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Acme Monaco was founded as Acme Spring, Incorporated in 1947 as a manufacturer of custom spring products. During the 1950's, with the help of New Departure-Hyatt, Division of General Motors Corporation, the process for the manufacturing of miniature ball bearing retainer rings was developed and soon became the company's major product line.

The business was purchased by the John Karabin family in 1965. The ball bearing retainer business was expanded to sales in Europe and Japan. Mr. Michael Karabin, CEO/COB, joined the firm in 1969, and Mr. Roger Karabin, President, joined the firm in 1972. Their combined background is in accounting and engineering.

The product line was expanded to include orthodontic hardware in 1970. The addition of rolling and wire shaping soon followed allowing us to manufacture our own shaped and straightened and cut wire in house. Monaco Spring, a custom manufacturer of springs, wireforms, and stampings, was purchased in 1971. Non-sterile medical assemblies, such as surgical staples, guidewires, and stylets, were added to the product line in 1983. The two companies were merged in 1984 to form Acme Monaco. Currently, both the orthodontic hardware and medical components are sold only to the original equipment manufacturers and distributors. All parts are custom made to customer's specifications. None of our products are sold directly to the end users, such as doctors or hospitals.

In 1989 a second manufacturing facility was opened in Presque Isle, Maine. This facility is a mirror image of our New Britain plant, therefore, allowing us to double our capacity on a three-shift basis.

During 1996, both facilities were awarded the ISO 9002 Certificate. We were one of the first in our industry to achieve this prestigious designation. In 1998 Acme Monaco received CE Mark approval for its orthodontic wire components and medical assemblies. In June of 2001 Acme Monaco received QS 9000 Certification.

At the present time, we currently export worldwide. Our facilities work on a three-shift basis, allowing for rapid turnaround of all orders. Our personnel are trained to provide a quality product manufactured through the use of Statistical Process Control procedures. Acme Monaco is registered with the United States Food & Drug Administration. In all cases, "Good Manufacturing Procedures" are followed.

Acme Monaco is committed to the manufacturing of quality products that are delivered on time and at a reasonable price.

FACTORY LOCATIONS
75 Winchell Drive New Britain, CT 06052	205 Cross Street Presque Isle, ME 04769
EMPLOYEES
150
MANUFACTURING DATA
40,000 Sq. ft. (manufacturing space)
All tooling and fixtures produced in house
24 hour (3-shift production)
QUALITY DATA
Manufacturing Standards to United States of America Food & Drug Administration Good Manufacturing Procedures Certified to ISO/TS 16949:2002 Certified to ISO 13485:2003
CE Mark Approval (Registration Nos. DE/CA09/0170/136 and DE/CA09/0170/137)
PRODUCT FINISHING INTERNAL EXTERNAL
Degreasing Passivating Electro Polishing Tumbling	Hardening & Tempering Plating Deburring Coatings
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Springs—Compression, Extension, Torsion 003 wire dia. to .125 dia.
Wireforms Wire sizes to .187 dia / Wire lengths to 15 inches
Multislide Stampings Material maximum width 2.00 inches; press size to 50 tons
Snap Rings Round, square, and rectangular shapes. Up to .156 dia. on round wire. Square wire to .093. Square and rectangular sections to .095 x .188. Maximum ring outside diameter is 6 inches
Orthodontic Complete line of Stainless Steel, Nickel Titanium, Beta Titanium, Nickel-Free Stainless Steel, Posted, Braided, and Reverse Curve archwires as well as Rotation Springs, Uprighting Springs, Ligature Ties and Ball Clasps.
Medical Guidewires Coated and uncoated in outside wire diameters from .018 to .067. Lengths up to 400cm. Complete dispenser packaging available.
Wire Shaping Turks Heads, Rolling Mills, and Straightened and Cut Lengths .006 square to .030 square. Rolling up to .156 wide.

Feb. 2004