AKRON—Hygenic Corp. has completed a renovation of its laboratory and enhanced its prototyping, custom formulating and testing processes.
The capital investment project “demonstrates our company's commitment to innovation and quality,” according to Lisa Koval, vice president and general manager, health care, specialty and dental.
“With our already established and appreciated iterative innovation process, the lab renovation creates exponential benefits for our customers,” she said, adding that the firm can now shorten the time between an initial idea “and a product that meets specifications and measurable performance characteristics.”
The laboratory renovation provides better space utilization and greater flexibility, Hygenic said. The company develops, manufactures, sells and markets a variety of high quality natural rubber latex, synthetic rubber and thermoplastic products.