MeKo Manufacturing e.K.

MeKo Manufacturing e.K. is a contract manufacturer of precision medical components and implants for the interventional and surgical device industry. Founded in 1995, the company pioneered stent manufacturing and is now among the largest contract manufacturers of medical components globally. MeKo specializes in laser cutting, laser welding, and advanced processing of materials including stainless steel (316L, 316LVM), cobalt alloys (L605, Phynox, MP35N), nitinol (NiTi), magnesium alloys (Resoloy®), nickel-free alloys (Vasculoy®), and polymers (PolyMediX®, PLLA, PGA). The company manufactures implants for cardiology, neurology, radiology, ophthalmology, and urology applications, with product lines including metal stents, NiTi stents, hypotubes, retrieval baskets, bone nails, heart valve frames, orthopedic devices, surgical instruments, microcomponents, and drug-delivery balloon catheters. Manufacturing capabilities include CAD/CAM design, precise laser cutting (tolerances below ±5 μm), laser welding, mechanical processing, heat treatment, shape setting, electropolishing, 3D metal printing, polymer coating, marker crimping, and rapid prototyping. The company operates ISO-certified quality management with 100% visual inspection using over 100 specialized high-end microscopes and maintains ISO 8 cleanrooms (Class 100,000). MeKo offers finite element analysis (FEA) simulation services, prototype-to-series production capabilities, and operates 24/7 manufacturing. The company maintains facilities in Germany (Sarstedt, near Hannover), the USA (Bloomington, Minnesota), California, and Costa Rica.