Perfecseal, a Bemis Company and global market leader in the medical device, pharmaceutical and diagnostics packaging industries, announces registration to the ISO 13485:2003 Medical Device Quality Management System for its facility in Derry, Northern Ireland. ISO 13485:2003 specifies requirements for quality management systems in which organizations demonstrate the ability to provide medical devices and related services that consistently meet both customer and regulatory requirements. This brings the total number of Perfecseal facilities registered to this new standard to 5, including all continental U.S. based facilities: Philadelphia, PA; Mankato, MN; Oshkosh, WI; and New London, WI.

According to Matt Boswell, Perfecseal Director of Quality, “Perfecseal is in the process of upgrading our global ISO certifications from ISO 9001:2000 to ISO 13485:2003.  We have plans for all locations to be certified to this new ISO standard by the end of 2009.” 

A global leader in the healthcare and pharmaceutical packaging markets, Perfecseal specializes in the manufacture of co-extruded films, laminated films, flexible forming films, foil barrier films, pouches, bags, thermoformed trays, lids, labels, Perfecseal® heat seal coating on DuPont™ Tyvek® and Perfecseal® heat seal coating on medical grades of paper.  Perfecseal, a division of the Bemis Company, has facilities located in Oshkosh and New London, WI; Mankato, MN; Philadelphia, PA; San Juan, PR; Derry, Northern Ireland; Selangor, Malaysia; and Suzhou, China.  For more information, please visit our website at www.perfecseal.com.
 
Bemis Company is a major supplier of flexible packaging and pressure sensitive materials used by leading food, consumer products, manufacturing, and other companies worldwide.  Founded in 1858, the Company reported 2008 net sales of $3.8 billion.  The Company’s flexible packaging business has a strong technical base in polymer chemistry, film extrusion, coating and laminating, printing and converting. The Company’s pressure sensitive materials business specializes in adhesive technologies.  Headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin, Bemis employs about 15,800 individuals in 61 manufacturing facilities in 11 countries around the world.  More information about the Company is available at its website, www.bemis.com.