New at Pan-Tec

July/August, 2007:

Initial production manifold shipments have been made to contract manufacturers on behalf of our end customers, a specialty pharmaceutical company and a large medical equipment manufacturer.  These production orders were the natural result of two years of successful product development efforts.

March, 2007:

As had been our goal, the company is now debt-free while fully equipped with late model, highly automated equipment.  This makes for a healthy company in it 'for the long haul'!  But not so fast... this month we have also added a new 2 pallet Kitamuura HX-250 Horizontal machining center with 15,000 rpm spindle, 40 tool ATC and lightning fast rapids.  This was a proactive and productive move in response to increasing capacity requirments.

May, 2006:

Pan-Tec is entering the home stretch of a dedicated initiative in which the company has paid down its debt, while maintaining a highly progressive, automated operation.  We will be DEBT FREE in 10 months.  This will give customers the piece of mind that comes from dealing with high quality, low cost suppliers who are in it for the long haul.

March, 2006:

We are pleased to welcome contract manufacturer Astro Instrumentation to our customer base.

February, 2005:   

Pan-Tec is pleased to welcome INO Therapeutics to its customer base.  INO is a leading specialty pharmaceutical company specializing in the development of late-stage drugs and marketing of pharmaceuticals and delivery devices.  INO sought Pan-Tec's expertise in medical manifolds through a successful development run for a new product, and we at Pan-Tec look forward to a long and fruitful relationship supporting INO's future production volumes.

July, 2004:

Pan-Tec has been selected as a machining supplier to PerkinElmer Optoelectronics under their recently announced supplier rationalization program.  The supplier base has been significantly reduced with the successful suppliers supporting more of the company's requirements going forward.

June, 2003:

This month we welcomed a leading edge Spectral Imaging Systems company to our customer base.  Our first project was in support of this customer's successful development of an intricate optical system for scientists at MIT.  A second project, an imaging filter system for breast cancer detection, was completed and delivered in less than one week from inception. The design engineer has depended on Pan-Tec's quality, service and optical machined component know-how over a 15 year period while working at other optical device and systems companies.

March, 2003:

Pan-Tec is pleased to announce the signing of a Network Procurement™ Agreement with a unit of Parker Hannifin's Instrumentation Division.  This agreement formalizes what has been a long standing and successful ongoing relationship, and sets a foundation for continuing improvement of all aspects of the partnership. 

July, 2002:  

Pan-Tec welcomes Hill-Rom Corporation, whose Medical Equipment division qualified our Quality Control System this month, to our customer base!

February, 2002:        

Our Cad/Cam system has been upgraded to Mastercam® Version 9 for milling & lathe which includes support for AutoCAD® DWG, DXF and Inventor files and updated translators using the latest libraries for SAT & Parasolids®.  This system provides enhanced capabilities for solid feature recognition.

September, 2001:   

Yet another Kitamura Mycenter HX-300i was added to our facilities.  More power, more speed, more automation!  Also, a high capacity Encon Evaporator has been installed in our plant.  All waste water is on a closed loop system.  Finally, a third industrial capacity Electrochemical Deburring System was installed.

May, 2000:

Pan-Tec has added another high speed 2 pallet horizontal machining center, a new Kitamura Mycenter HX-300 with 10,000 RPM spindle, .9 second tool changer, gear driven spindle and coolant through.  An awesome combination of power, speed and automation.

Also, a new Assembly Department has been constructed, greatly improving our capacity in this area.  This department includes a separate Ultrasonic Cleaning System for special cleaning specifications such as "oxygen clean" for breathing circuits.

 April, 2000:

We are pleased to announce the addition of a new Kitamura Mycenter-1 vertical machining center with automatic pallet changer. This machine features a 13,000 RPM spindle for super productivity in high speed, automated vertical machining applications.

 November, 1999:

A second industrial capacity Electrochemical Deburring System has been added to our facilities. This will increase Pan-Tec's work flow through the finishing department, providing aluminum manifolds and other machined parts which are burr-free at internal hole intersections.

 August, 1999:

Pan-Tec is pleased to announce the purchase of a new Kitamura Mycenter HX-250, 2 pallet horizontal machining center. This machine features a high speed (15K RPM) spindle, full 4th axis, 1.2 second tool changer and 1.9 second pallet changer!