Case Study: How Lawrence Engineering Supported Marvao Medical with Cleanroom Manufacturing and Medical Device Assembly

About Marvao Medical

Marvao Medical, based in Galway, Ireland, is a medical device company specializing in the design, development, and manufacture of innovative medical devices for the US healthcare market. As the company continues to bring new products to market, it relies on trusted manufacturing partners capable of meeting the demanding quality and compliance requirements of the medical device industry.

The Challenge: Finding a Manufacturing Partner with Cleanroom Capability

As Marvao Medical developed a new medical device product alongside its US development partner, Gilero, they required a manufacturing partner that could provide:

• ISO-class cleanroom manufacturing
• Medical device overmoulding expertise
• Precision assembly capabilities
• Secondary bonding processes
• Reliable project support
• Fast issue resolution during product development

Marvao had purchased tooling from Lawrence Engineering over the last number of years, but hadn’t been aware of our contract manufacturing capabiliites. Once they learnt about our new cleanroom manufacturing capabilities, they promptly arranged a visit to the new facilities, and the relationship quickly developed from there.

The Solution: A Collaborative Medical Device Manufacturing Partnership

Over the past few months, Marvao Medical and Lawrence Engineering have joined forces on this exciting project. Marvao Medical, in conjunction with Gilero in the US, are developing a new product, with Lawrence Engineering taking on a pivotal role in manufacturing two essential assemblies for the final product.  Both assemblies require Lawrence Engineering to perform an initial overmoulding step followed by additional downstream bonding processes needed to complete the sub-assembly.

The project demanded close coordination between all stakeholders to ensure development timelines were met while maintaining strict quality standards.Through regular onsite meetings and ongoing communication between the engineering teams, potential issues could be identified and resolved quickly, helping to keep the programme moving forward efficiently.

Praising the Partnership

When asked about the most significant benefit of working with Lawrence Engineering, Chris Davey, Managing Director of Marvao said “The quality of the people. The can-do attitude. And the resources. Lawrence Engineering already have impressive capabilities in 2022,  and I see them expanding steadily as they take on more projects in 2023 and beyond ”.

Expanding Success

The initial project’s resounding success has led Marvao Medical to entrust the manufacturing of a line extension of a previous product to Lawrence Engineering. Comparing Lawrence Engineering to other suppliers, Chris Davey had this to say “The quality and delivery are always excellent. I am never worried about the result from Lawrence Engineering; it is 100% every time”. This endorsement speaks volumes about the trust and satisfaction Marvao Medical has in its partnership with Lawrence Engineering.