Orchid Begins Work on India Facility, Expands QA/RA Staff
Orchid Orthopedic Solutions has begun work on a new manufacturing site in Pune, India. This site is planned to provide expertise in machining and precision engineering. Orchid India currently offers orthopedic, trauma and spine components machining and is expanding to include all the machining capabilities required to support customers in the fields of orthopedic, spinal and dental as well.

Orchid officials note that locating a facility in India will provide opportunities for Orchid customers in a region that is quickly expanding and demanding world-class products.

The new manufacturing site will be 28,400 square feet and is intended to serve the Asian market as well as global customers looking for additional manufacturing options. The legal name for the new entity is Orchid India Medisolutions Private Ltd.

The India ground-breaking ceremony occurred on May 20. Jorge M. Ramos, chief administrative officer and Joe Zuzula, vice president of sales and marketing, were there to participate in the ceremony along with employees and local dignitaries.

“We are very proud of all the work our Asia team performed to make this dream a reality. Our customers are just as excited as we are to move into a new facility,” said Ramos.

Orchid just opened a $1 million manufacturing facility in Jackson, Tenn., in April. The new facility is an expansion of the company’s Arab, Ala., facility. It is using the Jackson facility to machine instruments, while finishing, assembly and inspection will be done at its facility in Alabama.

This expansion comes after Orchid added to its quality assurance (QA) and regulatory affairs (RA) consulting team.

Kellen Hills has joined the company’s Memphis, Tenn., location as a senior QA/RA consultant. Prior to joining Orchid, Hills held various positions in the medical device industry including process development engineer, regulatory specialist and most recently, international regulatory affairs manager, where he specialized in global regulatory strategy and registration for hip, knee, trauma and biologic medical devices. Hills received his bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

Emily Magazzi, QA/RA consultant, recently achieved regulatory affairs certification from the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society. This certification demonstrates Magazzi’s comprehensive knowledge and expertise in the field, as well as her commitment to pursuing continuous improvement to better serve her clients. Magazzi previously had earned her certified quality auditor designation from the American Society for Quality and holds a bachelor’s degree in genetics from the University of Georgia.

Orchid Design, a division of Orchid Orthopedic Solutions, provides quality assurance and regulatory affairs consulting as well as surgical device development services. The company has design centers located in Shelton, Conn., and Memphis, focused on the orthopedic medical device market.