Industry publication, Packaging Digest, pens an article about Dordan's recent ISO 13485:2016 certification. It reads, Dordan Manufacturing recently achieved ISO 13485: 2016 certification, an internationally recognized standard for organizations that design, produce, and service medical devices. The certification process involved comprehensive evaluations of the company’s quality management system (QMS) to identify areas that needed improvement or enhancement. Dordan Manufacturing started as a family business in a Chicago storefront in the early ’60s. Today, the full-service thermoforming ..read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dordan Achieves ISO 13485 Certification, Strengthening its Dedication to Providing High Quality Medical Packaging  Woodstock, IL, 4/1/24 — Dordan Manufacturing, a leading designer and manufacture of thermoformed packaging like medical device trays, blisters, kits, and assembly trays, proudly announces its achievement of ISO 13485: 2016 certification. This accomplishment solidifies its commitment to meeting the highest quality and regulatory requirements within the medical device industry. ISO 13485 is an internationally recognized standard developed for organizations ..read more

Dordan had a great time showcasing its medical packaging at MD&M West last week in Anaheim, CA.  Dordan manufacturing has been designing and manufacturing thermoformed packaging since 1962. In 2018, the thermoformer completed construction of its ISO Class 8 Cleanroom for manufacturing medical device trays and blisters, procedural/surgical kits, shipping/assembly trays, and more. Exhibiting at MD&M West for the 4th consecutive year, the custom thermoformer shared its technical know-how with show attendees. Areas of interest among attendees included: ***How to develop medical device ..read more

Dordan is featured in Plastics Today's article on developments in thermoforming, which compares the cost, trends, and applications of heavy-gauge forming, injection and blow molding, twin sheet forming, and thin gauge thermoforming. Author Robert Grace provides the following article takeawars: *Thermoform tooling has become more sophisticated, but costs roughly a quarter of injection mold tooling *Advances in resins, sheet, and tooling are enabling the use of thermoforming in new applications *Reshoring has increased demand for domestically produced thermoformed plastic trays used for automate ..read more

Dordan is in Milwaukee at MD&M, a part of Advanced Manufacturing. In addition to displaying its thermoformed medical packaging, Dordan's booth is staffed by veterans in the thermoforming industry with decades of experience in package design and manufacturing.  Visit Dordan at MD&M Milwaukee to discuss your medical packaging questions, interests, and needs and recieve honest and thoughtful feedback. Dordan is a 60-year-old family-owned company that has built its reputation on producing quality products and prioritizing long term and sustainable growth.  Here are our thermoform ..read more

Dordan is exhibiting its medical packaging at MD&M Minneapolis (October 10th-11th), booth #2738. Register for a Free Expo Pass and 20% off a 2-day or 1-day Conference Pass with Dordan's comp code, SPECIAL23. To register for a Free Expo Pass, follow these steps: Step 1: Click this link to access the MD&M Minneapolis 2023 Registration form.  Step 2: Enter contact details  Step 3: Add promo code SPECIAL23 at the bottom of the form and click, 'Continue'.  Step 4: On the next page (Pricing and Passes), scroll to the bottom and select 'Expo Pass'. Step 5 ..read more

Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 10-11th, 2023-- Dordan Manufacturing, a designer and manufacturer of medical packaging like device and catheter trays, surgical/procedural kits, sub-component assembly trays, and more, to exhibit at MD&M Minneapolis, booth #2738. MD&M is the region's most comprehensive medical design and manufacturing conference, with hot topics including cardiovascular, 3D printing, and robotics.  Dordan is a full service medical packaging supplier with in house design, tooling, and ISO Class 8 cleanroom manufacturing. The booth will be staffed with experts in thermoform des ..read more

Dordan is a full service thermoform packaging supplier of clamshells, blisters and trays with in house design, tooling, thermoforming, and cleanroom manufacturing of medical packaging. ISO 9001 certified, we have a structured and documented approach to all services, including the sales process. Here transparency and consistency allow for the development of custom thermoformed packaging that meets our customers' expectations for performance, price, and turn time. What follows are the steps taken for managing new thermoformed packaging projects at Dordan.  Step 1: Request for Quotation ..read more

Thermoformed medical packaging is made by using pressure and vacuum to push malleable plastic into a CNC machined aluminum tool. While the design of the package is critical, the development of the thermoform tooling is paramount to the production of high-quality parts. Dordan's medical tray packaging on display at MD&M in Anaheim Cleanroom tooling—what is used to form medical packaging in a cleanroom environment—works to produce the most consistent, high-quality parts by manipulating how plastic moves into the tool during the thermoforming process. If the medical tray seal flange is too th ..read more

Medical packaging can be manufactured in a cleanroom or standard production facility. The main difference is that cleanrooms are sterile, controlled environments, where airborne particulate is monitored, and bio burden agents mitigated. The cost of cleanroom packaging exceeds that of standard production packaging because one is investing in quantifiable assurance that the packaging will meet the requirements for medical device safety and efficacy. In order to provide a sterile environment for manufacturing medical packaging, investments in new equipment, materials and procedures must be made ..read more