Medical Device Manufacturing in Mexico
Medical Device in Mexico

Manufacture your Medical Device in Mexico

Relocating your Medical Device Manufacturing to Mexico provides competitive advantages, overall operational efficiency and more profitability, allowing corporate headquarters to focus on research & development, sales, customer service and management. This industry is one of the most dynamic in the state of Baja CA, with its continued growth of established international and US recognized companies. Baja CA has the largest concentration of Medical Device companies established in Latin America, with 90% headquartered in the US. A few examples of products being produced in Baja CA are: nebulizers, oxygen sensors, sterile fluid-patch disposables, orthodontic braces, catheters and disposable tools for robotic surgeries.

Facts about Medical Device Manufacturing in Mexico:

  • 3rd largest medical importer (behind U.S. and Canada)
  • Global leader in FDA, CE & ISO 13485 certified manufacturing facilities
  • 70% of plants operate in controlled environments – most having class 10,000 or class 100,000 clean rooms
  • More than 38,000 workers involved in the industry
  • 38% growth in Baja CA alone between 2004-2008, expected to continue growing
  • Mexico exports 92% of the medical devices it produces to the US (other large markets include the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and Columbia)

Industry Outlook

Mexico has become a global leader in medical device manufacturing, in large part due to its geographic location adjacent to an 83 billion market in the U.S. A Competitive Alternatives Study was performed by KPMG in 2010 and concluded that Mexico offers a cost advantage of over 20%, and close to four times the after-tax profit, compared to manufacturing in the U.S.

Global Leaders with Manufacturing Locations in Mexico:
Smiths Medical , Cardinal Healthcare, Johnson & Johnson, GE Healthcare, TYCO, Medtronic, Baxter, Greatbatch, Welch Allyn, among others.

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