Vander-Bend Mfg., Subsidiaries Combine and Rebrand as Vantedge Medical

Vander-Bend Manufacturing, Inc. and its subsidiaries including TMK Manufacturing , JL Haley, Swiss Precision Machining, and Omni Components have merged to become one company, rebranded as Vantedge Medical . All are portfolio companies of Aterian Investment Partners .

Formore than 40 years, Vander-Bend has been partnering with customers in complex precision manufacturing and assembly with differentiated engineering, prototyping support, and quality systems. The company primarily serves medical technology markets including robotic-assisted surgery and radiation oncology, among other high-growth end markets.

Over the last four years, the organization has made four successful acquisitions of TMK, JLH, SPM, and Omni due to their proximity to medtech innovation hubs, breadth of manufacturing expertise, and experience supporting top medical device customer’s needs. According to the company, these strategic acquisitions were designed to enable“a more streamlined and impactful customer experience.” All five manufacturing companies will now unify under a single, cohesiveVantedge Medical brand.

“This transition marks an exciting new phase in our collective evolution. By formally combining our strengths and capabilities, we have a unique opportunity to deepen our relationships with our customers,” says Rich Rivard, chief commercial officer. “As a full-service solutions partner emphasizing metals-based medical components and assemblies, we will simplify supply chains and accelerate time to market for our Medical OEM partner’s vital medical products.”

As Vantedge Medical, the combined companies now provide more than 550,000 square feet of manufacturing space featuring metals-based development and manufacturing capabilities. Vantedge will partner with customers from rapid prototyping through to full-scale manufacturing for complex precision micro to large format machining, sophisticated sheet metal fabrication, assembly, and engineering support for a diverse set of medtech markets including robotic-assisted surgery, orthopedics, radiation oncology, surgical instrumentation, dental, and more. Vantedge provides capital equipment and consumables.

“The future is bright for Vantedge Medical. Our commitment to quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction remains unwavering,” says Brian King, Vantedge Medical’s chairman. “This evolution of our organization will allow us to intentionally foster the development of our employees, invest in our capabilities, and advance our R&D to ensure we are exceeding the needs and expectations of our customers now and into the future.”

Brandon Bethea, co-founder and partner at Aterian notes that marks a strategic and important milestone for the group of companies. “We would like to congratulate the teams at all of the sites across Vantedge for their hard work and contributions that have made this transformation possible. We couldn’t be more enthusiastic about working alongside the team as one company, Vantedge Medical,” says Bethea.