high tolerance coating applications and specialized metal finishing technology and services to the medical device and industrial markets through platform-focused subsidiaries. Katahdin's coating operations are conducted through Precision Coating Co., Inc., one of the largest fluoro-polymer coating applicators in the world, specializing in PTFE and Teflon® coating applications in the medical device market, and Medi-Solve Coatings, LLC, a provider of hydrophilic lubricious coatings to medical device companies. A separate co-located company, Precision Fabric, is a worldwide distributor and converter of PTFE coated fabrics, tapes and belts. Specialized metal finishing services are conducted through DCHN, LLC, an industry leader in technical aluminum anodizing, electro-polish and passivation, and other related services. Sanford Process Corporation provides hard coat anodizing solutions and licenses intellectual property to a range of well known OEMS and their prime subcontractors worldwide, with an increasing presence in Korea and China.

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Raymond Parvin and Doug Lyons are added to management team at leading fluoro-polymer applicator, Precision Coating.

Boston, MA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 10/08/2013 -- Precision Coating Co., Inc. (PCCI), a Katahdin company, is pleased to announce two new additions to its management team.

Raymond Parvin joins PCCI as Director of Operations. In this role, Ray is responsible for all of PCCI's manufacturing operations, including planned expansions, and reports to Bob Roche, COO of Katahdin. Previously, Ray worked at Vicor, where he was the Senior Operations Manager of their VI-Chip Division, and at Smith & Nephew Endoscopy, where he held a variety of progressive manufacturing management positions over a period of 11 years.

Doug Lyons joins the PCCI team as Senior Production Planner. Doug oversees the daily production schedule across all work centers and shifts to ensure efficient, on-time fulfillment of customer orders. Doug comes to PCCI from New Balance, where he held the position of Senior Production Planner in their Supply Chain organization for the last nine years. Prior to New Balance, Doug worked at Bionostics Quality Solutions, a manufacturer of high quality calibrators and control products for diabetes diagnostic test systems, where he was master scheduler.

"I am delighted that Ray and Doug are now part of the PCCI team. They have demonstrated throughout their careers an ability to drive significant operational improvements through the incorporation of lean methodologies and a commitment to continuous improvement," said Bob Roche. "Ray and Doug's hiring demonstrates PCCI's commitment to meet our customers' current and future requirements by adding management strength and depth".

About Katahdin Industries, Inc.
Katahdin Industries, Inc. (katahdin-inc.com) provides high tolerance coating applications and specialized metal finishing technology and services to the medical device and industrial markets through platform-focused subsidiaries. Katahdin's coating operations are conducted through Precision Coating Co., Inc., one of the largest fluoro-polymer coating applicators in the world, specializing in PTFE and Teflon® coating applications in the medical device market, and Medi-Solve Coatings, LLC, a provider of hydrophilic lubricious coatings to medical device companies. A separate co-located company, Precision Fabric, is a worldwide distributor and converter of PTFE coated fabrics, tapes and belts. Specialized metal finishing services are conducted through DCHN, LLC, an industry leader in technical aluminum anodizing, electro-polish and passivation, and other related services. Sanford Process Corporation provides hard coat anodizing solutions, as well as licenses the company's intellectual property, to a range of well known OEMS and their prime subcontractors worldwide, with an increasing presence in Korea and China.

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Precision Coating’s new location features enhanced space, expanded coating capabilities and easier access.

Hyde Park, MA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 07/29/2013 -- Precision Coating Company, a subsidiary of Katahdin Industries, recently consolidated its Dedham Massachusetts manufacturing facility to their nearby location in Boston, MA (63 Sprague Street, Boston, MA 02136). In their commitment to better serve the needs of their customer base, the new state-of-the-art PTFE coating for medical devices facility boasts enhanced space than the previous facility and easier access. It also has given them the ability to combine their complete coating and R&D capabilities in one place. The new facility allows for a highly controllable environment and process conditions that deliver six-sigma results.

"At Precision Coating we continue to strive hard to find new ways of improving the coating process used in medical device manufacturing. We are excited to consolidate into the Boston facility as it allows us to do flexible prototype work and high volume medical device coating applications in one place. This facility upgrade will help Precision Coating continue to provide quality service support to our customers," according to Robert DeAngelis, President of Precision Coating.

About Precision Coating Company Inc.
Precision Coating (http://www.precisioncoating.com) serves PTFE and related fluorocarbon coating needs of the medical device and highly engineered components markets. Precision Coating specializes in medical guide wires, core wires, ground wires, mandrels, hypotubes, coils and other devices that require tight tolerances and high yields. Precision Coating also provides customized PTFE-coated fiberglass fabrics, tapes and belts for many industrial applications. Precision Coating is a subsidiary of Katahdin Industries.

About Katahdin Industries Inc.
Katahdin Industries Inc. (http://www.katahdin-inc.com) provides high tolerance coating applications and specialized metal finishing technology and services to the medical device and industrial markets through platform-focused subsidiaries. Katahdin's coating operations are conducted through Precision Coating Company, Inc., one of the largest Fluoropolymer coating applicators (PTFE) in the world, specializing in medical device coating applications. A separate co-located company, Precision Fabric, is a worldwide distributor and converter of PTFE coated fabrics, tapes and belts. Additional medical device coatings are provided through Medi-Solve Coatings, LLC, a provider of hydrophilic coatings, very lubricious aqueous-based formulations. Specialized metal finishing services are conducted through DCHN, LLC, an industry leader in technical aluminum anodizing, electro-polishing, passivation, and other related services. Sanford Process Corporation provides hard coat anodizing solutions, as well as licenses the company's intellectual property, to a range of well known OEMS and their prime subcontractors worldwide, with an increasing presence in Korea and China.

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Precision Coating Company, a leader in Fluoropolymer coating applications, to demonstrate new state-of-the-art automation of PTFE coating deposition technology at MD&M East Show in Philadelphia.

Dedham, MA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/14/2013 -- Precision Coating Company, Inc. will be attending the MD&M East show in Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia from June 18 – 20, 2013, and will be located at Booth 3901. Precision Coating will showcase its Generation II PTFE Coating System for medical device wire.

Precision Coating's Gen II Coating System uses state-of-the-art automation and computer controls to elevate the science of coating deposition. The automation unit is housed in its new medical device coating facility located in Boston. Gen II technology provides consistent coating deposition targeting 0.0001" coating thicknesses (2.5 microns) and coating tolerances along a wire of +/- .000025" (.635 microns). The facility allows for a highly controllable environment and process conditions that deliver six-sigma results. Precision Coating is successfully converting customers from manual processes to the Gen II Coating System. Device components include guide wires, core wires, spring wires, mandrels, stylets, and other devices. The company offers bio-compatible and PFOA-free coatings with a commitment to quality and service.

"At Precision Coating we continue to stay ahead and find new ways of improving the coating process used in medical device manufacturing. We are excited to announce and discuss our next generation coating deposition technology face-to-face with attendees," according to Robert DeAngelis, President of Precision Coating.

The MD&M East Trade Show is the world's largest Medical OEM event. It is a gathering where one can find resources to solve even the toughest of medical device design engineering, prototyping, manufacturing, assembly, and packaging challenges. Additionally, one can network with thousands of fellow engineers, R&D, design and manufacturing professionals from not only the Med-Tech industry but also from aerospace, electronics, automation, plastics, and robotics.

About Precision Coating
Precision Coating (http://www.precisioncoating.com) serves PTFE and related fluorocarbon coating needs of the medical device and highly engineered components markets. Precision Coating specializes in medical guide wires, core wires, ground wires, mandrels, hypotubes, coils and other devices that require tight tolerances and high yields. Precision Coating also provides customized PTFE-coated fiberglass fabrics, tapes and belts for many industrial applications. Precision Coating is a subsidiary of Katahdin Industries.

About Katahdin Industries Inc.
Katahdin Industries Inc. (http://www.katahdin-inc.com) provides high tolerance coating applications and specialized metal finishing technology and services to the medical device and industrial markets through platform-focused subsidiaries. Katahdin's coating operations are conducted through Precision Coating Company, Inc., one of the largest Fluoropolymer coating applicators (PTFE) in the world, specializing in medical device coating applications. A separate co-located company, Precision Fabric, is a worldwide distributor and converter of PTFE coated fabrics, tapes and belts. Additional medical device coatings are provided through Medi-Solve Coatings, LLC, a provider of hydrophilic coatings, very lubricious aqueous-based formulations. Specialized metal finishing services are conducted through DCHN, LLC, an industry leader in technical aluminum anodizing, electro-polishing, passivation, and other related services. Sanford Process Corporation provides hard coat anodizing solutions, as well as licenses the company's intellectual property, to a range of well known OEMS and their prime subcontractors worldwide, with an increasing presence in Korea and China.

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Precision Coating Company, Inc. and Medi-Solve Coatings LLC, subsidiaries of Katahdin Industries Inc. will be exhibiting at the BIOMEDevice show in Boston from April 10th – 11th, 2013.

Dedham, MA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 03/11/2013 -- Precision Coating Company, Inc. and Medi-Solve Coatings LLC will showcase their respective medical device coating technologies at the upcoming BIOMEDevice event in Boston, MA at Booth 929. The two subsidiaries of Katahdin Industries Inc. are fully qualified to serve the demands of medical device manufacturers with complete process capability documentation and required controls.

Precision Coating specializes in PTFE coatings for medical devices including, guide wires, core wires, hypotubes, and forming mandrels. Precision Coating offers low friction PTFE coatings in multiple colors including black, blue, gray or green, with selective masking capabilities. Precision Coating is a global company serving the medical device for over 30 years.

Medi-Solve Coatings is a major supplier of license free, custom formulated hydrophilic coating fluids for medical devices, biomedical, cosmetic and other commercial applications. As highly regarded coatings experts, with over 60 years of industry experience, Medi-Solve Coatings uses its in-depth understanding of medical coatings device requirements to develop innovative solutions for its customers. Medi-Solve Coatings will feature its proprietary and patented coating technology, AquaCoat®, a revolutionary water-based, single-step formula that can be applied to a wide range of surfaces, including polymeric and metallic substrates. The AquaCoat® platform offers one of the most lubricious, water soluble, abrasion resistant and durable hydrophilic coatings available in the market. Also within the AquaCoat® technology platform are coatings that can be formulated to provide drug-delivery or have antimicrobial resistance. Medi-Solve Coatings has its own in-house radio-frequency (RF) plasma capability enabling sample cleaning, surface modification or plasma surface treating prior to coating application. RF plasma treatment capability further improves biocompatibility and biofunctionality within coating processes, as it enables coatings to be applied to any polymeric devices without the need for expensive solvent based primers or multi-layer coatings. Medi-Solve Coatings also has the capability to coat medical devices in its Class 8 controlled environment. As an added feature, Medi-Solve Coatings provides formulation and filling operations for a customer's specific needs.

BIOMEDevice Boston is organized by UBM, the Med-Tech industry's largest, longest-running and renowned medical manufacturing conferences, meetings and exhibitions. It delivers crucial insights and guidance on biomedical regulations, design engineering, new biomaterial innovations and product development for the medical device industry. Additionally, one can find access to hundreds of additional suppliers, ideas and inspiration. The event is set for April 10th-11th, 2013 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

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About Precision Coating Company, Inc.
Precision Coating (http://precisoncoating.com) serves the customized PTFE and related fluorocarbon coating needs of the medical device and highly engineered components markets. Precision Coating specializes in catheter guide wires, core wires, ground wires, mandrels, hypotubes, coils and other devices that require tight tolerances and high yields. Precision Coating also provides customized PTFE-coated fiberglass fabrics, tapes and belts for many industrial applications. Precision Coating is a unit of Katahdin Industries.

About Medi-Solve Coatings, LLC
Medi-Solve Coatings (http://medisolvecoatings.com/) is a major supplier of license free custom formulated hydrophilic coatings for medical device and biomedical applications. As highly regarded coatings experts, with over 60 years of industry experience, Medi-Solve Coatings uses its in-depth understanding of medical device requirements to develop innovative solutions for its customers. Medi-Solve Coatings is dedicated to assisting customers from product design through commercial scale manufacturing.

About Katahdin Industries, Inc.
Katahdin Industries, Inc. (http://katahdin-inc.com) provides high tolerance coating applications and specialized metal finishing technology and services to the medical device and highly engineered components markets through platform-focused subsidiaries. Katahdin's coating operations are conducted through Precision Coating Co., Inc (http://www.precisioncoatings.com), a leading provider customized PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) and related fluorocarbon coating needs of the medical device and the highly engineered market place. Precision Fabric is a worldwide distributor and converter of PTFE coated fabrics, tapes and belts. Specialized metal finishing services are conducted through DCHN, LLC, (http://www.d-chn.com) an industry leader in technical aluminum and titanium anodizing, electro-polish and passivation, and other related services. Sanford Process Corporation (http://www.sanfordprocess.com)provides hard coat anodizing solutions and intellectual property to a range of well-known OEMs and their prime subcontractors worldwide, with an increasing presence in Korea and China.

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Dedham, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/07/2013 -- Precision Coating Company, Inc. and Medi-Solve Coatings ,LLC, Katahdin Industries companies joined forces at the MD&M West show in Anaheim, California from the 12th to the 14th of February 2013. Precision Coating showcased its new next generation fully automated coating deposition technology for medical wire. Medi-Solve Coatings showcased their expanded capabilities and expertise in hydrophilic coatings for medical device and biomedical applications.

PCCI introduced its new next generation coating deposition technology using state of the art automation. The automation unit is housed in its new medical device facility located in Boston. The new technology provides consistent coating deposition of 0.0001" or 2.5 microns, and coating tolerances along a wire of +/- .000025" or .635 microns. The facility allows for a highly controllable environment and process conditions that deliver six-sigma results. Precision Coating is successfully converting customers from manual processes to the new automation system. To learn more about Precision's next generation coating deposition technology visit their website, www.precisioncoating.com

"We always look forward to participating in the MD&M West show," comments Bob DeAngelis, President of Precision Coating and Medi-Solve Coatings. "For example, it was a wonderful opportunity for Precision Coating to present its latest innovation to their customers, a truly state of the art coating deposition technology. The ability to have two Katahdin Industries companies in the same booth enables us to offer medical device design engineers a full source supplier for their unique and critical coating requirements".

Medi-Solve Coatings is a major supplier of license free, custom formulated hydrophilic coatings for medical devices, including biomedical and hydrophilic catheters, guide wires, as well as cosmetic formulations and other commercial applications. As highly regarded coatings experts, with over 60 years of industry experience, Medi-Solve Coatings uses its in-depth understanding of medical coatings device requirements to develop innovative solutions for its customers. Medi-Solve Coatings provides proprietary and patented coating technology AquaCoat®, a revolutionary water-based single-step formula that can be applied to a wide range of surfaces, including polymeric and metallic substrates. The AquaCoat® platform offers one of the most lubricious, water soluble, abrasion resistant and durable hydrophilic coatings available in the market.

"Our merger with Precision Coating last year has enabled Medi-Solve Coatings to present a unique, custom formulated, royalty free coating fluids that will meet our customers' most critical requirements," says Art Madenjian, VP of Technical Sales at Medi-Solve Coatings. "So many of our customers have expressed their delight in having this hassle free coating option available to them. It's just another example of a culture of constant innovation found at Katahdin Industries". To find out more about royalty and license free coatings, visit our website at: www.medisolvecoatings.com.

The MD&M West Trade Show is the world's largest Medical OEM event. It is a gathering where one can find resources to solve even the toughest of medical device design engineering, prototyping, manufacturing, assembly, and packaging challenges. Precision Coating and Medi-Solve Coatings will also be exhibiting at the MD&M Show in Philadelphia beginning June 18th.

About Precision Coating Company
Precision Coating (http://www.precisoncoating.com) serves the customized PTFE and related fluorocarbon coating needs of the medical device and highly engineered components markets. Precision Coating specializes in catheter guidewires, core wires, ground wires, mandrels, hypotubes, coils and other devices that require tight tolerances and high yields. Precision Coating also provides customized PTFE-coated fiberglass fabrics, tapes and belts for many industrial applications. Precision Coating is a unit of Katahdin Industries.

About Medi-Solve Coatings, LLC
Medi-Solve Coatings (www.medisolvecoatings.com) is a major supplier of license free custom formulated hydrophilic coatings for medical device and biomedical applications. As highly regarded coatings experts, with over 60 years of industry experience, Medi-Solve Coatings uses its in-depth understanding of medical device requirements to develop innovative solutions for its customers. Medi-Solve Coatings is dedicated to assisting customers from product design through commercial scale manufacturing.

Katahdin Industries Inc. katahdin-inc.com provides high tolerance coating applications and specialized metal finishing technology and services to the medical device and industrial markets through platform-focused subsidiaries. Katahdin's coating operations are conducted through Precision Coating Company, Inc., one of the largest plastics coating applicators in the world, specializing in PTFE and Teflon® coating applications in the medical device market, and Medi-Solve Coatings, LLC, a provider of lubricious coatings to medical device companies. A separate co-located company, Precision Fabric, is a worldwide distributor and converter of PTFE coated fabrics, tapes and belts. Specialized metal finishing services are conducted through DCHN, LLC, an industry leader in technical aluminum anodizing, electro-polish and passivation, and other related services. Sanford Process Corporation provides hard coat anodizing solutions, as well as licenses the company's intellectual property, to a range of well known OEMS and their prime subcontractors worldwide, with an increasing presence in Korea and China.

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