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Web Industries earns 2023 WorkWell MA Award for proactive approach to employees’’ well-being

December 21, 2023

Marlborough, Mass. - based manufacturer serves the aerospace, medical, homecare and industrial markets with precision converting and outsourced production services

MARLBOROUGH, Mass — Web Industries Inc., a global manufacturing partner in aerospace, medical, home care and industrial markets, was named a 2023 WorkWell MA Award recipient by the Worksite Wellness Council of Massachusetts (WWCMA) in the Small Company category. WWCMA recognized Web Industries as a people-first organization and for taking a proactive approach to employee health. Web’s leading wellness program, WELL (Web Employees Living longer), company culture and dedication to its workforce’s health improvement were instrumental in its earning the award, which was part of WWCMA’s 8th Annual WorkWell Awards competition, powered by Healthiest Employers.

Web Industries’ Vice President of Human Resources Kathrin Doyle Arena accepted the award on behalf of the Marlborough, Mass.-based company at a celebration on Wednesday, December 13, in Canton, Mass. Arena noted that the health and well-being of employees and their families is a top Web Industries’ priority and thanked CompEAP, CIGNA Healthcare SM and USI for the professional support they have provided over the years.

About Web Industries

A 100% employee-owned company, Web Industries, Inc., is one of the largest and most diverse providers of precision converting and outsource manufacturing. We help customers in the Aerospace, Medical, Personal & Home Care, and Industrial markets bridge their capability gaps and accelerate their go-to-market success by leveraging close, trust-based relationships to develop ingenious solutions precisely tailored to their needs. From project inception through commercialization, Web offers creative problem-solving backed by deep technical and operational expertise.

About the WorkWell Massachusetts Awards

WorkWell Massachusetts Awards is a corporate award program created by WWCMA, a not-for-profit member organization dedicated to the advancement of worksite wellness programs. WWCMA is partnering with Healthiest Employers in recognizing people-first organizations who have a proactive approach to employee health.

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Web Industries names Megan Glidden Chief Financial Officer

January 15, 2024

Marlborough, MA - based provider of precision converting and outsourced manufacturing

MARLBOROUGH, MA. — Web Industries Inc., a global manufacturing partner in the aerospace, medical, personal and home care, and industrial markets, has named Megan Glidden, CPA, as Chief Financial Officer, effective Jan. 15.

"Web Industries conducts business in some of the world's most dynamic industries," Glidden said. "I look forward to further advancing our financial functions in ways that not only benefit Web Industries, but also our customers, partners and suppliers."

"Megan comes to Web Industries with a diverse background of foundational roles and business experiences, we look forward to her contribution to our team." said Web Industries President and CEO John Madej.

Glidden comes to Web Industries from Shirley, Mass.-based Bemis Associates Inc., a privately owned manufacturer, where she most recently served as vice president of finance and global financial planning and analysis (FP&A). Before that, Glidden held finance roles of increasing responsibility at Boston based McGladrey and Pullen (now RSM), iProspect and Schafer Corp.

She holds a bachelor's degree in corporate finance and accounting and a master's degree in accountancy from Bentley University. She also attended the Senior Executive Chief Financial Officer program at Columbia University.

Glidden will be based at Web Industries' corporate headquarters in Marlborough, reporting directly to Madej.

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Web Industries will highlight proven contract-manufacturing solutions for medical device manufacturers at 2023 AACC Expo

July 19, 2023

Marlborough, Mass — Web Industries Inc., a proven CMO to medical market leader, will showcase its contract-manufacturing solutions for medical device and diagnostics companies at the 2023 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo, Anaheim, Calif., July 23-27. Web will be located at Booth #2495.

Visitors to Web Industries’ booth will learn about the company’s collaborative design capabilities, biochemistry expertise, automation for scale and turnkey solutions.

As a full-service CMO, Web combines extensive experience in flexible material converting and medical device manufacturing with a relationship-based, customer-centered approach. The company has a proven track record of producing medical devices in a variety of formats, such as:

Lateral Flow Assays (LFAs)
Vertical flow-through assays
Electrochemical assays
Molecular diagnostics
Cartridges and consumables.

AACC 2023 Expo visitors will learn about Web’s streamlined technical transfer process designed for smooth onboarding of new or existing medical programs leading to full-scale commercial production.

In addition, Web Industries supports a variety of medical markets, such as point-of-care and at-home testing and wearable diagnostics that track health and fitness data. Customers serving these markets can benefit from Web’s turnkey manufacturing services.

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Web Industries highlights lower production costs and improved buy-to-fly ratios for composite parts at JEC World 2023

March 22, 2023

Marlborough, Mass — Aerospace OEMs and tiered-suppliers seeking lower manufacturing costs, higher yields and greater buy-to-fly ratios for composite materials can explore Web Industries’ precision formatting capabilities with the company’s engineers at JEC World, April 25 – 27, Paris-Nord Villepinte, Hall 5. G-21.

Web Industries develops precision formatting processes for advanced composites and is a trusted partner for the world’s largest aerospace programs.

According to Web Industries Vice President of Aerospace Jason Surman, the company’s experience and scale enable it to meet technical and production volume challenges at a level unmatched in the composites formatting industry.

“Scalability is one of our strong suits,” Surman notes. “We have delivered over 11 billion linear feet of precision-formatted composite slit tape and have a proven track record for meeting accelerated scaling of parts and programs.

“In addition, Web Industries brings over 20 years’ experience supporting our aerospace customer-partners in the design of lightweight parts at the lowest cost,” he says. “With unmatched composites formatting experience, we provide the aerospace industry with precision formatted materials that provide the highest yields. Our production and design efficiencies lead to optimized buy-to-fly ratios.”

Web Industries’ services include the slitting, spooling, ply cutting, kitting, formatting, and management of materials ranging from thermosets to thermoplastics.

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Web Industries is pleased to announce the appointment of Pascal Franchet as Plant Manager for the OMEGA SYSTEMES entities

January 12, 2023

Pascal will manage the OMEGA SYSTEMES Atlantique and OMEGA SYSTEMES Aquitaine sites in France.

Pascal brings to OMEGA SYSTEMES his experience and expertise in the management of industrial activities, his knowledge in all areas of production, quality and continuous improvement. During his career, Pascal has collaborated with key internal and external stakeholders in large-scale projects developed to improve overall team performance and market positioning.

Jason Surman, Web's VP Aerospace, comments: "Pascal joins our French team to bring to this position his strong experience in industrial operations and his knowledge of management, with experience of working with large groups in a variety of demanding markets. With Pascal, Web intends to support the development and growth of our business. We provide our customers in Europe the highest quality formatting solutions for strategic sectors such as aeronautics and space. In support of the green and sustainable mobility initiatives of leading-edge industries, we implement innovative processes on a ongoing basis. The Omega Systèmes and Web Industries teams join me in welcoming Pascal."

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How CMOs can simplify medical device onshoring

January 06, 2023

Onshoring — also known as reshoring — can help medtech manufacturers reduce their exposure to a host of new and evolving challenges.

Medical device manufacturers currently face unprecedented challenges to production and supply chain continuity. Successful onshoring — or reshoring, as it’s sometimes called — can mitigate these risks.

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Web Industries names Amy Reardon Doherty vice president, legal

December 20, 2022

Marlborough, Mass — Web Industries Inc., a global manufacturing partner in aerospace, medical, home care, and industrial markets, has named Amy Reardon Doherty as vice president, legal. Over her career, Doherty has advised executives and business partners on a wide range of legal, financial, IP and business issues.

"Amy brings a great blend of private practice and in-house counsel experience in corporate law to our team—particularly around contract manufacturing and the business-to-business arena," says John Madej, Web Industries' CEO. "She has a long history and established network within the business sectors we serve and a real talent for negotiating and structuring agreements in these areas. We are very pleased that she's joining us."

Prior to joining Web Industries, Doherty counseled the automotive, manufacturing and global supply chain businesses at Bose Corporation and led a team of product lawyers who supported the B2B businesses. Amy also worked at employee-owned Nypro Inc., Clinton, Mass., advising the healthcare business division as well as Nypro’s strategic companies.

Doherty previously spent nearly a decade in private practice at the Boston office of law firm Goodwin Procter, where she worked on cases involving general corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and financial restructuring. She earned her law degree from Northeastern University School of Law, her bachelor’s degree in political science from Tufts University, and has completed additional studies through Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning.

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Web Industries names John Madej Chief Executive Officer

December 15, 2022

Mark Pihl transitions to Chairman of the Board for the growing materials manufacturing and precision converting firm

Marlborough, Mass. — Web Industries Inc. has named industry veteran John S. Madej to serve as its next Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds retiring CEO, Mark Pihl, who will now assume the role of Chairman of the Board at the employee-owned company, following a 47-year career, 34 of which was in dedicated service to Web Industries.

With more than 700 employees worldwide, Web Industries is a leader in the flexible materials sector—serving high-profile customers in aerospace, medical, home care, and industrial markets.

Madej joined Web Industries, as President, in March 2022 after 13 years with Hollingsworth & Vose (H&V), where he had held the COO and CFO positions.

“The focus on building and maintaining trusted relationships has a strong history and emphasis at Web Industries," Madej says. "I'm looking forward to using this strength to establish and nurture close collaborative relationships with customers.”

Recent years have seen the company involved in high-profile projects, such as scaling up global production capabilities for one of the world's foremost diagnostics brands during the pandemic and developing highly engineered thermal insulating materials for use by the world's top aerospace agencies, and extruded products used in 5G broadband cables

Newly appointed Chairman of the Board Mark Pihl says, “I'm very much looking forward to my new role and helping John execute on our vision for the company. His successful track record across multiple industries will be invaluable in moving Web Industries toward our growth goals. As an employee-owned company, John's inspirational leadership and proven strategic skills were very attractive to us. We’re all very impressed with the progress our business teams are already making under his direction."

Before working at H&V, Madej spent 24 years at General Electric in the U.S. and Japan. He served as President and CEO for Exatec LLC, a GE-Bayer joint venture.

“Web Industries has a successful history of global growth across some of today's most attractive market sectors. Our people are experienced, innovative, and dedicated and I look forward to putting these advantages to work for our customers to improve their productivity, performance, and profitability. At a time when supply-chain challenges are intense, Web Industries has all the right capabilities and expertise and a reputation for a high degree of collaboration with our partners,” Madej says.

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LFS and XLFS Interview Business Development Manager Dave Fowler

In the interview, Web Industries' Dave Fowler provides an educational overview of spooling technology while pointing out its benefits versus pads and pancakes.

Dave also makes mention of Web Industries' scale, global reach, and markets, including home care, personal care, and PPE, and the various structures we format.

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Web Industries promotes Kathrin Doyle Arena to VP human resources

September 13, 2022

Web Industries promotes Kathrin Doyle Arena to VP human resources to support global growth in medical, aerospace, personal and home care, and industrial sectors

Marlborough, Mass. — Web Industries Inc., a leading global provider of contract converting and turnkey manufacturing services in the medical, aerospace, personal and home care, and industrial sectors, has promoted Kathrin Doyle Arena to the position of vice president of human resources.

In her new role, Arena will focus on fostering the company’s employee-owner culture, helping to sustain and grow the business in the United States and globally.

Arena joined Web Industries in 2016 as corporate human resources manager and was promoted a year later to senior director of human resources. Her first mission at the company was to develop and execute a multi-year strategy to refine and scale the HR organization. As an employee-owned company (ESOP), Web Industries places serious emphasis on the development, satisfaction and retention of its workforce.

In announcing the promotion, Web Industries CEO Mark Pihl pointed to Arena's many successes: “During Kathy’s six years at Web Industries, she and her team have made great strides in building a global HR infrastructure that can keep up with our growth. She oversaw the implementation of a modern HR information system, fostered professional and executive development for our employee-owners, and helped implement a new compensation management system.”

Like most businesses, Web Industries faced COVID-19 pandemic-related challenges and disruptions. Arena and her team worked diligently to protect employees’ health and well-being, while striving to keep facilities open. During this same period, Web Industries was instrumental in supporting a major COVID-19 test manufacturer in producing millions of kits in record-setting time.

Arena notes that evolving the HR organization and keeping employees happy, healthy and successful are essential parts of her job. “I am looking forward to continuing to meet the needs of our global family of employee-owners as our company moves into the future,” she says. “We plan to attract, develop and retain the best people possible at Web Industries.”

About Web Industries

A 100% employee-owned company, Web Industries, Inc., is one of the largest and most diverse providers of precision converting and outsourced manufacturing. We help customers in the Aerospace, Medical, Personal & Home Care, and Industrial markets bridge their capability gaps and accelerate their go-to-market success by leveraging close, trust-based relationships to develop ingenious solutions precisely tailored to their needs. From project inception through commercialization, Web offers creative problem-solving backed by deep technical and operational expertise.

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Omega Systèmes, a Web Industries company, expands composite formatting capabilities to meet the increasing demands of future aerospace programs

July 05, 2022

Marlborough, MASS. — To support European aerospace’s goal to reduce the environmental footprint of the air transport sector while increasing global competitiveness, Omega Systèmes – Web Industries has installed and commissioned a thermoset slitting line at its European Center of Excellence. This investment was partially funded by a grant awarded to Omega Systèmes under the France Relance [Recovery] plan.

This production-proven line will be dedicated to efficiently manufacture spooled thermoset slit tape within a controlled aerospace-grade environment. This new line will provide improved material yields with reduced associated waste for end-use customers while maintaining Web’s high standard of slit tape quality.

The new line expands the company’s existing composite cutting & kitting and thermoplastic slitting services, and it will enable Web Industries to meet the increasing demands of its customers and partners for aerospace-quality services regardless of the material input and output formats.

Equipment Capabilities

This line converts master rolls of thermoset materials into precision width slit tapes ranging from 3mm to 12.7mm and wound onto long-length spools. Output formats are customized to conform to application specifications, winding patterns, size and weight constraints, and additional material requirements. This technology is qualified for all major AFP systems and joins existing slitting lines at the Nantes site that are also qualified for all AFP and automated tape laying (ATL) systems.

The European Center of Excellence for Composites Processing

Our Center of Excellence in Nantes offers the European market access to technical teams and pilot lines to support the demonstration and rapid development, testing, and qualification of different composite materials. The facility features thermoset and thermoplastic formatting lines with commercial-scale capacities and processes ready to support the commercialization of materials used in primary and secondary structures for emerging aerospace and space projects.

“We will deliver higher-value products to the market that meet the requirements of future aircraft programs. Customers will benefit from our large-scale aerospace-quality production capacities, allowing them to reduce costs through economies of scale and get their products to market faster,” stated Sebastian Fehl, Web Industries’ Director of Operations for Europe. “We are continuously investing in providing the best production standards to our supply chain partners. The addition of this capability at Omega Systèmes now offers our customers in Europe a full range of production scale material formats to support AFP, ATL, and hand layup of thermoset and thermoplastic composite materials.”

Web Industries’ ongoing investment in and development of new technologies, backed by the modernization of its facilities, reinforces the company’s position as a key supply chain partner for European commercial aerospace programs.

About Web Industries

An employee-owned company, Web Industries, Inc., is one of the largest and most diverse providers of precision converting and outsource manufacturing. We help customers in the Aerospace, Medical, Personal & Home Care, and Industrial markets bridge their capability gaps and accelerate their go-to-market success by leveraging close, trust-based relationships to develop ingenious solutions precisely tailored to their needs. From project inception through commercialization, Web offers creative problem-solving backed by deep technical and operational expertise.

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Web Industries announces Sebastian Fehl as Director of European Operations

July 05, 2022

Web Industries is pleased to announce the appointment of Sebastian Fehl as Director of European Operations for Web Industries.

Sebastian will now manage the company’s Web Stade, Germany, Omega Systemes Atlantique, and Omega Systemes Aquitaine, France, plants.

Sebastian joined Web Industries in Stade, Germany, eight years ago, managing Research and Technology activities. He has held Site Manager and General Manager positions since 2018, operating in aerospace markets for major European aerospace programs.

Sebastian brings to his new position over fourteen years of experience working across all areas of high-performance composites and advanced technologies for cutting and converting materials in Europe.

Jason Surman, Web’s VP of Aerospace, commented, “Sebastian brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to this important position, with a successful background in growing businesses and delivering excellent customer experience on demanding aerospace programs. His appointment reflects Web Industries’ ambition to develop our position in Europe with a complete offering of processing solutions and the highest level of quality for strategic sectors such as aerospace, space, rotary, green mobility. On behalf of the EU team, I am delighted to welcome Sebastian to this expanded role.”

Sebastian Fehl will replace Jim Sharkey, Managing Director of Omega Systemes Atlantique and Aquitaine for the past two years. “I would like to take this opportunity to extend my sincere thanks to Jim for his involvement with our France-based employees,” continued Jason Surman. “The team’s ongoing support has provided critical support to our customers and partners during the pandemic. In addition, thanks to the exceptional involvement of our employees, our companies have never stopped working to drive the innovation that is crucial to our industry.”

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Supply Chain Agility and Stability: Three Ways CMOs ease international expansion

June 14, 2022

Ralph Tricomi, director, of market development, Web Industries, shares three ways a contract manufacturing organization (CMO) can help medical device businesses expand internationally despite supply chain challenges.

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Web Industries announces John S. Madej as company president

March 29, 2022

New president will position Web Industries for the next growth stage

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., March 29, 2022—Web Industries Inc., a leading global provider of contract converting and turnkey manufacturing services, announced today that John S. Madej has joined the company as president. He will report to Mark Pihl, who will continue in his current role as chief executive officer.

Madej joins Web Industries from Hollingsworth & Vose (H&V), where he most recently served as chief operating officer and previously as chief financial officer. He joined H&V in 2009 as vice president and general manager of the Energy and Industrial Systems Business Unit. He was also the division president of the Engine and Industrial Filtration Division.

For more than 24 years, Madej served in a variety of leadership roles at General Electric (GE). He was president and CEO of Exatec LLC, a GE-Bayer joint venture. He also served as a product general manager based in Tokyo, Japan, for four years. Preceding his overseas assignment for GE, Madej held foundational positions in sales and market team leadership in multiple industry segments ranging from business equipment to automotive. Madej earned a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Union College.

“John is a gifted leader and strategist. His experience as a global industrial executive and ability to successfully scale and grow businesses profitably will help us position the company for significant growth ahead,” says Pihl. “John is a leader who puts people first and has a strong commitment to teamwork and continuous improvement. As Web continues to evolve in our strategic markets and expand internationally, look for John to apply his experience to focus our market teams on providing exceptional value to customers by building strong partnerships and driving innovation through operational excellence and next-generation technology.”

“I am excited to join the Web Industries team and work together to continue to develop the company and expand the growing business,” says Madej. “Working closely with its customers, Web Industries has a successful track record of global growth across diverse markets. I look forward to collaborating with the team, expanding the company’s capabilities and delivering improved productivity and performance for our customers into the future.”

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Custom Manufacturing of MLI Blankets

March 17, 2022

Lee Smith, Business Development Manager for Thermal Insulation, writes in the current issue of Cold Fact's about three considerations when deciding whether to outsource custom MLI blanket manufacturing and what capabilities to seek in a contract manufacturing organization.

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Ralph Tricomi Appears In Medical Product Outsourcing's "Material Trends: The Impact of New Medtech Innovation."

March 03, 2022

Ralph Tricomi, director of market development, appears in Medical Product Outsourcing's article, "Material Trends: The Impact of New Medtech Innovation."

“The medical adhesive is crucial for multilayer laminated materials, and adhesive material suppliers are in touch with the market’s need for conformability, biocompatibility, and in some cases, transparency. We work closely with OEMs to help them determine the optimal way to laminate different materials together,” explained Ralph Tricomi, director, market development, for Web Industries Inc., a Marlborough, Mass.-based contract manufacturing firm offering precision converting and outsourced manufacturing services. “To help customers make multilayer products incorporating electronics, we have equipment to print on a substrate, do the multilayer lamination and then die cutting, island placement, or other converting processes. Advanced adhesives often are the method of choice to bond these layers together.”

“There is a convergence of chemistry, electronics, and medical devices in the development of solutions to improve quality of life through early disease detection and diagnosis of maladies. We are seeing greater integration of electrical circuits and multielectrode arrays into flexible, medical-grade materials,” he continued. “These materials then are used in testing devices and medical wearables with increasingly sophisticated detection capabilities and digital connectivity.”

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Web Industries Introduces Multi-layer Insulation (MLI) Blanket Cleaning Services for High-level FOD Control

February 16, 2022

Applications include MLI blankets that protect satellite components

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., February 16, 2022—Satellite manufacturers in need of exceptionally high levels of foreign object debris (FOD) protection in multi-layer insulation (MLI) blankets can now acquire it via Web Industries’ new MLI blanket cleaning service.

The service meets the IEST-STD-CC1246* standard. It is recommended for Web Industries’ MLI blankets used in satellite applications where FOD, such as dirt, grease, human sweat or oils, could seriously impact a satellite component’s performance. An example: satellite camera functionality can be impaired if FOD or other contaminants outgas during launch and deployment, occluding the camera lens.

The specialized MLI blanket cleaning service is an option for MLI customers who require exceptional levels of disinfection and cleanliness. Web Industries engaged an industrial hygiene specialist to help implement optimal, safe cleaning procedures at its Denton, Texas, MLI blanket manufacturing facility. These include use of isopropyl alcohol for chemically cleansing MLI blankets.

For more information, visit https://www.webindustries.com/markets/aerospace/

* IEST: Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST) is the non-profit association for professionals in the field of Contamination Control/Cleanrooms.

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Kevin Young Appears in Medical Design Briefs 2022 Technology Trends Article

February 17, 2022

Kevin Young, Vice President of corporate development, appears in Medical Design Brief's 2022 Technology Trends article and discusses the role of digital health products and their impacts on healthcare.

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Kevin Young and Ralph Tricomi Appear in MD&DI's Annual Forecast Issue

January 12, 2022

Kevin Young, Vice President of corporate development, and Ralph Tricomi, director of market development, appear in MD&DI magazine's annual forecast issue. Their thought leadership presents Web Industries knowledge and expertise that can help anticipate what needs and challenges the medical device industry can expect in the coming year.

See below for each section:

Supply Chains May Still See Some Struggles
Manufacturing Employees May Still Be Hard to Come By
Inflation Hitting Manufacturing

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Developing Thermoplastic Composites for Use in Commercial Aircraft

October 26, 2021

Thermoplastic composite materials (TPC) are gaining momentum for use in commercial airplanes and other aerospace applications, including electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. TPC were once considered too expensive for applications other than small components. Now, material and processing advances are propelling TPC into the aerospace industry spotlight. Read Full Article

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Nonwovens Industry

October 12, 2021

Kevin Young, VP of Corporate Development, is interviewed in Nonwovens Industries' monthly publication. Young discusses the global supply chain, labor market costs, and onshoring.

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Automation Streamlines the Process

October 04, 2021

Web Industries’ thermoplastic composite programme manager, Mark Richardson and global director of research and technology, aerospace Grand Hou, look at how composite materials formatters are turning to automation to meet the needs of next-generation aircraft.

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Pandemic and Pivot Positioned Web Industries to Meet Emerging Demand for Diagnostic Tests

September 27, 2021

What do you do at the beginning of a global pandemic when over 60% of your revenue comes from business in the aerospace industry? That is the question employee owners at Web Industries had to ask in March 2020. Estimates at the time predicted that the aerospace industry would be severely depressed for several years and may only recover by 2024—a serious challenge to Web’s business. Read full article

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Thermoplastic Tapes Continue to Show Potential for Composite Aerostructures

September 08, 2021

Web Industries reports increased R&D activity within several aerospace markets enabled by the flexibility and advantages of thermoplastic tapes.

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Web Discusses Capabilities in the Medical Market

August 09, 2021

Headquartered in Marlborough, MA, Web Industries provides precision converting and contract manufacturing services to the medical, personal & home care, aerospace and industrial sectors. Nonwovens Industry spoke to Courtney Robinson, business development manager – Industrial & Consumer, Web Industries, about the surge in demand for PPE amid the coronavirus pandemic, as well as solutions that boost manufacturing efficiency.

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Medical Plastics News North America

July 02, 2021

Advancements in detecting and preventing COVID-19 bode well for similar tests for other medical conditions. Kevin Young, vice president of corporate development & medical, Web Industries, Inc., explains how manufacturers can scale up to keep pace with current and post-COVID demand for rapid diagnostic tests.

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Contract Manufacturing for OEM CFOS

June 04, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed supply vulnerabilities and challenged OEMs to explore new products and sales channels. For some, the crisis served as a turning point for change, prompting leadership teams to evaluate manufacturing models and product portfolios.

If ever there were a time to reimagine supply chains, this is that moment. Contract manufacturing, also known as outsourced manufacturing, is one type of supply chain link. It takes many forms. CFOs and finance teams must be ready to support their organizations in outsourcing decisions.

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Web Industries offers end-to-end composites process support for aerospace market at 2021 JEC Composites Connect

May 21, 2021

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., May 21, 2021 — Aerospace enterprises seeking expert composite materials converting and outsource manufacturing services for large-scale production requirements can download literature that details Web Industries’ time-tested capabilities at JEC Composites Connect, June 1st, 8:30 a.m. continuously until June 2nd, 8:30 p.m. CEST. (Event registration required - JEC Composites Connect - www.jeccomposites-connect.events/

Jason Surman, vice president of Web Industries Aerospace division, notes that visitors to Web Industries’ virtual stand are also invited to email their most challenging applications for evaluation by the company’s materials engineering specialists.

“At Web, we encourage aerospace businesses looking to speed their time to market and streamline their supply chains to reach us via the “Full Contact Details” section of our virtual stand,” says Surman. “Or contact Web at sales@webindustries.com.”

End-to-end process support

According to Surman, Web’s combination of proven sector experience, technical capabilities and end-to-end process support can address OEM applications requiring both innovation and scale. The company supplies end-to-end process support, covering the supply, conversion, assembly and delivery of composite materials.

“Web has over 35 years’ experience solving composite materials formatting challenges for the aerospace industry’s largest OEMs,” he says. “We have delivered technical breakthroughs in slitting, spooling, lamination, cross-ply and additive manufacturing for commercial, rotary, space, defense and urban air mobility, as well as multi-layer insulation (MLI) for space applications. We have a proven ability to deliver with both speed and scale.

“Ultimately, we’re a market-leading convertor and CMO providing innovation support for aerospace and other sectors utilizing composite materials.”

Available for convenient download from Web Industries’ virtual stand:

A brochure detailing Web’s “Development Center for Composites Automation.”
A brochure titled “Have you considered Outsourcing Your Thermal Insulation Solutions?” covers solutions for spacecraft and satellites.
A brochure titled “Solutions for Aerospace” explains how Web Industries is the only composite formatting company with the proven ability to simultaneously support multiple major aircraft development programs.

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BD Taps Contract Packager for COVID-19 Test Kits

May 04, 2021

This story in Packaging Digest is a great example of how several American companies came together to respond to the need for domestic test production. The story details how Campbell responded to Web's needs for equipment and how Web responded to BD's needs for test kit assembly.

The story also includes a video interview with Mark Pihl, CEO of Web Industries taken from Project Frontline, and dedicated print interviews with Kevin Young and Campbell's Graham Nice.

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Wire and Cable Technology International

April 28, 2021

Check out the April issue of Wire & Cable Technology International as it features a story on SuperBulk Flame-Retardant Cable Fillers.

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Diagnosing COVID-19: Anatomy of an LFI Test Device

April 27, 2021

This story by Claudio Hanna and Jennifer Ponti is titled "Diagnosing COVID-19: Anatomy of an LFI Test Device." This thought leadership piece details the benefits of tapping a contract manufacturer and demonstrates Web's depth of expertise by providing a COVID-19 testing overview and covering paths to scale production, pre-process activities and process developments, biochemistry, reagent deposition, lamination, assembly and packaging, and process verification.

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Flexible Packaging Magazine

April 13, 2021

Flexible Packaging Magazine interviews Dave Fowler, our Business Development Manager, to talk about Web Industries and our printing capabilities.

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PPE and Diagnostics: Sourcing Domestically and Speeding Time to Market

April 07, 2021

With smart onshoring strategies, the medical device industry can collaborate to fix supply chain issues. Web Industries, a preferred CMO that offers speed to market, trust, quality and expertise.

An article bylined by Ralph Tricomi and Claudio Hanna

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MLI Blankets from Web Industries Improve Commercial Space Offerings

March 25, 2021

An article by Lee Smith, Web Industries’ Thermal Insulation Business Development Manager, in the latest edition of Cold Facts International.

Needs for custom-made, space proven components and systems take on added urgency as launch dates proliferate and space facilities around the world hum with activity. Supply partners like Web Industries (CSA CSM) that offer such components can support space initiatives and help space and satellite companies meet ever-tightening launch deadlines.

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Leading Women in Engineering & Science: Jennifer Ponti, Director of Medical Business Development, Web Industries, Inc.

March 01, 2021

The medical device field engages creative people who develop, invent, and manufacture life-saving and life-improving technologies and devices. There’s a diversity of people and technologies that brings a sense of excitement to the job, and being able to leverage material science and engineering to scale a product from concept to high volume production is especially rewarding.

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France Relance. Aeronautics. awards grant to Omega Systèmes, a Web Industries company, for automated composites slitting

March 10, 2021

Omega Systèmes’ GM cites strategic value chain expertise as key to grant selection

MARLBOROUGH, Massachusetts, USA, March 10, 2021 – Omega Systèmes, a Web Industries company, has been awarded a grant by the France Relance [Recovery] plan for the design and development of aeronautic thermoset and thermoplastic slitting solutions.

Funds from the grant will modernize and automate Omega Systèmes' equipment at its Nantes plant. The plant will supply next-generation aircraft manufacturers and contribute to the industry's economic rebound from the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis.

Under the grant’s project, OMEGA-WEB 2022, Omega Systèmes will design and develop in France innovative solutions for slitting thermoplastics and thermoset composite materials. Central to the project will be in-line automated inspection to support French and European R&D projects and the large-scale production of composite parts by AFP (Automated Fiber Placement) and ATL (Automated Tape Laying). The company will deliver higher value-added products to the market that meet the requirements of future aeronautical programs.

According to Omega Systèmes General Manager Jim Sharkey, France Relance awarded the grant based largely on Omega’s strategic value chain expertise. “We can accelerate the time to market from material selection and management to the cutting, packaging and delivery of materials,” Sharkey says. “Plus, Web can deliver scale to its aerospace customers, and at a reduced cost, to accelerate composites materials’ speed to market.”

Omega Systèmes has manufacturing locations in Nantes and Bordeaux, in the heart of France’s aircraft manufacturing region, and is supported by Web Industries in Stade, Germany and its six North American plants. Nantes is home to Omega Systèmes’ European Center of Excellence for Composite Development & Commercialization. It provides the European market with access to technical teams, material quality control and pilot lines for demonstration, rapid development, testing and qualification of composite material formats.

“We supply Tier 1 and Tier 2 aerospace equipment manufacturers,” Sharkey notes. “Having unique capabilities in France and Europe, and with a Center of Excellence for thermoplastic and thermosetting composites, allows us to offer the market increased production capacity and supply for new aircraft programs designed with primary and secondary composite structures. We will help OEMs reduce aircraft weight, improve their carbon footprint and offer price-competitive products. Our high-performance cutting capabilities, for example, increase productivity by a factor of 5 for the supply of precision slit tape delivered in spooled form.”

According to France Relance documentation, its funding is aimed at “accelerating the diversification, modernization, and ecological transformation of the aeronautics...[sector].” Investment support and assistance for the aeronautics sector was announced on September 3, 2020, by Bruno Le Maire, Minister of Economics, Finance and Recovery.

“France Relance lists innovation and modernization as two primary goals,” Sharkey reports.

“With our state-of-the-art solutions for the slitting of thermoplastic and thermosetting composite materials, Omega Systèmes is uniquely equipped to support France’s aeronautics sector in achieving these critical goals.”

Omega Systèmes is currently addressing three composite slitting objectives as specified by the grant:

Optimizing the slitting of thermoplastics by creating new formats and parameters, and specifying exclusive blades system with improved cutting capabilities
Developing a new composites splicing system and test bench
Developing slit-width monitoring and foreign object debris (FOD) detection systems

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Nonwovens Step Up

March 04, 2021

Companies throughout the nonwovens industry worked overtime to help save lives during the past 12 months

By the fall of 2020, needs in the U.S. for personal protection equipment (PPE) had reached critical status. Web Industries responded to the national manufacturing crisis by repurposing composite material cutting lines at three plants to produce disposable protective isolation gowns by the millions in a matter of months.

The company reconfigured cutting equipment at its Atlanta, GA, Denton, TX and Middlesex, VT, facilities that had been used to format materials for aerospace applications. The conversion involved recalibrating the lines to accommodate the nonwoven surgical gown material and was completed in a matter of days.

According to market development and strategy manager, Ralph Tricomi, staffing to meet the sudden influx of huge orders for nonwoven protective isolation gowns was among Web Industries’ biggest challenges.

“Our human resources department at each plant undertook an intensive recruiting effort to attract and hire skilled operations personnel,” Tricomi says. “Overall, there was a unified, interdisciplinary effort among three plants to produce gowns necessary to help protect lives and get America back to work.”

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2021: Technology Trends and the Future of Medical Devices

February 01, 2021

“COVID has accelerated efforts to bring diagnostic testing closer to the in-home user. There will continue to be a focus on making devices that perform with simplicity and that are both highly accessible and available to the consumer,” says Claudio Hanna, business development director, medical, for Web Industries, a contract manufacturing organization (CMO) that provides medical device and PPE manufacturers with precision converting and outsource manufacturing services. “These factors already are playing a role in COVID testing, and they will be critical in fighting future pandemics.”

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Viewpoint: Web Industries lays out the case for contract manufacturing at a time when flexibility, speed and product innovation are necessary to achieve low costs

February 11, 2021

WILMOT, NH, Feb. 11, 2021 (Nonwovens Markets) - When the emergence of a global pandemic forced medical institutions and ordinary people to scramble to source facemasks and other personal protective equipment (PPEs), manufacturers throughout the PPE supply chain were confronted by a challenge they had never prepared for: how to scale production capacity and, in many cases, move into new product areas.

More recently, companies and governments have wrestled with a new problem: how to ensure surge capacity to make products with demand that is high initially, but which might decline quickly and not be necessary until the next emergency.

What they do for a living. For a company like Marlborough, Massachusetts-based Web Industries, this sounds like a perfect illustration of the need for a contract manufacturing organization (CMO).

Most of the time, Web Industries is not helping companies deal with global emergencies; a more typical situation is where a brand owner or original equipment manufacturer (OEM) decides it wants to launch a product or family of products or change its geographical distribution but isn't capable of doing the work internally.

Enter the contract manufacturer.

Nonwovens Markets recently spoke with a team of executives from Web Industries, who made the case that outsourced manufacturing can open new opportunities for brand owners and other customers for the right situation.

In the conversation were Ed Martins, vice president, Industrial &Consumer Division; Dante P. Ercoli, director of sales and business development, and Ken Sheets, plant manager for the division's Fort Wayne, Indiana site.

Making a big difference. The Web Industries executives pointed to a few areas where their company can make a big difference for its customers.

Most obvious is having the equipment and trained staff to quickly manufacture a new product. Others include relationships with equipment vendors and raw materials suppliers to make decisions and implement them quickly, and product design and engineering capabilities to allow for quick and cost-effective scale-up and commercialization.

A related area is their ability to take the lead in brainstorming product development ideas with customers, often extending to the supply chain to ensure that risks and opportunities are highlighted before final product manufacturing and marketing decisions are made.

Examples from PPE supply chain. While the value a contract manufacturer brings to customers was the main topic of the interview, the global drive to strengthen the PPE supply chain and onshore production provided numerous examples of how CMOs play a vital part in the rapid deployment of domestic PPE manufacturing. The executives noted that the increased demand for facemasks was unexpected both domestically and internationally when the COVID-19 virus hit. They pointed out that in many cases CMOs had the equipment and the ability to ramp up production without having to design, order, install and test new production capacity.

Trained staff already exists. They also said, "Our customers realize more value in the operational and intellectual knowledge and infrastructure we bring. So, while a CMO has the equipment needed for scaling production rapidly, they also have the trained staff prepared to operate it.”

They pointed out, a company like Web Industries also has the materials science and engineering knowledge in-house that is relevant to manufacturing the brand owner’s products.

In-house engineering. In some cases, when a new product development effort is required, the CMO will supplement the brand owner’s in-house engineering capability when it is insufficient to develop and commercialize the product. In fact, using a contract manufacturer often allows a customer to avoid the investment in a large engineering department.

Additionally, the contract manufacturer will have established relationships with equipment vendors and raw materials suppliers and be able to bring them into the development discussion.

In the words of one team member, "Many times [following] our early on conversations with customers, the product looks very different by the time it is commercialized as opposed to the initial concept. So, the CMO’s flexibility proves to be key in those situations."

Testing and certification labs. The interviewees commented that they have had jobs where the brand owner was working with multiple contract manufacturers. In that situation, a brand owner may not have the experience to bring staffs at multiple locations up to speed on technical issues. "How do you bring the knowledge level of those other [contract manufacturers] up to where they need to be in order to continue at the speed-to-market that's important?"

A contract manufacturer like Web Industries has established relationships with testing and certification laboratories, which is extremely important for speed-to-market. Without those relationships, the lead times can really slow down the process and the pace.

Risk mitigation. Another issue for a brand owner, according to the executives, is risk mitigation. When a brand owner thinks about potentially investing in the infrastructure, to bring a new product to market or enter a new sector, there is a lot to consider. And it's not just capital investment. Every aspect of an organization is in play: "You need to have the confidence you can scale at a pace that meets market demand and needs. CMO’s are used to this and can help to mitigate this risk for a brand owner or OEM."

Simplify the task. Personal protective equipment is often meant to be a temporary project. Many companies are questioning what the addressable market will be for any one of the different products, e.g., masks, gowns and headgear post pandemic.

In a case where a customer believes an operation will be short lived, the contract manufacturer can greatly simplify the task of scaling the business and then backing out if the demand goes away.

Imports versus domestic. Another question is the role of imports versus domestic supply in the PPE supply chain. With the onshoring initiative many countries have undertaken to strengthen their domestic capability if another pandemic were to occur, using a contract manufacturer allows a PPE maker to scale fast and develop a longer-term strategy.

Even if a new business is permanent, often contract manufacturer's customers may have a corporate philosophy emphasizing large volumes and minimizing complexity in their operations. A contract manufacturer allows outsourcing of this operational complexity.

Example of velocity. Certainly, velocity is one thing many people think about when looking at contract manufacturers. The executives cited an example from their own past where speed-to-market was a key issue.

"Approximately 10 years ago, one of our major customers approached us about a pipeline process for a product that involved nonwovens that went into a toddler training pant. They had worked this out on a pilot scale and approached us because of our development capabilities, speed to market, and ability to scale their product.

"They transferred their technology and knowledge to us, and requested that we develop the production scale to meet their anticipated commercial demand. It was only three months from issuing a purchase order for equipment to running go-to-market qualification trials. Well, we've continued to run this product for 10 years, and their comments back to us [are that] they come to Web for these kinds of things because there's no way that they could have gone through their bureaucracy to scale this up and staff it and commercialize it as Web did. There's just no way. That's why they turn to Web, because they know we can get things done quickly like this."

The executives also said that speed-to-market and fast change of direction are arguments for using a domestic contract manufacturer, rather than going offshore looking for low variable costs at the expense of reduced flexibility and a longer, more rigid supply chain.

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Ongoing Demand for PPE and Testing Supplies

January 14, 2021

Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry (MD&DI) checked in with Web Industries on the year ahead for the Medtech industry.

Kevin Young, VP of Corporate Development & Medical, shares that meeting increased demands for COVID-19 tests and PPE will be among 2021’s most formidable challenges for medical device manufacturers.

Check it out here: Bold Predictions for Medtech in 2021

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Knowledge puts the “smart” in smart-contract manufacturing

December 16, 2020

Web Industries’ VP of Corporate Development & Medical, Kevin Young, and Market Development and Strategy Manager, Ralph Tricomi, explain how experienced contractors can drive PPE and LFI tests rapidly.

Smart manufacturing means different things in different contexts. In the age of COVID-19, when US medical device manufacturers and makers of PPE are working under government mandates to reshore production of tests, gowns, masks and curtains from Asia, ‘smart’ means knowing how to earn Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the tests, ramp up production and bring a product to market in a hurry.

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Contract manufacturers deliver timely reshoring support

November 02, 2020

Kevin Young, Vice President of Corporate Development & Medical, and Ralph Tricomi, Market Development and Strategy Manager at Web Industries discuss how contract manufacturers have been able to deliver timely re-shoring support to PPE OEMs during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Web Industries is named Manufacturer of the Year for Massachusetts Eighth Middlesex District

October 27, 2020

Web Industries Inc., a precision converter and contract manufacturing organization (CMO), has been named Manufacturer of the Year for the Eighth Middlesex District by the Massachusetts Legislative Manufacturing Caucus. A framed certificate commemorating the award was presented to Web Industries President & CEO Mark Pihl by Representative Carolyn Dykema at the company’s Holliston, Mass., plant in conjunction with the Massachusetts State Legislative Manufacturing Caucus’s “Reimagined” 5th Annual Manufacturing Awards Ceremony.

The term “reimagined” indicates that this year’s awards ceremony was held virtually. Fittingly, the award was presented during October, Massachusetts’ official Manufacturing Month.

According to Pihl, Web Industries and the Eighth Middlesex District have a mutually beneficial relationship.

“We have enjoyed the support of Representative Dykema and local government,” Pihl says, “and that has reinforced our efforts to ramp up production of lateral flow immunoassay (LFI) COVID-19 rapid diagnostic tests and hire hundreds of employees at our Holliston LFI Center of Excellence. Ultimately, this contributes to the district’s, the Commonwealth’s and the nation’s economic vitality while helping us to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and return the country safely back to work.”

Web Industries’ LFI Center of Excellence is a one-stop manufacturing solution that offers a reliable path from small-scale test development to high-volume commercialization of new LFI devices. Purpose-built for automated reel-to-reel medical device production, it features an in-house biochemistry lab, reagent deposition, LFI strip manufacturing, device assembly and packaging.

Massachusetts Representative Carolyn Dykema presents Manufacturer of the Year for the Eighth Middlesex District citation to Web Industries President & CEO Mark Pihl.

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Diagnosing COVID-19: Anatomy of an LFI Test Device

October 22, 2020

Claudio Hanna, Business Development Director, and Jennifer Ponti, Business Development Manager, have written an article featured online for Medical Design Briefs magazine. The article, Diagnosing COVID-19: Anatomy of an LFI Test, describes LFI diagnostic devices and the manufacturing operations needed to produce them in large volumes.

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Web Industries will highlight new standard shielding tapes and PET core wrapping for cables at IWCS 2020’s virtual symposium

October 01, 2020

Web Industries Inc., a contract manufacturer and solutions developer for diverse wire and cable applications, will highlight its new standard shielding tapes and PET cable core wrapping tapes at IWCS 2020’s virtual symposium. This year’s IWCS will take place entirely online due to the coronavirus pandemic. We Industries is a bronze sponsor at the virtual event.

IWCS attendees can visit Web’s virtual exhibit in real time from Oct. 12 to 16 and Oct. 19 to 23, 2020, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern time. (For more information and to register for IWCS 2020, visit www.iwcs.org.)

“Web brings ingenuity and fresh thinking to the development of customized solutions for LAN and datacom cable and Power over Ethernet (PoE) applications,” says Web’s Charlie Belcher, business development manager, Industrial, Wire & Cable. “Web’s new offerings at IWCS 2020 benefit from our expertise in converting, extruding, slitting, spooling and other manufacturing processes. In addition, Web’s domestic manufacturing locations reduce the risk of disruptions in supply.”

Web Industries’ standard shielding tapes act as barriers to various negative forces associated with multi-conductor and multi-pair cables used in LAN electronic, control and instrumentation cable applications. Web’s PET core wrapping tapes are polyester films that securely wrap and bind cable cores and components.

Heat-dissipative tapes, other offerings
IWCS attendees can also learn more about Web’s existing product offerings, including heat-dissipative tapes and fully randomized segmented shielding tapes. The heat-dissipative, low-capacitance tapes consist of foamed fire-retardant layers and an aluminum or copper core. The tapes’ foamed cells can be oriented to direct heat away from the cable’s core, meeting requirements in PoE applications with ever-higher power loads. Web’s segmented shielding tapes, designed for LAN/datacom and rapidly growing automated Ethernet applications, offer completely randomized spacing in the tapes’ aluminum layer.

Web’s SUPERBULK® cable fillers will also be featured. These include natural, flame-retardant and zero-halogen, low-smoke varieties. Made of foamed polypropylene, SUPERBULK fillers offer the optimum fill rate, prevent moisture absorption or wicking and resist harsh substances in cable applications.

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Web Industries upgrades National Composites Centre membership to Tier 2 status

April 09, 2019

Web Industries Inc., a precision formatter of advanced materials including high-performance composites for aerospace, defense and industrial markets, has deepened its involvement with the National Composites Centre (NCC) by upgrading from associate to Tier 2 membership. The enhanced status enables Web to take greater advantage of NCC’s formidable design and manufacturing capabilities and to collaborate more actively with other NCC members in early-stage development of new composite formatting solutions.

Based in Bristol, United Kingdom, the NCC supports the development of new processes and technologies for the design and manufacture of advanced composite products. The Centre boasts state-of-the-art equipment and industrial-scale manufacturing facilities and enables member companies to develop, adapt and validate new and existing processes and technologies.

As a Tier 2 member, Web Industries will be able to initiate research programs involving new composite formatting solutions and to collaborate from the design stage with other NCC members, including composite material suppliers, equipment manufacturers, aerospace parts suppliers and OEMs. In addition, Web will have access to high-quality composite materials and specialized software programs from industry-leading suppliers.

Supporting Omega Systèmes Acquisition

According to Patrick Markert, Web Industries’ head of business development, Europe, Web’s upgraded NCC status complements its recent acquisition of Omega Systèmes Atlantique and Aquitaine, a highly respected precision formatter with production sites in Nantes and Bordeaux, France. The acquisition is part of Web’s strategy to support its aerospace customers’ demands for formatting and materials management services.

“In Europe, new aerospace programs are typically carried out at R&D hubs like NCC,” says Markert. “Web’s recently acquired facilities in France will be able to coordinate closely with NCC’s Bristol headquarters, shortening lead times and facilitating direct collaboration.”

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Omega Systèmes, a Web Industries company announces contract extension with Airbus

April 26, 2019

Omega Systèmes, a Web Industries company – has signed a three-year contract extension with Airbus covering the manufacture, supply and processing of high-precision composite materials. The contract includes material management, cutting services, storage and the delivery of composite parts for major fly and non-fly materials programs. It becomes effective immediately and extends a long relationship that Omega Systems has had with Airbus for another three years. Omega Systèmes is a Tier 1 supplier to Airbus. The contract remains in effect until December 31, 2021.

The extended contract covers the A320, A330, A350, A400M, ATR and other programs for Airbus Europe entities requiring fly and non-fly materials, including those for the Airbus Defence & Space and Airbus Helicopters divisions.

Omega Systèmes is a precision formatter of flexible thermoplastic composite materials for next-generation aerospace applications.
According to Vice President of Corporate Development for Web Industries Kevin Young, the contract extension was awarded based on Omega Systèmes sterling performance during its current contract.

Indeed, for more than 20 years Omega Systèmes and Airbus have collaborated on major aeronautics programs with the supply of fly and non-fly materials. Omega Systèmes is a supplier of very high reliability and quality products that meet the aeronautic industry’s most demanding requirements.

“Chosen by Airbus following a call for tender, this decision demonstrates our ability to meet Airbus’s technical, commercial, industrial and quality requirements,” said Kevin Young, VP Corporate Development for Web Industries.

Directeur Général, Omega Systems Jean-Louis Bretin adds: “Airbus will benefit from the synergies offered by the new entity formed by Omega Systèmes and Web Industries for all ongoing and future aeronautical programs. At the same time, Omega Systèmes will be increasing its production capacities.”

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New Brochures from Web Industries Highlight Advanced Composite Solutions for Aerospace Applications

May 06, 2019

Two new brochures highlighting carbon-fiber composite solutions for aerospace applications are available from Web Industries Inc., a precision formatter of advanced materials including high-performance composites for the aerospace and defense industries.

Development Center for Composites Automation profiles Web’s 10,000-square-foot facility for the development, testing and qualification of new prepreg composites used in Automated Fiber Placement (AFP), Automated Tape Laying (ATL) and other emerging manufacturing processes. The Center helps leading aerospace companies optimize their use of composites, shorten development time and move into production ahead of competitors.

The four-page brochure can be downloaded at the following link:
https://tinyurl.com/y38zzw9p

The eight-page Solutions for Aerospace brochure covers Web’s proven ability to simultaneously support multiple major aircraft development programs. It outlines the full spectrum of Web’s products, services and capabilities, including precision slit tapes, automated ply cutting, thermoplastic formatting, pre-assembled ply kitting and vendor-managed inventory. A capsule case study shows how an aerospace engine manufacturer saved nearly $4 million by turning to Web Industries for its composite ply formatting and kitting services.

Solutions for Aerospace can be downloaded here:
https://tinyurl.com/y3dkmlzg

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The ABCs of Multi-Layer Insulation for Spacecraft

May 24, 2019

Lee Smith, Business Development Manager – Industrial, has written an article published by the online publication Design News. This feature story discusses how multi-layer insulation plays a critical function in thermal management.

Check out the article here: The ABCs of Multi-Layer Insulation for Spacecraft

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Lowering Thermal Insulation Costs, Improving Reliability for SmallSats

May 24, 2019

Lee Smith, Business Development Manager – Industrial, has written an article published by Aerospace Manufacturing & Design magazine. This feature story discusses multi-layer insulation (MLI) production, co-sourcing, and materials efficiency.

Check out the article here: Lowering Thermal Insulation Costs, Improving Reliability for SmallSats

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It’s a Material Whirl!

June 11, 2019

Ben Winters, General Manager of CAD Cut Services at Web Industries, has been featured in an article for Aerospace Manufacturing magazine. This feature story discusses how supply chain responsiveness can be achieved through close partnerships with material formatters.

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Omega Systèmes will Highlight its Precision Composite Formatting Capabilities for Aerospace OEMs and Suppliers at 2019 Paris Air Show

June 17, 2019

Omega Systèmes, a Web Industries company, will highlight its impressive capabilities in the formatting of composite materials for commercial and defense aerospace applications at the International Paris Air Show, June 17-20, Paris, France. At the show, Omega Systèmes occupies Hall 2B, Stand C140.

“With Omega Systèmes’ recent acquisition by U.S.-based Web Industries, we now boast an international reach and footprint,” says Jean-Louis Bretin, founder and CEO of Omega. We have acquired new slitting technologies, expanding our offerings for aerospace customers.

“As part of Web Industries, Omega now has the ability to provide advanced formatting products and services on an international basis,” he continues. “The formatted materials are fabricated by aerospace OEMs and suppliers into strong, lightweight composite parts, reducing weight and costs in structural and semi structural aerospace applications.”

Supporting Major Programs

Omega Systèmes’ production facilities in Nantes and Bordeaux, France, can support major aerospace programs throughout Europe. The company specializes in advanced formatting technologies, including precision slitting, ply cutting, kitting and waterjet cutting. It is qualified for all major AFP and ATL lines.

About Omega Systèmes

For over 30 years, OMEGA Systèmes has specialized in the cutting of flexible and semi-rigid materials; first for the textile industry, then notably for the automobile and aeronautic industries. The company is a recognized partner in its line of business and it’s expertise and “advisory” approach are appreciated by customers. Today OMEGA Systèmes is a partner recognized by major contractors, leading equipment manufacturers, numerous small- and medium-sized companies and administrations as regards to all upstream production phases.

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IDEA 2019 Interview with Web Industries’ VP of Sales, Jason Surman

June 17, 2019

The World Textile Information Network (WTiN) interviews Web’s VP of Sales, Jason Surman, at the IDEA 2019 conference. Learn more about Web’s ingenious solutions for nonwovens manufacturing by watching the video below.

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Q&A for Sustainable Nonwovens Magazine; Colour Convert

July 01, 2019

Adrienne Green, Director of Sales – Personal & Home Care, and Jason Surman, VP of Sales, have been featured in a Q&A style interview for Sustainable Nonwovens magazine. This feature story describes the investments Web Industries’ has made to benefit the nonwovens industry.

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How Automation Can Boost Medical Device Success

July 01, 2019

Claudio Hanna, Director of Sales – Medical, and Jennifer Ponti, Business Development Manager, have written an article published by Medical Design & Outsourcing. This article details the benefits of automated process for medical device manufacturing.

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Web Industries to Expand Multi-layer Insulation (MLI) and Composite Ply Cutting Operations at Denton, Texas, Facility

July 12, 2019

Web Industries Inc., a precision formatter of advanced composites materials for aerospace, space and medical applications, is implementing a major expansion of its Denton, Texas, manufacturing facility. The expansion will increase the plant’s productive capacity, smooth the flow of manufacturing activities and help support larger customer programs.

According to Ben Winters, general manager of Web Industries’ CAD Cut Services business unit, the $1.5-million project will add 20,000 square feet of manufacturing space to the facility, nearly doubling its size, and create new multi-layer insulation (MLI) and composite ply cutting production cells.

The project will leave current production activities at Denton unaffected and is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2020.

“The completed expansion will transform Web Denton into one of the company’s Centers of Excellence, joining other Web manufacturing hubs such as Atlanta, Ga., and Montpelier, Vt.,” says Winters. “With the Denton expansion and the recent acquisition of Omega Systèmes, which has manufacturing facilities in Nantes and Bordeaux, France, Web has strengthened its position as the leading precision formatter globally for aerospace, space, medical and related applications.”

Two-Phase Project

The Denton expansion will take place in two phases. Phase one involves creation of a 10,000-square-foot production area for the cutting and assembly of MLI blankets. These are multi-layer components that provide thermal insulation in space vehicles such as satellites and rockets, and in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines used in medical applications. The new area will be equipped with computer-controlled automated cutting tables and industrial sewing machines for blanket assembly.

“We’ve seen a surge in demand for MLI thermal solutions due to the new ‘space race’ and the launch of numerous small satellites,” comments Winters. “The expanded MLI production area at Denton will help us meet both current and anticipated demand for MLI and other thermal solutions. The addition of sewing capabilities positions us to supply completely finished products ready for installation at the launch pad.”

The expansion’s second phase centers on a new composites ply cutting and kitting area, which will format materials for aerospace engines and related applications. Also slated for expansion are Denton’s administrative offices and employee training facilities. In addition, the project gives Web the space and flexibility to install more freezers in the future for the proper storage of composite materials before processing.

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Web Industries showcases automated manufacturing solutions for LFI and medical diagnostic devices at AACC 2019

July 25, 2019

Medical device OEMs in search of commercialization and manufacturing solutions for lateral flow immunoassay (LFI) and medical diagnostic devices will discover several new capabilities and services that virtually eliminate product variability, improve overall quality and lower costs from contract manufacturer (CMO) Web Industries at AACC 2019, August 4 – 8, Anaheim Convention Center. At the show, Web Industries will occupy Booth 2041. Web Industries’ management and engineering personnel will provide medical device OEMs and trade media visitors to the booth with detailed explanations of Web’s new capabilities and services.

Foremost in Web’s exhibit are expanded converting resources, including automated lateral flow device assembly capabilities, automated test strip vialing, multi-layer laminating for fluidic channels and 8-color printing.

According to Director of Web Industries’ Medical business Claudio Hanna, the expanded CMO product offering reflects Web’s position as an industry leader in the formatting of flexible materials. “We use automation to convert flexible materials into precision, highly regulated multi-layer finished products that exactly meet customer specifications,” says Hanna. “We’ve applied this expertise to launch our lateral flow CMO capabilities and are using it to make flexible fluidic chips. From project definition to high-volume production we take a transparent and collaborative approach, and we adhere to strict client confidentiality across all levels of the organization.”

Automation benefits

Web offers mid- to high-volume automated lateral flow manufacturing of qualitative, semi-quantitative and fully quantitative lateral flow test strips. Its design-for-manufacturing expertise coupled with large scale automation provides an extraordinary level of precision, quality and scale from a non-competing CMO. Automated LFI and medical device production reduces product variability and improves overall quality.

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Web Industries to Build Seattle-area Composites Formatting Plant that will Speed Slit Tapes Delivery to Boeing

July 31, 2019

Aerospace original equipment manufacturers (OEM) in the U.S. Pacific Northwest will soon have a nearby source of precision-formatted composite materials from Web Industries Inc. The company has unveiled plans for a new plant near Seattle that will help aerospace manufacturers, including Boeing, to optimize supply chains and dramatically cut shipping time and inventory.

Situated on 12 acres in Marysville, Wash., the new production facility will supply composite slit tape for the Boeing 777X and position Web to provide responsive formatting services to other businesses in the region.

The plant is expected to be operational following construction, equipment qualification and employee training. It is located close to Boeing’s final assembly plant in Everett, Wash., and supplier Toray Composite Materials America’s (CMA) processing facility in Tacoma, Wash.

“Our new composites formatting facility is the realization of our commercial commitment to Toray and Boeing,” says Web Industries President and CEO Mark Pihl. “By providing localized manufacturing to support the 777X, Boeing and Toray are expected to see improved affordability and sustainable competitive advantages. There are benefits associated with lower transportation, packaging and inventory costs, as well as reduced lead times. We look forward to the innovation and continuous improvement focus that will come with close collaboration.”

The new plant will reduce freight transportation time between Web and Boeing facilities to less than 30 minutes and to roughly two hours between Web and Toray. The materials currently make a cross-country journey by freezer truck.

Boeing could realize additional benefits via inventory savings. Web now ships formatted tapes to Boeing twice per month. When the new plant is operational, smaller shipments will be delivered as often as twice per day, which will require less handling and storage at Boeing. The expectation is to achieve a just in time service model.

Toray, too, will enjoy advantages associated with Web’s new nearby location. “Web has been a long-standing partner of Toray and enabled us to expand our product portfolio of advanced materials with great results, says Don Myers, director of aerospace sales, Toray CMA. “We look forward to continuing our work with Web Industries as they start up their facility in Marysville.”

The manufacturing site, which will house:

75,000 square feet for Web’s custom-built precision slitting, winding and spooling operations;
Space to add product development and composite material ply cutting and kitting services.

“Web will profit by adding value to our existing products and services and gaining entrée to new business opportunities with aerospace manufacturing companies throughout the Northwest region,” says Pihl. “With our technical resources based locally, we will offer the ability to collaborate on new business development and help our customers enable their own growth strategies.”

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Web Industries to Purchase Seattle-area Land for New Aerospace Composite Materials Processing Plant

July 31, 2019

Prompted by increasing demand for precision formatted composite materials for the Boeing 777X and by the aerospace industry’s burgeoning growth in the Pacific Northwest, Web Industries has purchased 12 acres of land for a manufacturing plant in Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle. The site is near Boeing’s final assembly plant in Everett, Wash. and in proximity to material supplier Toray’s processing facility in Tacoma, Wash.

The new facility will occupy 75,000 square feet and house Web’s proprietary composites slitting and winding technology. Future capabilities include development services and product cutting and kitting. The plant will be operational once the building is constructed, equipment is qualified and employees are trained.

According to Web Industries President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Pihl, the plant’s physical location positions Web to earn additional aircraft business in the region.

“The Pacific Northwest is the largest aerospace manufacturing center in the world,” Pihl notes. “Washington alone has more than 1,400 aerospace-related companies and a rapidly expanding ‘space cluster’ of high-growth enterprises. Our new plant investment has Web Industries perfectly located to grow right along with these businesses.”

$150,000 state grant

The Washington State Department of Commerce has provided a $150,000 grant from Governor Jay Inslee’s economic development strategic reserve fund to support the new facility’s location.

“We are proud to welcome Web Industries to the leading global aerospace industry hub here in Washington,” says Governor Inslee. “The company’s significant planned investments in Snohomish County are a tremendous addition to one of the most robust carbon fiber composite manufacturing clusters anywhere in the world.”

Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring adds: “I am delighted to welcome Web Industries to the Arlington Marysville Manufacturing Industrial Center. This investment adds 75 new jobs in Marysville and will undoubtedly attract other employers who value available land and infrastructure at a more affordable rate than that of most of the Puget Sound.”

Patrick Pierce, president and CEO of Economic Alliance Snohomish County, notes that Web Industries is the first sizeable composites formatter in the Seattle area. “Web’s commitment to the region is the first significant one by a materials formatter in the carbon fiber space, and we expect others to follow,” Pierce says. “Aerospace has been the center of our industrial activity for decades, and the adoption of composite materials for the Boeing 787 and now the 777X broadens our regional supply chain. We also anticipate that Web’s expertise will have applications in industries outside of aerospace. Our interactions with Web executives over the past months have been most professional and we look forward to having them join our leadership community.”

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Web Industries to highlight thermal insulation solutions for space & aerospace applications at Small Satellite Conference

August 15, 2019

Space and aerospace OEMs interested in evaluating a thermal insulation product sample made of woven ceramic, Kevlar® and other materials are invited to Web Industries’ exhibit at the Small Satellite Conference, August 5-8, 2019, Utah State University, Logan, Utah. Web Industries Inc. is a precision formatter of advanced materials for space and aerospace applications. At the conference, Web Industries occupies Booth #7T.

The woven sample features integrated grommets and fasteners showing how the full-size product could be attached and secured to an actual space vehicle.

“Conference visitors can examine the woven product close up,” says Web Industries’ Thermal Insulation Business Development Manager Lee Smith. “The sample highlights Web’s capabilities in designing and manufacturing thermal insulation solutions for small satellite and other space applications.”

MLI Blankets

In addition to the sample, Web also plans to showcase its multi-layer insulation (MLI) blankets for a wide spectrum of space applications. MLI blankets are lightweight components consisting of multiple layers of film or foil that reflect radiated heat energy. The blankets deliver exceptional performance in space environments.

“NASA scientists have tested MLI blankets using a calorimeter and obtained an R value (used to measure thermal insulation efficiency) of approximately 10,000,” Smith reports. “That is phenomenal insulating performance, many times higher than any other insulation product.”

Web can design and produce MLI blankets at commercial scale and at a rate necessary to meet tight launch schedules.

Web will also highlight its precision cutting and kitting capabilities at the conference. The company can precisely format a wide range of specialty materials used for thermal insulation, cutting them into precise shapes and kitting them for easy handling and installation by space and aerospace OEMs.

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Web Industries Announces Upcoming Launch of Thermal Insulation Center of Excellence at Denton, Texas, Facility

August 15, 2019

Precision formatter Web Industries Inc. is beginning work on a Center of Excellence for space-related thermal management solutions at its Denton, Texas, manufacturing facility. The 10,000-square-foot Center will support Web’s strategy of providing a broad array of thermal insulation products for space/satellite applications. The announcement is being made in conjunction with the Small Satellite Conference, August 5-8, 2019, Utah State University, Logan, Utah. (At the SmallSat Conference, Web occupies Booth #7T.)

According to Web Industries’ Thermal Insulation Business Development Manager Lee Smith, the Denton expansion will help Web meet the increased demand spurred by the new space race and the continuing proliferation of small satellite constellations. The Center of Excellence will promote lean manufacturing and smoother production flow, and will include new capabilities such as an advanced sewing operation.

“Customers supporting the new space race come to us for traditional multi-layer insulation (MLI) systems but also for sewn or stitched assemblies that are ready for installation by small satellite OEMs,” says Smith. “The expansion will allow us to differentiate our offerings and position Web to meet increased demand in the future.”

The MLI Center of Excellence at Denton is expected to be completed by early 2020.

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LFI Devices: 3 Reasons for OEMs and Developers to Consider Automation

August 15, 2019

Claudio Hanna, Director of Sales – Medical, and Jennifer Ponti, Business Development Manager, have written an article published online by Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry (MD&DI). This article details the benefits of leveraging automation for lateral flow immunoassay (LFI) device manufacturing.

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A Conversation With Lee Smith

September 11, 2019

Lee Smith, Business Development Manager for Thermal Insulation, has been featured in an article published by SatMagazine. This article introduces leaders in the medical and space industries to the advantages of automated production for thermal insulation materials.

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Web Industries to Showcase Bulk Cable Fillers, Signal Isolation Tapes and Laminate Solutions for Datacom Cables at IWCS 2019

September 26, 2019

Lightweight polypropylene cable fillers and signal isolation tapes will highlight the offerings of Web Industries Inc.’s Industrial Division at IWCS 2019, Sept. 29 to Oct. 2, Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, N.C. At the show, Web Industries will occupy Booth #307.

“We’ve broadened our offerings in response to the needs of today’s LAN and datacom cable manufacturers and the growth of Power over Ethernet (PoE) applications,” says Web Industries Business Development Manager Charlie Belcher. “Visitors to Web’s exhibit at IWCS can find samples of many innovative products and discuss cable production issues and concerns with Web executives.”

Web’s family of SUPERBULK® cable fillers includes new varieties with higher flame-retardant characteristics. They complement existing standard, FR (flame-retardant) and ZHFR SUPERBULK (zero-halogen/low-smoke flame-retardant) fillers. Made of foamed or solid polypropylene, SUPERBULK fillers prevent water absorption and wicking and resist harsh substances in cable applications.

Web’s extruded separator and signal isolation tapes are used to separate conductors, reduce capacitance and manage heat in LAN cables. The low-dielectric tapes come in different slit widths, colors and thicknesses. They can be slit and spooled to customer specifications.

Specialty Laminates

In addition, Web will showcase its ability to laminate a wide variety of substrates and materials. These specialty laminate constructions include foil/film shielding tapes in continuous and discontinuous forms, which help prevent electromagnetic interference and alien crosstalk in LAN and datacom cable applications. Other laminated products include low-capacitance and heat dissipation tapes, which draw heat away from a cable’s core.

Visitors to Web’s exhibit can also learn more about next-generation Shielded CrossWeb Tapes, currently in development. These tapes, which consist of laminated polyester and aluminum foil, protect twisted pairs of wire in datacom cables from internal and external crosstalk interference. They help cable manufacturers meet existing and anticipated interference standards.

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The Rubik’s Cube of Working Efficiently with Different Composite Materials

November 21, 2019

Michael Quarrey, VP of Aerospace Operations, and Ben Winters, General Manager CAD Cut Services, have written an article published by Composites World. The article, The Rubik’s Cube of Working Efficiently with Different Composite Materials, explains how to determine the right composites materials and process (M&P) path for your aerospace needs, leveraging an outside partner’s core competencies.

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Web Industries Launches French and German Website Editions

November 22, 2019

In a move that places the online presence of its precision converting and outsource manufacturing services on the doorstep of European markets, U.S.-headquartered Web Industries has launched its website in German and French editions.

Each edition covers Web Industries’ four market sectors: Aerospace, Medical, Personal & Home Care, and Industrial. The sites went live November 1, 2019.

According to Web Industries Vice President of Corporate Development Kevin Young, the French edition supports the acquisition earlier this year of France-based Omega Systèmes Atlantique and Omega Systèmes Aquitaine. The German edition reinforces the marketing presence of Web’s precision formatting operations in Stade, Germany and its Hamburg sales offices.

“Our French and German website editions are a natural outgrowth of Web’s expansion into European markets,” Young says. “We acquired Omega just this year and opened our first European sales office in Hamburg a year earlier. France and Germany are gateway countries to the larger European aerospace industry and to other key markets. Web now has a presence in regions that reach far beyond the French and German borders. Businesses throughout Europe that converse in French or German can now readily access information on all Web divisions and interact with us without the need for translations.”

Web Industries Head of Business Development Europe Patrick Markert adds: “Web Industries’ acquisition of Omèga Systèmes has enabled us to establish a European supply chain complete with material suppliers and end users. This has created tremendous market demand. Our new multilingual website reinforces Web Industries’ position as a company with global manufacturing and distribution capabilities that can meet the precision converting and outsource manufacturing needs of customers worldwide.”

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How to Leverage Precision Converting Amid Nonwoven Product Price Pressure

December 06, 2019

Adrienne Green, Sales Director for the Personal and Home Care market, has written an article published by Sustainable Nonwovens. The article, How to Leverage Precision Converting Amid Nonwoven Product Price Pressure, explores how collaboration with an outsource manufacturing partner can help hygiene, medical, nonwoven, and home care products companies achieve important objectives such as brand differentiation, competitive pricing and speed to market. It also details how precision converting can contribute to sustainability initiatives.

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Composite Formatting Automation: Automation Can Help Manufacturers Ramp Up Production While Controlling Quality and Costs

December 06, 2019

Ben Winters, General Manager CAD Cut Services, has written an article published in Aerospace Manufacturing and Design’s 2020 Reference Guide.

The article, Composite Formatting Automation: Automation Can Help Manufacturers Ramp Up Production While Controlling Quality and Costs, describes how “automation will continue to gain prominence in aerospace design and manufacturing.”

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Web Industries Earns Award from Michigan State’s Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) for Multi-layer Insulation Blankets

January 07, 2020

MARLBOROUGH, Mass – Precision formatter of advanced materials Web Industries Inc. has earned an award of appreciation from Michigan State University’s Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB). The award honors Web’s CAD Cut division for its work in supplying multi-layer insulation (MLI) blankets used in FRIB’s superconducting heavy ion linear accelerator.

Based in East Lansing, Mich., FRIB is a joint project of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, Michigan State, and the state of Michigan.. The $730-million facility will enable scientists to make discoveries about the properties of rare isotopes and to investigate their possible medical, homeland security and industrial applications. Web Industries’ MLI blankets are designed to minimize radiative heat loads affecting cryomodule components inside the FRIB accelerator.

Close Partnering

According to Web’s Thermal Insulation Business Development Manager Lee Smith, FRIB’s supplier selection process was highly competitive. “Web was chosen to supply MLI blankets by a team of FRIB purchasing officials, physicists and engineers,” says Smith. “The choice was made based on Web’s technical ability to produce precision cut MLI blankets to support FRIB’s needs.”

Subsequently, Web’s CAD Cut division and FRIB partnered to produce refinements for manufacturability while maintaining FRIB’s technical requirements. These included improved material cutting, layout, labeling and packaging. The MLI blankets are precisely cut to fit complex shapes. They are supplied in CAD Cut Cryokit™ packages, which contain everything needed for installation, including complete blankets with built-in grommets and fasteners, work gloves and part-specific installation instructions.

The MLI blankets destined for FRIB are designed, manufactured and packaged at Web’s Denton, Tex. facility. To date, Web has supplied over 7,000 blankets to FRIB, in 377 different sizes and designs. FRIB’s plaque of appreciation was presented to Craig Lang, Web Denton’s operations manager.

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Web Industries’ Variance-in-Repeat Printing Creates Irregularly-Spaced Designs on Nonwovens Used in Personal Care Products

February 10, 2020

A printing capability for nonwoven materials that creates multiple repeat designs in the same print run is now available from the Personal & Home Care business unit of Web Industries Inc., a precision formatter of flexible materials. Field-tested variance-in-repeat printing delivers marketing and production advantages to manufacturers of personal care items such as adult incontinence wear, feminine care products and diapers.

The printing capability empowers brands to bring a variety of designs to market, rather than a single uniform design. For example, design images of flowers can be varied by location instead of appearing in the same place every time. Variations in images, colors or text are available.

“Our variance-in-repeat capability is an outgrowth of Web’s ingenuity and determination to enhance our customers’ product offering,” says Business Development Manager Courtney Robinson.

Production efficiency

Variance-in-repeat printing streamlines manufacturers’ production by incorporating multiple different repeating designs on a single roll of nonwoven material. The printed roll can run on one personal care product manufacturing line, offering variety and simplicity.

With conventional nonwoven material printing and formatting services, product manufacturers seeking variations in design need to order several different rolls, each carrying a repetitive and uniform design, process the rolls on separate lines and then collate them.

Supporting a major manufacturer

“We recently brought our print engineering services into play to craft a design solution for a personal care product manufacturing customer,” Robinson says.

“The company turned to Web Industries for help in producing a more attractive feminine undergarment’s waistband. Web succeeded in printing three slightly different repeating designs on a single roll of extensible nonwoven material.”

Robinson adds that the variance-in-repeat capability enabled the manufacturer to package the three designs on the same production line. This eliminated the need to use three different lines and then later sort the designs. The result was greater manufacturing efficiency and a more appealing garment for consumers.

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Symbiotic Supply Chains

February 13, 2020

Kevin Young, VP of Corporate Development, and Dave Pippa, Director of Global Supply Chain, have written an article featured in Aerospace Manufacturing magazine.

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Web Industries Opens European Center of Excellence for Aerospace composites development & commercialization

March 03, 2020

Web Industries Inc., a precision formatter of composite materials, announced today that it has opened a European Center of Excellence for Composite Development & Commercialization (CoE) at Omega Systèmes in Nantes, France.

The new CoE offers the European market access to technical teams, a material analysis lab and pilot lines for demonstration, rapid development, testing and qualification of different composite material formats, including thermosets, thermoplastics and other composite types. The facility has high-volume composite formatting lines to transition new materials and processes to commercial-scale production. In addition to speeding new product development, the CoE can help customers devise strategies to enhance productivity and reduce costs for mature product programs.

“With this investment we offer our customers the customized support of a strategic outsourcing partner to accelerate the development of new aircraft programs and meet the market’s fast-growing needs for formatted composite materials,” said Jean-Louis Bretin, general manager, Omega Systèmes.

Web Industries acquired Omega Systèmes in January 2019 and has been investing in Omega’s France-based team, technologies and manufacturing capabilities. The Nantes CoE will collaborate with Web’s North American CoEs for composites automation and thermoplastic composite development. With its location in the west of France, the new CoE is in proximity to aerospace original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their tiered suppliers throughout the United Kingdom and European Union. The CoE also is an active collaborator and member of many European research institutes, such as the National Composites Centre, Thermoplastic Composites Research Center, Technical University of Dresden and Technical University of Munich.

“These collaborations enable Web to be at the forefront of many innovations and trends and provide us with pathways to help our customers integrate R&D with commercialization,” said Grand Hou, director of research and technology, Web Industries. “By working collaboratively with customers early, we can drastically reduce timelines to commercialization and often reduce their cost structure through early process optimization.”

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Web Industries, Inc. COVID-19 Statement

March 05, 2020

Dear Valued Partners,

The Web Industries Leadership Team would like to provide the following update to our response to the ongoing COVID-19 health emergency and its potential adverse impact on supply chain continuity:

Our People

The health and safety of our employees, customers, and suppliers remains a top priority, and we are closely tracking the status of the outbreak. As the number of reported cases escalates, we are taking the following additional preventative measures:

Our locations are complying with all government requirements covering all manufacturing facilities and offices.
We are implementing site entry restrictions and staggered staffing schedules to prevent the potential spread of the disease into our facilities.
We have implemented an international travel ban and are significantly limiting our domestic travel.
We are disinfecting all common surfaces in our facilities more frequently and making hand sanitizers available at all locations.

Our Partners

Web Industries is committed to remaining proactive and transparent, and we will do everything possible to anticipate future challenges that may affect the supply chain. We are receiving regular status reports from our suppliers, and while everything we have heard so far has been favorable, we will continue to monitor the situation. If there are any indications that our supply chain has been impacted, we will proactively inform our customers.

For additional information about COVID-19, please visit the Centers for Disease Control website.

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Web Industries Introduces Functional Ink Printing Capability

March 09, 2020

A new functional ink printing capability for communicating changes in a garment’s or material’s condition is now available from the Personal & Home Care business unit of Web Industries Inc., a precision formatter of flexible materials. The capability enables two- or three-part ink chemistries to be printed on nonwovens, paper, tissue, films, or textiles to signal a change in material condition. It is designed for personal care items including incontinence wear, diapers and feminine hygiene products, but also has potential uses in industrial applications.

Functional ink refers to printed coatings that register a change when exposed to reagents such as moisture. The change could involve fading or becoming a different color, releasing a telltale odor or triggering an increase or decrease in temperature. Web Industries’ Fort Wayne, Ind., printing facility can apply functional ink coatings to a variety of materials on behalf of manufacturing customers.

“Functional ink is all about providing information to product users,” says Business Development Manager Courtney Robinson. “Garments or materials printed with functional ink indicate changes and can prompt corrective actions. Personal care product manufacturers, for example, can employ functional inks to indicate the status of incontinence wear, where the ink will fade or alter color when exposed to moisture, alerting caregivers to change the garment.”

Industrial Applications

Functional ink coatings also have a wide range of industrial uses. “The ability to build chemical or bio-reactive markers directly into personal protective equipment or other product components can provide an added level of awareness and safety for first responders and other users,” Robinson notes. “For instance, a tailored coating could be applied to specific areas of single-use hazmat suits that would change color to indicate the presence of specific levels of a contaminant. By providing passive monitoring during an emergency situation, these ‘sensing areas’ would allow the wearer to focus on their specific task while knowing that their exposure to harmful chemicals or bio-agents was being assessed.

“Another high-potential use is in industrial control systems,” Robinson said. “For instance, an electrically-conductive functional coating could be applied to a substrate that breaks down in the presence of excessive heat. Used as a sensor component, an overheating condition would cause the material to degrade, breaking the electrical connection and signaling the equipment’s PLC/computer.”

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Web Industries, Inc. COVID-19 Update – March 16, 2020

March 16, 2020

Dear Valued Customer,

Web Industries recognizes the increasing disruptions and anxiety caused by the global coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. As such, we have taken a proactive approach to this crisis and have been developing and modifying organizational plans to ensure we minimize our risk of business interruption and continue to provide the highest level of safety to our employees, their families, our customers and our suppliers.

In response to the COVID-19 situation, we are following best practices recommended by local and federal authorities to control the risk of exposure. We have implemented a mandatory suspension of international travel and are requiring executive approval for any essential domestic travel. We are utilizing video conferencing both internally and externally to reduce face-to-face interactions. We have suspended all event and trade show participation for the next few months. And we are utilizing heightened cleaning protocols at all of our facilities with mandated cleaning & disinfecting intervals, processes and locations. Rest assured, we are fully defining our human and operational risks and will be putting in place several continuity measures.

We are constantly assessing the health of our supply chain and have executed mitigation strategies for any materials or products defined as “at risk”. To date, we have not seen any disruption of material continuity related to the COVID-19 crisis. We continue to work with our suppliers and partners to define any potential disruptions as the situation develops further.

Currently, all of our locations are operating with full staff and on normal schedules. We are analyzing all operations and defining minimum requirements at each site to continue manufacturing if the crisis deepens.

This situation is fluid and developing on an hourly basis. If there are any significant changes in our status due to new local or federal mandates, resource availability, supply chain disruption, or other unforeseen factors, we will provide you with an immediate update.

Best Regards,
David Pippa
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Interview with Kevin Young and Tom Lucas by Technical Textiles

March 17, 2020

Kevin Young, VP of Corporate Development, and Tom Lucas, Project Manager, have been interviewed by the digital publication TechnicalTextiles.net.

This broad-ranging interview covers Web’s background, sustainability, our P&HC services, our recent expansions, our take on industry trends, and our outlook on the global market and market dynamics.

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Web Industries’ LFI Center of Excellence Allocates Priority Capacity for COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests

March 19, 2020

Web Industries Inc., a precision converter and contract manufacturing organization (CMO), has allocated production capacity at its Holliston, Mass., plant to support developers of COVID-19 lateral flow immunoassay (LFI) diagnostic tests. LFI tests are one type of diagnostic device under research and development as public health leaders seek solutions to efficiently test large numbers of people for COVID-19.

Web’s Lateral Flow Diagnostic Center of Excellence, a 6,500-square-foot facility built specifically for LFI manufacturing, offers the following CMO services:

Automated reel-to-reel medical device production
In-house biochemistry lab
Reagent deposition
LFI strip manufacturing
Device assembly and packaging

Web Industries’ medical team has devised processes to help LFI device manufacturers expedite the transition from the research lab to large-volume reel-to-reel production of millions of tests. Web has an LFI economic and manufacturing model available to share with device developers, academic researchers and companies responding to U.S. market needs for COVID-19 test kits.

“As the medical community mobilizes in response to ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks, rapid diagnostics will play an increasingly crucial role in slowing the spread of the disease,” said Kevin Young, Web Industries vice president of corporate development. “As an independent U.S. manufacturing partner, we’re ready to play our part in responding to the COVID-19 crisis.”

Web Industries’ U.S.-based manufacturing operations are a critical component of its overall value proposition. “Our LFI manufacturing plant is ready to work on a priority basis to be part of the solution,” Young said. “We can help LFI device developers to efficiently scale up production after they discover a viable LFI solution.”

Web Industries is a domestic production source for all its business sectors, which include Medical, Aerospace, Personal & Home Care, and Industrial. To learn more about Web’s medical CMO services and how they can support development and commercialization of COVID-19 diagnostic tests, contact Web online.

As researchers and device makers race to develop new diagnostic tests for COVID-19, Web Industries is prioritizing production capacity for makers of LFI tests at its Lateral Flow Diagnostics Center of Excellence. Photo courtesy of Web Industries Inc.

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Web Industries Allocates Medical Nonwoven Material Converting Capacity for COVID-19 Response

March 19, 2020

Web Industries, Inc., a precision converter and contract manufacturing organization (CMO), is prepared to develop nonwoven and material converting solutions and is offering production capacity to support the manufacture of disposable medical products for the COVID-19 crisis. Converting is an important step in the supply chain in which materials are formatted so that they can be run more efficiently on automated manufacturing lines.

Certified under ISO 14001 and ISO 9001, Web has multi-color, high-speed printing, slitting and traverse winding, or spooling, lines at its factory in Fort Wayne, Ind., the company’s Center of Excellence for converting personal and home care products. The recently expanded facility has state-of-the-art equipment for converting nonwoven materials. Web’s team is available to discuss how it can support manufacturers of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical consumables. Most disposable PPE products, such as surgical masks and protective gowns, are made of nonwoven materials.

Currently, Web converts ties and bindings for surgical masks at the Fort Wayne facility, which predominantly processes nonwoven materials for diapers and other personal and home care products.

“We are available to discuss how we can use our converting lines and expertise to help manufacturers meet demand for disposable medical products needed for the COVID-19 response,” said Adrienne Green, director of sales, personal and home care. “Our engineers are skilled at devising solutions for working with a wide variety of materials and converting them into formats that can be efficiently and seamlessly integrated into the end-product manufacturer’s operations.”

Web Industries is a domestic production source for all its business sectors, which include Medical, Aerospace, Personal & Home Care, and Industrial. To learn more about its medical nonwoven converting services and how they can support disposable medical product production, contact Web online.

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Temporary closure of the OMEGA SYSTEMES Atlantique and Aquitaine sites – COVID-19 Update

March 20, 2020

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which constitutes a case of force majeure, and in application of French governmental directives, the health security measures taken by our customers and suppliers required us to close the OMEGA SYSTEMES Atlantique and OMEGA SYSTEMES Aquitaine plants at noon on Tuesday, March 17th, 2020. Because of the uncertain time frame surrounding the current health crisis, these facilities will be closed for an indefinite period of time.

During this closure period, it will be impossible to receive or deliver materials at those sites.

When the public health situation is determined to be safe for our employees and our customers, we will gradually resume normal work activities, following all relevant medical and cleaning guidelines.

Please contact sales@webindustries.com if you have any questions.

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Web Industries, Inc. COVID-19 Update March 24, 2020

March 24, 2020

Dear Valued Partners,

Web Industries thanks you for your continued support during this very challenging situation, and we want to provide you with an update on our response to the COVID-19 health emergency. The Web Industries Leadership Team is closely monitoring the status of the outbreak and its potentially adverse impact on supply chain continuity in all our businesses.

The safety of our employees, communities, customers, and suppliers is our primary concern. We are following the guidance of global health experts at the World Health Organization (WHO) and U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on preventing the spread of the COVID-19 virus. We are taking several measures to ensure that we safely manage this situation while continuing to conduct business effectively. We are rigorously cleaning and disinfecting our facilities and equipment on a set schedule and our employees practice frequent hand washing. Most importantly, we are asking that our employees stay at home if they feel sick.

Our people

Numerous state governments have ordered individuals to stay home or at their place of residence, except as needed to maintain continuity of operations of the federally recognized critical manufacturing sectors as outlined at https://www.cisa.gov/identifying-critical-infrastructure-during-covid-19. Under this Order, Web Industries is continuing business operations in order to maintain continuity of operations in these critical manufacturing sectors.

During this time, the health, safety and well-being of our employees, customers, communities and suppliers are our top priorities as we provide continued service to our U.S. government and non-government customers.

As the number of reported COVID-19 cases continues to escalate, we are taking the following additional preventative measures:

Our locations are complying with all governmental requirements covering manufacturing facilities and offices.
Wherever possible, all non-manufacturing personnel are working from home.
We are practicing “social distancing” at our facilities and encouraging our employees to practice it in their communities to help slow the spread of this virus.
We are holding all internal and external meetings via Zoom.
We have implemented site entry restrictions and have staggered staffing schedules to prevent the potential spread of the disease into our facilities.
We have implemented an international and domestic travel ban within our company.

Our Partners

Web Industries is committed to remaining proactive and transparent during this crisis. We will do everything possible to anticipate future challenges that may affect the supply chain. We are receiving regular status reports from our suppliers and are continuing to monitor the situation. If there are any indications that our supply chain has been impacted, we will immediately inform our customers.

These are very difficult and uncertain times for everyone, but Web Industries remains focused on providing a safe work environment for all our employees. Additionally, we are committed to helping our global community meet the needs of customers that support the critical manufacturing sectors as designated by the U.S. government and other countries. We hope that you and your families are staying healthy, and we look forward to better times for our continued work together.

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Movers and Shakers: Interview with Kevin Young, Vice President of Corporate Development at Web Industries Inc.

April 01, 2020

Kevin Young, VP of Corporate Development, has been interviewed by the digital publication Innovation in Textiles.

The interview focuses on Web’s P&HC slitting and printing capabilities. It also covers insights on the P&HC and Industrial sectors’ receptiveness to new ideas, Web’s sustainability approach, and the ability to innovate on behalf of customers.

Check it out here: Interview with Kevin Young, Vice President of Corporate Development at Web Industries Inc.

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Web Industries Launches WebPrecisionPlus™ Printing, Slitting/Traverse Winding Capability for Consumer Brands and Contract Packagers

April 06, 2020

A new multipronged solution for consumer brands and contract packagers that combines high-quality printing and precision slitting/traverse winding is now available from Web Industries Inc., an outsource manufacturer and precision formatter of flexible materials. The new offering, called WebPrecisionPlus™, incorporates brand-enhancing flexographic printing with precision narrow-width slitting and tightly controlled traverse winding, or spooling.

Potential applications exist in the food, pet food, household and personal care sectors, and anywhere else goods are marketed in flexible packaging. A few examples: narrow tear strips for small tissue packages, mid-size drawstrings for trash bags, and wide overwraps for the packaging of beverages and towels.

“WebPrecisionPlus enables consumer brands and contract packagers to create colorful, eye-catching flexible packaging while achieving greater production efficiency,” says Web’s Adrienne Green, director of sales, Personal & Home Care. “It allows businesses to outsource certain challenging printing, slitting and winding operations entirely to Web. The companies can then focus greater attention on their core product manufacturing and packaging activities. Options include complete printing, slitting and winding; slitting and winding only or roll-to-roll printing of master rolls of material.

Wide-web printing

Web Industries’ wide-web printing capability—92 inches wide for single-color printing, 62 inches wide for eight colors—features 100% vision inspection paired with high-resolution cameras to inspect the full web while printing. The vibrant, high-quality printing helps promote brand preference for packaged goods on retail shelves and online, wherever needs exist to capture customer attention. Web prints on a huge variety of packaging substrates including paper, paperboard, film, foam, nonwovens, laminated materials and substrates with overprint varnishes (OPV). Brands can select either water-based or solvent-based ink systems according to their preference.

In addition, Web supports the use of “functional inks,” a growing category. These inks alter their color or appearance when exposed to moisture, sunlight or another agent. This can communicate a promotional message or convey a change in a material’s or garment’s condition, such as a wet diaper.

Precise slitting/winding

WebPrecisionPlus’ slitting and traverse winding operations produce large rolls that easily integrate into packaging lines. Web Industries precision slits materials to widths as narrow as 1 millimeter up to 12 inches wide and then traverse winds them onto spools to extend the customers’ production run time. Accuracy ranges to ±.003 inches for stiffer materials.

The slit material is then traverse wound, or spooled, under the supervision of Web technicians. Each winding pattern custom fits its application. Dynamic tension control and accurate winding prevent material damage and reduce the risk of foldovers and jams on packaging lines.

Once installed, the large rolls feed thousands of linear feet of material to packaging lines and can run 10 hours or more without a roll change. This cuts material waste and needs for splicing during a production run.

In addition, the larger rolls deliver sustainability advantages. A single large roll produces less packaging waste than multiple smaller pad rolls.

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Web Industries Omega Systèmes Earns French General Directorate of Armament approval for COVID-19 Facemask Production

April 09, 2020

Omega Systèmes, a Web Industries company, is shipping 900,000 personal facemasks approved by the French General Directorate of Armament to the Ministère des Armées for distribution to food manufacturers, supermarkets and nursing homes conducting business in France.

Obtaining the French General Directorate of Armament approval for mask production called for Omega to pass a series of tests carried out in accordance with stringent Armament specifications, including those for wearer protection.

The announcement comes at a time when demand for the facemasks is high throughout France. Prime Minister Édouard Philippe has extended COVID-19 containment measures until April 15th, as the number of infections in France exceeds 81,000 with more than 10,800* deaths in hospitals. The masks are being supplied by the Ministèred Armées to businesses whose personnel are at a high risk of contamination, such as those working in the food sector and facilities housing the elderly. These single-use masks can be worn for up to four hours before being changed and offer a 96% protection rate.

To meet this demand, Omega is operating around the clock, running three eight-hour shifts to produce more than 150,000 masks per day. The company plans to fulfill orders for more than 4 million masks per month.

According to Web Industries Vice President of Corporate Development Kevin Young, Omega converted parts of its Nantes France operation from aerospace component manufacturing to the production of facemasks to assist France’s overall fight against the coronavirus.

“We are allocating assets and running multiple shifts at our plant to support the government and the people of France during this time of pandemic,” he said. “We’ll continue facemask production for as long as needed, and we’ll be looking for additional opportunities to help.”

Omega Systèmes is making every effort to address the urgency of COVID-19 by developing prototypes of individual protective masks and then putting the designs into mass production in an extremely short time frame. At the same time, the company has put in place reinforced measures to ensure the safety of personnel. Omega Systèmes is equipped to produce and supply the essential elements in the fight against Coronavirus for as long as demand exists.

* Data from: WHO.int

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Web Industries Launches Composite Formatting Line in France

April 21, 2020

Web Industries Inc., a precision formatter of composite materials, has announced the installation of a high-volume composite slitting and spooling line at its Omega Systèmes plant in Nantes, France. The new production line adds capacity to serve growing demand for both thermoset and thermoplastic slit tape composites from aerospace fabricators across the European market.

The 48-head line is the first of many that Web Industries expects to install at Omega Systèmes, which was acquired by Web in January 2019. The line’s custom slitting and spooling capabilities mirror those of Web’s North American precision converting operations, enabling the company to offer identical formatting services and quality standards to customers on both sides of the Atlantic. The new line can take master rolls of composite materials, precision slit them into narrower widths and then traverse wind the slit material onto spools. Customers can then easily load these spools of slit tape onto their robotic automated tape laying machinery or other fabrication equipment.

“We are entering an era in which competition will intensify, and production optimization will be an increasingly important factor in productivity gains,” said Web Industries Vice President of Corporate Development Kevin Young “The new machinery we have developed and implemented can format both thermoset and thermoplastic composite materials to supply the entire European market.”

With this capacity investment, Web Industries is deploying resources to help customers meet composite material requirements for next-generation aircraft programs. These programs are expected to drive a surge in manufacturing of single-aisle airplanes with significant composite content. “We are focused on this challenge and are working with material suppliers, automation developers and fabricators to find new approaches that deliver improved yields, increased throughput and lower cost,” said Michael Quarry, vice president of aerospace operations, Web Industries.

COVID-19 Mask Production Update

Web Industries is equipped to develop nonwoven and material converting solutions that support the manufacture of disposable medical products, including masks and gowns, for the COVID-19 crisis throughout North America and Europe.

Web Industries’ Omega Systèmes business is currently filling an order for 7,800,000 personal face masks, up from 900,000 one week ago. The masks are approved by the French General Directorate of Armament to the Ministère des Armées for distribution to food manufacturers, supermarkets and nursing homes conducting business in France.

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How to Select a Medical Device CMO

April 24, 2020

Claudio Hanna, Director of Sales for the medical market, and Jennifer Ponti, Business Development Manager, have written an article featured online for Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry (MD&DI).

The article, How to Select a Medical Device CMO, explains how contract manufacturing organizations (CMO) can free medical device manufacturers to focus on innovation. Plus tips for when and how to pick a CMO partner.

Check it out here: How to Select a Medical Device CMO

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Web Industries Omega Systèmes Produces Single-use Aprons for France-area Hospitals

April 30, 2020

Omega Systèmes, a Web Industries company, is responding to needs for personal protective equipment (PPE) in the Pays de la Loire region of France by producing and delivering 60,000 single-use, disposable aprons per day to local hospitals.

Single-use aprons are among the most needed PPE items in France, along with face masks and gowns. When Omega Systèmes was contacted by Nantes University Hospital in mid-April 2020 with a request for aprons, the company responded quickly.

“We produced prototype aprons for the Hospital’s review,” reports Web Industries Michael Quarrey, vice president of aerospace operations. “We put production into high gear immediately following the Hospital’s validation of our product. Omega currently has material to manufacture one million single-use aprons. With our materials supply chain and high-speed precision formatting equipment, we can quickly meet apron needs for hospitals and care facilities throughout France and other European countries.”

The polyethylene aprons are worn by nurses, doctors, medics and caretakers who meet with patients to examine and carry out treatments, such as taking temperatures or changing an IV line. They are delivered in protective plastic sheaths that meet Nantes University Hospital’s strict sanitary requirements.

Face masks and gowns

In a related note, Quarrey says that Omega Systèmes is currently filling orders for more than 7.8 million face masks for other France-based customers, and is equipped to manufacture face masks and gowns for use in hospitals and health care facilities throughout Europe.

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What to Look for in a Contract Manufacturer

June 12, 2020

Claudio Hanna, Director of Sales for the medical market, and Jennifer Ponti, Business Development Manager, have written an article featured online for Medical Product Outsourcing magazine.

The article, What to Look for in a Contract Manufacturer, explains how a contract manufacturing organization (CMO) can help shoulder the workload of bringing a new device to market.

Check it out here: What to Look for in a Contract Manufacturer

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Is it Time to Outsource?

June 24, 2020

Dante Ercoli, Director of Sales for the Industrial and Personal & Home Care markets has written an article featured online for Flexible Packaging magazine.

The article, Is it Time to Outsource? explains how CGMs and packaging suppliers can capitalize on the latest innovations pioneered by specialty printer/formatters.

Check it out here: Is it Time to Outsource?

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Functional Inks for PPE

July 07, 2020

Dante Ercoli, Director of Sales for the Industrial and Personal & Home Care markets has written an article featured online for WTIN magazine.

The article, Functional Inks for PPE, discusses the use and wide potential of functional inks in the medical market. As new methods of protection against hazards are being developed, responsive ink coatings may come into play.

Check it out here: Functional Inks for PPE

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Q&A: Inside Web Industries’ mission to produce 2 million COVID-19 tests a week

July 08, 2020

Kevin Young, VP of Medical, has been interviewed by the Worcester Business Journal about what it’s like to expand during a pandemic and why Web Industries decided to grow its Holliston operations.

The interview discusses immunoassay product development, the pandemic, and the hiring process for the Web Holliston facility.

Check it out here: Q&A: Inside Web Industries’ mission to produce 2 million COVID-19 tests a week

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Web Industries donates reusable fabric face masks to Springfield, Mass., Mental Health Association Inc.

July 21, 2020

Web Industries Inc., a precision formatter of flexible materials and a contract manufacturer, has donated 500 reusable fabric masks to Mental Health Association Inc. (MHA), a nonprofit organization based in Springfield, Mass., that provides 24/7 residential care and person-centric services for individuals challenged by developmental disabilities, brain injury, mental health, homelessness and substance use.

MHA care providers and staff are essential workers who cannot work remotely and are in close contact with the people they serve. According to MHA’s Kimberley A. Lee, vice president, resource development & branding, MHA workers have been required to wear masks on duty since the pandemic began, usually paper masks that were discarded after every shift.

An article in a local publication alerted Lee to Web Industries. She reached out and was put in touch with Web’s Vice President of Corporate Development & Medical Kevin Young. After learning about MHA’s mission, Young quickly sent a shipment of 500 washable, reusable fabric masks to the organization.

“When the masks arrived, we were impressed with their design, comfortable fit and cutouts to accommodate different sizes,” says MHA’s Lee. “I was the first to wear one to a meeting, and as soon as the meeting ended, there was a line of staff members outside our supply room waiting for their new masks.”

Lee says the masks are extremely lightweight and breathable compared to the disposable masks. Also, because the masks are washable, they can be used multiple times.

“There are always challenges involved in operating a nonprofit, but the COVID-19 pandemic has added to these challenges by orders of magnitude,” says Lee. “This generous gift of masks from Web Industries provides mission-critical personal protective equipment for our employees at a time when it’s difficult to source PPE, let alone pay for it. We are extremely grateful.”

“This seemed a perfect opportunity to help out an organization and a group of caregivers that perform essential work in the community,” says Web’s Kevin Young. “As a U.S.-based contract manufacturer with expertise in converting flexible materials of all kinds, Web finds itself well positioned to support the demand for PPE products like masks and for test strips to help fight the pandemic.”

Surge in COVID-19 test production, new hires at Holliston plant

The donation to MHA comes amid Web’s shift in manufacturing to increased production of PPE-related products and LFI (lateral flow immunoassay) COVID-19 test devices. Web recently announced a multi-million dollar equipment investment at its Holliston, Mass., Lateral Flow Diagnostics Center. Web projects production of 1 million LFI tests per week by the first week of September and 2 million tests per week by January 2021.

The company is in the process of hiring 125 new employees at Holliston, including bio scientists, engineering personnel, equipment operators, quality assurance, administrative personnel and purchasing specialists.

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Web Industries will highlight Creo-enabled MLI solutions for space/satellite applications at virtual Small Satellite Conference 2020

July 31, 2020

Web Industries Inc., a precision formatter of flexible materials for space and aerospace applications, will highlight its capability to design and manufacture thermal insulation blankets and micrometeoroid shielding products at Small Satellite Conference 2020, August 3-6. Normally held at Utah State University, Logan, Utah, this year’s SmallSat will take place entirely online due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Space and aerospace OEMs and other visitors registered for SmallSat are invited to meet online with Web Industries officials at one of four designated time slots during the conference. All meetings are individual and confidential. Web engineers will be on hand to meet at the following times: 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Monday, Aug. 3, through Thursday, Aug. 6. (For more information and to register for SmallSat, visit www.smallsat.org.)

At SmallSat, Web Industries will showcase its multilayer insulation (MLI) blankets and formatted materials for thermal management tasks aboard satellites and space vehicles. MLI blankets are lightweight components consisting of multiple layers of film or foil that reflect radiated heat energy, offering exceptional performance in space environments.

In a new development, Web is employing Creo CAD software for the first time in its design of MLI blankets. The software enhances Web’s ability to process three-dimensional images and convert them into two-dimensional shapes, resulting in MLI blankets that more closely conform with dimensional requirements.

“During SmallSat, Web representatives plan to address certain key issues of interest to space/satellite OEMs as part of the virtual meeting framework,” says Web’s Business Development Manager for Thermal Insulation Lee Smith. “These include efforts to speed turnaround and reduce cycle times in MLI blanket production, the benefits of increasingly automated MLI manufacturing, and the ability to supply finished blankets with integrated fasteners directly to the launch pad.”

In addition, Web will exhibit its proven capability to design and manufacture micrometeoroid and orbital debris (MMOD) shielding products. High-velocity MMOD particles pose a serious risk of damage to satellites and space vehicles, especially in low Earth orbits. MMOD shields consist of multiple layers of Kevlar® and other high-strength materials. Successive shield layers break up MMOD particles on contact and prevent debris from damaging the spacecraft.

NOTE TO MEDIA: Media members and trade editors interested in learning more about Web Industries’ solutions for space applications are asked to contact Web Industries outside of SmallSat conference hours to arrange a phone or Zoom meeting.

Contact: bob.giuliano@prplace.biz 610-328-1051.

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How to Upscale COVID-19 Test Production at the Pandemic’s Peak

August 11, 2020

Kevin Young, VP of Medical, and Claudio Hanna, Business Development Director, have been featured in an interview with Med-Tech Innovation. The article, “How to Upscale COVID-19 Test Production at the Pandemic’s Peak” discusses the challenges Web has faced during production ramp up and how we used our expertise and ingenuity to overcome them.

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Web Industries earns 2023 WorkWell MA Award for proactive approach to employees’’ well-being

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Web Industries highlights lower production costs and improved buy-to-fly ratios for composite parts at JEC World 2023

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Developing Thermoplastic Composites for Use in Commercial Aircraft

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