Industry appointments/Expansions

Magnet Applications Inc: Jude Lundy, new business development manager.

Initially, Lundy will service some accounts on the West Coast, but will also be responsible for bringing in new business throughout North America. Additionally, he will also work with manufacturing to increase the company’s value-added portfolio. Based from the DuBois, Pennsylvania, plant, Lundy will report to Jim Rundo, sales manager.

Prima Power Laserdyne: Dominic Louwagie, product manager for Laserdyne product line.

Louwagie, who has more than 15 years of product management experience with leading technology companies, will define and implement the product roadmap for Laserdyne products in support of the company’s growth goals.

Expansions

Scapa Healthcare broke ground for a purpose-built medical device manufacturing facility in Knox County, Tennessee. Once completed, the 152,000ft2 facility will double Scapa Healthcare’s footprint and integrate the company’s three Knoxville buildings into a single site, allowing for greater operational efficiency through proximity and scale. The new facility is projected to increase Scapa Healthcare’s employment opportunities in Knox County by about 20%.

Protolabs has purchased a new manufacturing facility in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, expanding its prototyping and low-volume production capacity. The company recently invested in additional manufacturing equipment for both its American and European facilities to support business growth. ProtoLabs will add an additional 50,000ft2 to the 152,000ft2 facility, primarily for CNC machining.