ABLE’s Capabilities: Advanced Converting Solutions for Modern Manufacturing

ABLE has served the precision converting industry for over 50 years, supplying premium flexible material components to companies needing precision parts. From medical devices and aerospace applications to electronics and industrial manufacturing, ABLE delivers customized products designed to meet strict performance and quality requirements.

Advanced technology, specialized equipment, and experienced engineering enable ABLE to support customers from product development to full-scale production as a one-stop converter of flexible materials. We offer a wide variety of features that can help businesses streamline their supply chains, ensuring quality control and quicker delivery times.

Precision Die-Cutting

Precision die-cutting is one of ABLE’s core competencies, allowing the company to cut flexible materials into custom shapes with extreme accuracy and repeatability. ABLE’s die-cutting options can be used with many kinds of materials, including adhesives, films, foams, tapes, rubber, and specialty materials. By reducing material waste, enhancing production efficiency, and ensuring that components are manufactured to a high degree of precision, this process benefits manufacturers in numerous ways.

Advanced Laser Cutting Technology

ABLE also provides high-speed laser cutting capabilities for those applications that demand complex designs and extremely close tolerances. Laser technology offers more flexibility compared to the conventional cutting process in the manufacturing of complex patterns and detailed components.

The advantages of laser cutting include:

• High precision
• Faster prototyping
• Reduced tooling requirements
• Improved design flexibility
• Consistent production quality

This capability is especially valuable for industries that require small, detailed, and highly customized parts.

Cleanroom Manufacturing for Sensitive Applications

Many industries require manufacturing environments that minimize contamination. To support these requirements, ABLE operates ISO Class 6 and ISO Class 7 cleanroom facilities.

Cleanroom manufacturing is essential for products used in:

• Medical devices need contamination-controlled environments to guarantee patient safety and product quality.
• Cleanroom manufacturing is essential to healthcare equipment manufacturers to adhere to strict industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Biotechnology products must be produced in highly controlled environments to maintain product safety and protect the integrity of the sensitive product.
• The electronics manufacturing industry relies on cleanroom environments to ensure that particles and contaminants do not impact product performance.

Through our rigorous environmental control, ABLE helps to ensure that products are clean, quality, and reliable to comply with industry standards.

Engineering and Product Development Support

ABLE goes beyond manufacturing by providing engineering and product development support throughout the entire production process.

Our engineering team works closely with customers to:

• Evaluate material selection
• Develop prototypes
• Improve product designs
• Optimize manufacturing processes
• Reduce production costs

This collaborative approach allows customers to identify potential challenges early and develop solutions before products move into full-scale manufacturing.

Assembly and Value-Added Services

In addition to converting services, ABLE provides assembly and other value-added solutions that help streamline production.

These services include:

• Lamination is the process of fusing multiple materials to enhance the durability, performance, and functionality of the product.
• Slitting is a process used to produce materials in very exact slits for specific production needs.
• Packaging solutions safeguard the product and make it more convenient to handle, store, and distribute.
• Custom assembly services simplify the manufacturing process by combining multiple components into a finished product.
• Material sourcing ensures that you have materials at your customer’s disposal that are high-quality and meet the product needs.

Quality and Industry Certifications

Quality remains one of ABLE’s highest priorities. The company follows strict quality management systems and maintains several industry certifications, including:

• ISO 9001 ensures consistent quality management practices.
• ISO 13485 certifies compliance with medical device manufacturing standards.
• AS9100 verifies compliance with aerospace and defense quality standards.

ABLE is also recognized as a 3M Preferred Converter, demonstrating our commitment to manufacturing excellence and continuous improvement.

These certifications provide customers with confidence that every product is manufactured according to internationally recognized quality standards.

Industries Served

ABLE’s capabilities support a wide range of industries:

• Medical solutions that demand accuracy, sterility, and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Aerospace applications with high performance and reliability requirements.
• Electronics manufacturing with high precision and consistency in material conversion.
• Industrial manufacturing projects that benefit from custom converting solutions.
• Automotive applications that depend on durable and precisely engineered components.
• Defensive products with high quality demands and predictable performance.

The flexibility we bring to the table in terms of the type of materials and manufacturing processes with which we work enables us to provide custom-made solutions for both straightforward and very special applications.

With our wide range of capabilities, ABLE is a reliable manufacturing partner for businesses looking for precision, quality, and innovation. By using a combination of technology, clean room manufacturing, engineering capabilities, and value-added services, ABLE continues to offer solutions that will enable customers to get their product to market in an efficient manner.

Whether developing a prototype or scaling production, businesses can rely on ABLE’s experience and comprehensive manufacturing capabilities to meet their unique requirements.

Partner with ABLE today to discover how our precision converting capabilities can help bring your products to market with precision, quality, and efficiency!