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Manufacturing

At GPC our roots are in world-class global contract manufacturing, serving pharmaceutical, medical and consumer industries. Today, we are combining that experience with advanced materials knowledge, specialist tools and product development services; an approach that is proving invaluable to clients from a diverse range of projects across many industries.

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GPC has extensive experience in helping companies to respond rapidly and effectively to manufacturing problems. We also offer bespoke in-house pilot solutions for clients seeking to develop new processes and/or applications. We save you time, effort and money by ensuring the best use of your resources, and help you to deliver outcomes that are cost effective, timely and implementable. 

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Choose your area of interest below to find out how our services, technologies and resources can help meet your requirements.

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Services and related technologies include:

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  • Feasibility studies for product and process development

  • R&D and pilot production solutions

  • Rationalising and reducing manufacturing operations raw material spend

  • Rapid response to manufacturing crises

  • Optimising manufacturing productivity and throughput

  • Training and development

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Specific projects undertaken to date include:

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  • Introduction of company-wide raw materials strategy

  • Silicone operations start up support: warehousing and handling of Pt-catalysed addition cure materials, milling, extrusion, punching and drilling, tip shaping and assembly.

  • Extrusion of platinum-catalysed addition cured HCR

  • Optimising LSR moulding and extrusion processes

  • Automating and scaling of silicone operations for increased throughput

  • Resolving catheter warping issue

  • Resolving thermoplastic catheter kinking issue

  • Resolving balloon-catheter bonding issues

  • Resolving part contamination issues

  • Resolving ventilator tubing cracking issue

  • Set up and commissioning of pilot production lines

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"David has the processing background to go along with materials expertise, which puts him in a unique class of individuals that have experience and knowledge to be successful with any application"

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Steve Smith, Manufacturing Engineering Specialist, West Pharmaceutical Services

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