ACE Surgical Launches New Business Line Packaging 3D-Printed Nasal Swabs

Massachusetts company repurposes capabilities to package 3D-printed nasal swabs for COVID-19 testing and seeks to hire additional workers as production ramps up
Posted: June 24, 2020
Edited by Dentaltown staff

BROCKTON, Mass.—ACE Surgical Supply, a dental surgical supply company, has partnered with EnvisionTec, a global provider of professional-grade 3D printing, to package and sterilize 3D-printed nasal swabs used for COVID-19 testing as part of a repurposing of the company’s manufacturing capabilities.

Founded in 1966, ACE Surgical is a manufacturer of dental implants, bone regenerative materials, and a variety of other dental surgical products. Since April, when the company launched a new initiative packaging EnvisionTec’s 3D-printed nasal swabs, it has recalled its entire 15-member production team, reassigned and trained a team to work in the clean room, and created a roadmap for expansion that includes hiring new employees to meet the growing production demand.

Currently, the company is processing nearly 50,000 testing swabs a day and is building capacity at its Brockton, Mass., facility to package 1 million swabs a month. ACE expects to help provide millions of sterile nasal swabs to health care providers and municipalities that are desperately needed to test for the coronavirus. To date, several world-renowned hospitals and state municipalities are among those who have ordered the sterilized nasal swabs packaged by ACE.

“Following the American Dental Association’s guidance recommending that U.S dental practitioners suspend seeing patients for elective procedures, we knew that we had to quickly adapt our operations,” said Craig Carchidi, Chief Executive Officer of ACE Surgical. “Our entire team has embraced our effort to switch gears and package an essential medical tool that will aid the work of health care providers to implement proper testing and tracing of the COVID-19 virus. As we expand our swab production, we maintain our unwavering commitment to serve the dental-surgical community as a leading global provider of bone regenerative products and compatible dental implant systems.”
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