LifeTech Solutions

What LifeTech Solutions does

LifeTech Solutions, Inc. is a privately held U.S.-based precision manufacturing services organization headquartered in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, that supplies engineered micro-manufacturing solutions to the medical device, electronics, and high-tech industries. The company operates five integrated capability lines: parylene coating applied via chemical vapor deposition (CVD) at micron thicknesses (FDA approved for implantable applications); multi-axis CNC and Swiss screw micro machining of plastics and metals; micro molding and micro insert molding of performance plastics; the proprietary EZ-Tip thermal flashless catheter tipping and flaring machine; and K-Tube miniature stainless steel hypotubing, which the company claims is produced at the largest miniature stainless steel tube mill in the United States with capacity exceeding 100 million feet per year.

The business operates on a custom contract manufacturing and prototyping services model (covering all five capabilities from prototype through production volumes) combined with capital equipment sales (EZ-Tip machines, which are transferred to the customer's facility after mold and fixturing validation). Customers range from startups to Fortune 100 companies and are reached through direct relationship-based sales via phone, email, and a website contact form, with founder Jeff L. Johnson serving as the named point of contact and acting as the primary technology resource facilitating technical solutions for engineering customers.

The firm is founder-led, with Jeff L. Johnson claiming over 20 years of medical device technical support experience spanning the U.S. and Europe, and the EZ-Tip system is described as engineered by personnel with over 35 years of catheter manufacturing experience. No external investors, subsidiaries, board composition, or cap-table detail are disclosed; the website copyright terminates at 2018, and there is no evidence of recent funding, acquisitions, or geographic expansion beyond founder-cited European market exposure. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

Name

LifeTech Solutions

Legal name

LifeTech Solutions, Inc.

Website

https://lifetechsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LifeTech Solutions is a privately held U.S. precision manufacturer providing parylene coating, micro machining, micro molding, catheter tipping equipment, and miniature stainless steel hypotubing to medical device, electronics, and high-tech customers ranging from startups to Fortune 100 firms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Device Manufacturing Services

NAICS

Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261), Precision Turned Product Manufacturing (332721)

SIC

Screw Machine Products (3451), Plastics Products, Nec (3089), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Injection Molding & Contract Manufacturing (Job Shops/CMs) (IMANAFAJ)

Keywords

• Parylene coating services
• Micro machining services
• Micro injection molding
• Catheter tipping equipment
• Miniature hypotubing production

Headquarters

HQ city

White Bear Lake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Custom Contract Manufacturing & Prototyping Services: Engineered solutions and contract manufacturing services for medical device, electronics, and high-tech customers, spanning prototype volumes to production volumes. Services include custom parylene coating, micro machining, micro/insert molding, catheter tipping, and custom hypotubing specifications. Includes dedicated quick-turn prototype service.
2. Equipment Sales — EZ-Tip Catheter Tipping Machine: Sale of proprietary EZ-Tip catheter tipping and flaring machines to medical device manufacturers. Includes prototype services to help customers get the machine up and running and validation of mold/fixturing for the specific application before machine transfer to customer facility.
3. Miniature Stainless Steel Hypotubing Production: High-volume production of miniature stainless steel tubing (custom and stock) in sizes from .004” OD to .204” OD, with custom tensile and ID surface finish options. Capacity exceeds 100 million feet per year, leveraging the largest miniature stainless steel tube mill in the United States.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Core offering

LifeTech Solutions provides engineered micro-manufacturing solutions for medical device, electronics, and high-tech customers, delivered as five integrated capability lines: Parylene CVD thin-film polymer coating (including implantable-grade applications), multi-axis CNC and Swiss screw micro machining of plastics and metals, micro molding and micro insert molding, the proprietary EZ-Tip thermal catheter tipping and flaring machine, and high-volume K-Tube miniature stainless steel hypotubing production (over 100 million feet per year). Offerings span prototype through production volumes and are sold directly to OEMs from startups to Fortune 100 firms.

Product overview

LifeTech Solutions is a single technical organization (not a multi-product software platform) that delivers engineered manufacturing solutions to the medical device, electronics, and high-tech industries, serving startups through Fortune 100 customers. Its portfolio is organized around five core capabilities offered as integrated service lines: Parylene Coating (thin-film polymer CVD coating), Micro Machining (multi-axis CNC and Swiss screw machining of plastics and metals), Micro Molding & Micro Insert Molding (micro-scale plastic injection molding with insert molding), the EZ-Tip Catheter Tipping Machine (thermal catheter tipping and flaring equipment), and Miniature Hypotubing (miniature stainless-steel tubing production) — together forming a suite of precision micro-manufacturing capabilities that can be combined on a single customer project.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EZ-Tip: EZ-Tip Catheter Tipping Machine — a thermal flashless catheter tipping and flaring system designed by LifeTech Solutions for medical device manufacturers.
• K-Tube

Products and services

• Parylene Coating Complete Parylene coating service applying an ultra-conformal, thin-film polymer coating via chemical vapor deposition (CVD) at micron thicknesses, with advantages over PTFE and a coefficient of friction comparable to Teflon. Used as a dry-film lubricant, dielectric barrier, and moisture/chemical protective layer for medical device cables and tubing, catheters, medical seals, and implantable applications (Parylene material is FDA-approved for implantable use). Includes VSI KAPhesion adhesion promotion for KAPTON and Polyimide surfaces and reinforces delicate wire bonds by approximately 2X. Quick-turn prototype service available.
• Micro Machining Multi-axis CNC and Swiss screw machining service for plastics and metals at prototype and production volumes, specializing in highly complex parts smaller than 1 cm³ with extremely tight tolerances. Includes metal-to-plastic and ceramic-to-plastic conversion capability, described as having twice the precision and spindle speed of conventional machining equipment.
• Micro Molding & Micro Insert Molding Micro molding and micro insert molding service from prototype to high-volume production, using state-of-the-art processes that hold tight tolerances on complex components that conventional molders cannot maintain. Specializes in performance plastics with high-volume automated assembly, targeting components smaller than 1 cm³.
• EZ-Tip Catheter Tipping Machine Proprietary thermal, flashless catheter tipping and flaring machine designed for medical device manufacturers to tip-form or flare catheters, dilators, and guide sheaths. Features a simplified controlled heating process for thermoplastics and PTFE materials, quick mold turnaround, operator-friendly setup, and is designed for repeatable design-of-experiments. Engineered by medical device experts with over 35 years of catheter manufacturing experience; supplied with prototype services and machine transfer to customer facility after mold/fixturing validation.
• Miniature Hypotubing (K-Tube) High-volume production of miniature stainless steel (and other medical-grade metal) hypotubing in sizes from .004" to .204" OD with wall thickness down to .001", available with custom tensile options and ID surface finish options, superior concentricity, uniform wall thickness, lot traceability to the melt, and REACH and RoHS compliance. Backed by an on-site metallurgy lab and capacity exceeding 100 million feet per year from what is described as the largest and most technically advanced miniature stainless steel tube mill in the United States.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Integer Holdings: Large publicly traded medical device CDMO with broad capabilities in components, hypotubing, coated wires, and finished devices — overlaps LifeTech's service portfolio but at materially greater scale.
• Freudenberg Medical: Global medical device CDMO (parent of Helix Medical) offering molding, extrusion, catheter assembly, and coatings — competes with LifeTech across multiple service lines for medical OEMs.

Direct peers

• Specialty Coating Systems (SCS): Largest global parylene coating services provider for medical, electronics, and aerospace — directly comparable to LifeTech's Parylene coating service line, including FDA-approvable implantable coatings.
• Accumold: Specialist in micro injection molding for complex, high-tolerance plastic components — directly comparable to LifeTech's Micro Molding & Insert Molding capability for medical and electronics customers.
• Confluent Medical Technologies: Specialty CDMO focused on nitinol and metal components, catheters, and micro-machined implants — overlapping with LifeTech's hypotubing, micro machining, and catheter equipment offering.
• Donatelle: Medical device contract manufacturer based in the Midwest offering molding, machining, assembly, and catheter capabilities — closely comparable as a regional, multi-capability CDMO serving medical OEMs.
• Machine Solutions Inc. Supplier of catheter manufacturing equipment (tipping, flaring, bonding) and processing services to medical device OEMs — directly comparable to LifeTech's EZ-Tip catheter tipping machine offering.
• Accu-Tube: Producer of precision stainless steel and high-nickel alloy tubing for medical, aerospace, and industrial markets — directly comparable to LifeTech's miniature stainless steel hypotubing line.
• Tegra Medical: Medical device contract manufacturer offering precision machining, molding, assembly, and finishing for catheter and implant OEMs — directly comparable to LifeTech's engineered medical device service stack.
• MicroLumen: Manufacturer of miniature medical tubing and shafts used in catheter and minimally invasive devices — closely comparable to LifeTech's Miniature Hypotubing business.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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