Acquisition Overview and Frequently Asked Questions

October 20, 2020

OVERVIEW

Machine Solutions is pleased to announce that we have completed our acquisition of Beahm Designs, expanding our catalog of innovative catheter manufacturing equipment.

Beahm Designs is the market leader for thermal processing machines performing the principal composition of catheter manufacturing. These foundational tools enable our customers to quickly develop and manufacture innovative, lifesaving products.

Machine Solutions has built a business platform, through acquisition of several industry leading brands, to ensure business stability for long-term customer success of our customers. Beahm Designs customers will experience enhancements through operational improvements, customer service resources and engineering capacity to develop the next generation of thermal processing products.

Provide a Superior Customer Experience

Machine Solutions believes local support is key to understanding customer needs and delivering superior service. We have created a worldwide network to respond to our customers around the clock including dedicated Aftermarket specialists to ensure equipment is performing to its full capability. Beahm Designs customers will benefit from support provided by our regional sales and service teams. Contact information provided below. All service inquires will be received, documented and answered by our centralized communication team based in Flagstaff, AZ.

Single Source Supplier

Machine Solutions’ industry-leading brands—MSI, Steeger USA, Vante, PlasticWeld Systems, Crescent Design, Beahm Designs and SEBRA—provides our customers with a breadth of products and services to support customer needs and growth. Customers now have a single supplier to meet their catheter manufacturing and testing needs.

Beahm Designs’ products will soon be available to our European customers as we will pursue CE mark for all standard Beahm products.

Operational Excellence

Optimizing production capabilities and reducing lead-times will become the #1 priority for our Beahm Designs operations team. Machine Solutions will provide industry expert knowledge in lean manufacturing to provide the highest quality product and value to our customers.

Engineering Resources

Beahm Designs and Machine Solutions pride themselves on having decades of industry knowledge and engineering excellence required to provide lasting solutions for our customers. Our consolidated companies have dozens of engineering resources ready to develop the next generation of products for our customers. Beahm Design’s customers will benefit from an expedited pipeline of new products created through the strategic investment and capacity of our combined engineering resources.

The Beahm Designs brand and products will continue to provide innovative solutions to their customers. In partnering with Machine Solutions and Barry Wehmiller Forsyth Partners, Beahm Designs is one of multiple complementary divisions guaranteeing business stability for long term customer success. Machine Solutions is proud to add another industry leading company who believes our passion supports our customer’s mission to advance quality of life.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q: Will Beahm Designs products continue to be Available?

A: Yes! All Beahm Designs products and services will continue to be produced to meet our customers’ needs. Machine Solutions will deploy operations resources to optimize production capacity and reduce lead-times. To increase the capacity needed to meet customer demand, some products will be assembled at other Machine Solutions facilities.

Q: Will Machine Solutions Hot Air Products continue to be available?

A: No. Beahm Designs hot boxes products have similar capabilities to Machine Solutions hot boxes, so Machine Solutions will be discontinuing marketing and manufacture of our hot box products. For a period of time, Machine Solutions will continue to make duplicate equipment for those customers who have validated processes.

Q: Who do I contact for new projects?

A: Beahm Designs products will be integrated into the Machine Solutions product portfolio. Machine Solutions has a team of sales engineers located around the world to provide timely service to our customers. Contact information provided at the end of this document.

Q: Who do I contact for support of current equipment?

A: Machine Solutions believes it is critical to provide local support and service for all of our products. In an effort to consolidate communication channels and ensure timely, documented response to all inquiries we will be consolidating all service inquires through our Flagstaff service team. All calls will be documented in our centralized ERP system to ensure inquiries are answered in a timely manner.

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