Questionsto
OlivierLeBars
CEOofLISIMEDICAL
Whathasbeen the impactof thesechangeson themarket?
_Withpricingconstraints,customers in thesectorhavebeen
optimizing theirnetworkof subcontractors, reorganizing their
supplychainanddrastically reducing inventories.For theirpart, the
subcontractorshaveadjusted to regulatorypressureby tighteningup
checkson theirentiremanufacturingprocesses.
WhatareLISIMEDICAL’sadvantages in thisnewenvironment?
_The reduction in internal resourcesof theOEMshas ledcustomers
toselect subcontractorswhocanofferacomprehensiveservice,and
whose regulatoryanddocumentarycontrolsaresufficiently robust to
ensurecompliancewith the requirementsof the internationalbodies.
TheprofileofLISIMEDICAL,whichhasstrong investment capabilities,
iscompletedsuited to thissituation.TheacquisitionofSJ Industries,
whichspecializes in thespinal column,demonstrates thatweare
currentlyaplayer in theconcentrationprocess.
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TheLISIMEDICALprofilehas
been
optimized toadjust
to the
competitivemarketsofglobal
orthopedics.
+3%
Growth
oftheworld
orthopedicmarket
+6%
Growthofthe
traumatologysegment
+8%
Growthofthe
“extremities”segment
Newskills
withSJ Industries
The integrationof Lyon company SJ Industries,which tookplace
inApril 2013, has facilitated fillingout theGroup’s “plastics” cell
and toexpand its skills inmachiningpolyester elastomer (PEEK),
especially inthespinalcolumnprosthesesand implantssegments
(screws,plates,housingsetc.).
Growthofthe“plastic”cell
The “plastic” cell’s long-term objective is to cover all themarket
segments requiring the use of polymer implants (traumatology
and reconstruction).Productionwill bedividedbetween theLyon
LISIMEDICALFastenersandCaenLISIMEDICALOrthopedicssites.
Anewmachiningprocess
byadjustment
The development in 2013 of a new rapid prototyping cell at
the LISI MEDICAL Orthopedics site at Caen has supported the
developmentofanew5-shaftmachiningprocessbyadjustment.
Kneesandmedicalscrapers
This technology, which facilitates an extraordinary level of
precision inmachining and polish of parts as compared with
classicmilling, has allowed LISIMEDICAL this year to access the
knee prostheses andmedical
scrapers segments. First
customersshouldreceive
deliveries during the
firstquarterof2014.
