Premier grade medical experience

Many medical experts are forecasting an ongoing industry growth, with an aging population and increases in obesity creating an ever-growing market for implanted replacement body parts. Although the company is actively involved with a number of medical implant and medical device and drug delivery customers, Premier is expanding its scope in this growing market. Premier's managing director, Stuart Grant, explains: "From knees and hips to dental structures, the size of the market for implants is increasing worldwide. The challenges faced by our medical customers, in terms of material, surface finish and geometric tolerance, are not too far removed from the other advanced industry sectors we support, such as aerospace, motorsport and oil and gas." Medical device and drug delivery components produced by Premier include detector pressure tubes and filtration tubes. Machined core tubes for the filtration and the reverse osmosis (RO) industries are designed by customers for use in a variety of applications. Working with the customer from inception, Premier continues to provide engineering expertise as well as components machined to the customer's specifications. Hip replacements have become increasingly commonplace as the medical technology has improved, as life spans increase, and the population ages. As well as the component parts for replacement hip joints medical tools, such as rasp handles, are also produced by Premier. Used to secure long bones that have been fractured, bone nails are also machined by the company. "We have experience of machining bio compatible materials to very tight tolerances for a number of customers and are always keen to discuss new projects with medical suppliers," concludes Stuart Grant.