Acme Monaco

Research & Development

What Sets Acme Monaco Apart

  • Dedicated engineering staff focused on your project.
  • Astute project insight backed by decades of manufacturing experience.
  • Cost conscious design and process recommendations.
  • Collaborative support from concept through production.
  • Scalable manufacturing solutions designed for long-term success.
  • In-house tooling, automation, and equipment development.
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Micron-Level Tolerances

Highly-accurate, repeatable output

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In-house Tooling

Prototype through high volume

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Scalable Volume

Full control of quality and speed

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Confidential by Design

Customer-specific requirements

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Custom Equipment and Product Development

Acme Monaco designs and builds custom equipment and processes to improve production efficiency and offer cost effective solutions. Although the machines are not offered as stand-alone products, they serve as critical tools that allow for efficient, high-volume manufacturing.

By tailoring automation and tooling to specific project requirements and customer needs, Acme Monaco ensures consistent quality, reduced lead times, and scalable production across the medical, orthodontic, and commercial markets.

We Will Support You From Concept to Scalable Production

01

Collaborate

R&D engineers work directly with your team to understand project requirements and goals.

02

Prototype

New concepts are prototyped and tested for manufacturability.

03

Build Tooling

Custom equipment and automation are engineered and built in-house.

04

Scale

Refined for repeatability and ramped to high-volume production.

Scalable Production

  • All of Acme Monaco's custom machine builds are customer-driven, purpose-built, and designed to meet the specific needs of both the project and the customer.
  • In-house automation is used to support both production and internal process development for high volume applications.
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When Precision Demands More, We Build It From the Ground Up

Proven examples of engineered solutions built to meet demanding specifications

Long continuous stainless coil wound at a uniform pitch, running corner to corner across the frame.

100 Ft. Coils

Continuous long-length winding.

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Screw Attachment

Attaching a screw to the tip of a medical guidewire.

Coiled guidewire heat set into a spiral pigtail tip, with a long straight coiled section leading into the spiral.

NiTi Heat-Setting

Heat setting custom NiTi guidewire tip configurations.

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Coil Markers

Precisely positioning radiopaque markers.

Our in-house machine development ensures equipment stays current with industry requirements, with most medical systems designed and built internally.

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Advantages of In-House Machining

Acme Monaco’s in-house machining capabilities provide a powerful advantage by ensuring full control over quality, precision, and production speed. By designing and manufacturing in-house tooling and automation systems, we can rapidly adapt to project-specific requirements, reduce reliance on external suppliers, and maintain consistent performance across all manufacturing operations.

Benefits:

  • Shortens lead times through efficient, repeatable processes
  • Enhances product reliability with consistent quality and durability
  • Seamless scalability supported by high-accuracy performance
  • A custom solution made specifically for you

Ready to get started?

We understand your needs and can help you to take your R&D budget further and save time.

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