Springing to success
Why commitment to customer service has driven Advanex Americas ’ latest string of investments
As the manufacturing industry strives for precision and excellence , Advanex Americas ( Advanex ) is continuing to exceed expectations with its range of custom springs and wire form production . The business was incorporated in Tokyo , Japan in 1946 , 16 years after Inokichi Kato , the company ’ s first president , founded a spring factory in the region . Its US operation , which was the first outside of Japan , began in 1971 in southern California , but relocated to Nashville , Tennessee in 2022 . Today , Advanex operates manufacturing facilities throughout Asia , North America , and Europe , and is a publicly traded company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange .
“ In terms of production , our US factory specializes in spring and wire form production but is supported by two sites in Mexico that also feature stamping and insert molding operations ,” begins Chad Wright , Vice President of Sales at Advanex . “ Our primary market is medical , for which we produce springs for medical drug delivery devices and oncology diagnostic devices .
“ We also produce springs and wire forms for the automotive industry , which are used for all sorts of applications from door latches
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