The company specialises in high precision, deep drawn and injection moulded metal components and devices for the pharmaceutical industry as well as making specialist parts for other applications. It excels in the manufacture of deep drawn aerosol cans for metered dose inhalers together with other drug delivery device components. As a result, almost three quarters of all metered dose inhalers used around the world incorporate components manufactured by Presspart.
In addition to the inherent complexities of the metal products manufacturing business and the need to manage the risks of rapidly varying metal prices, Presspart’s business systems have to cope with the distributed and international nature of its operations. Based in Blackburn, its locations include semiautonomous manufacturing sites in Blackburn, Marsberg in Germany and Tarragona in Spain, plus sales offices in North Carolina and Shanghai.
A further challenge arises from the need to meet the requirements of its multi-national pharmaceutical industry customers. Comprehensive reporting capabilities are needed to provide full visibility of the supply situation at all times.
