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Our History

OVER 75 YEARS OF INNOVATION

Since Norman Noble commenced business operations in 1946, we have been proud to manufacture and innovate medical implants and devices.

Norman Noble Corporate Headquarters for medical device manufacturing

OVER 75 YEARS OF MANUFACTURING MEDICAL IMPLANTS AND DEVICES

From humble beginnings in Cleveland, we have since expanded to 5 facilities and more than 275,000 square feet of combined manufacturing space. Today, we are the United States’ largest laser contract manufacturer of medical devices and implants.

OVER 75 YEARS OF MANUFACTURING MEDICAL IMPLANTS AND DEVICES

From humble beginnings in Cleveland, we have since expanded to 5 facilities and more than 275,000 square feet of combined manufacturing space. Today, we are the United States’ largest laser contract manufacturer of medical devices and implants.

OUR MISSION

To provide our customers unmatched manufacturing capability and first-to-market success through organizational agility, industry-leading know-how, and process innovation.

Our History

1946
1946

Norman Noble started the business from his garage in Cleveland, Ohio.

Portrait of Norman Noble, the founder of Norman Noble, Inc.
1958
1958

Added 10,000-square-foot building that included space for offices and engineering.

Norman Noble expands newspaper article from 1958
1963
1963

Awarded contract by the George Marshall Space Center for the manufacturing of precision castings and machining.

Newspaper Clipping awarding contract to Norman Noble
1965
1965

Awarded Best Small Business in Ohio Award by Governor James Rhodes.

Awarded Best Small Business in Ohio Award by Governor James Rhodes.
1975
1975

Manufactured first artificial heart pump for the Cleveland Clinic.

Norman Noble artificial heart pump for Cleveland Clinic
1977
1977

Introduced first 5-head wire electrical discharge machining (EDM) for simultaneous part machining.

Norman Noble First 5 Head Wire EDM Machine
1985
1985

Developed manufacturing for ring laser gyroscopes.

Norman Noble Ring Laser Gyroscope Manufacturer
1988
1988

Awarded NASA contract for manufacturing of satellite housings.

Norman Noble manufactured satellite housings for NASA
1990
1990

Developed EDM manufacturing process for vascular stent implants.

Norman Noble EDM for Vascular Stents
1992
1992

Introduced first laser for stent manufacturing.

Laser Manufacturing
1995
1995

Developed automated stent electropolishing and inspection systems.

Norman Noble automated stent electropolishing
1998
1998

Expanded the Collamer Manufacturing Facility to support commercialization of drug-eluting stents.

Norman Noble expansion of Collamer manufacturing facility
2000
2000

Relocated headquarters to Highland Heights, Ohio, opening Medtech I Facility.

Norman Noble moved headquarters in 2000 to Highland Heights, Ohio
2004
2004

Became the first US-based contract manufacturer to receive ISO 13485 registration.

Norman Noble ISO Certificate 2004
2005
2005

Expanded facilities to include dedicated Process Development Centers for prototype manufacturing of nitinol, vascular, and orthopedic implants.

Norman Noble Process Development Centers for medical manufacturing
2007
2007

Opened 120,000-square-foot Medtech II Facility in Highland Heights, Ohio.

Norman Noble Medtech Manufacturing Facility in Ohio
2009
2009

Introduced athermal laser technology for the manufacturing of metallic and bioresorbable implants.

Noble Stealth Laser Technology for Medical Manufacturing
2011
2011

Awarded State of Ohio grant for nitinol commercialization accelerator.

State Grant partners for nitinol
2012
2012

Opened Windsor Micro Medical Stent Manufacturing Facility in Ontario, Canada.

Norman Noble medical manufacturing facility in Windsor, Canada
2015
2015

Opened Process Development Center–South Facility for orthopedic prototype capabilities in Naples, Florida.

Norman Noble Process Development Center for medical manufacturing in Naples, Florida
2016
2016

Introduced SynchroFlash machining capability for single operation laser and Swiss machining.

Norman Noble SynchroFlash Technology for Medical Manufacturing
2018
2018

Introduced 3D printing for the manufacturing of metallic-based implants and products.

Norman Noble 3D Printing Technology for Medical Device and Implant Manufacturing
2018

Became the first contract manufacturer to introduce X-ray computed tomography systems for non-destructive dimensional inspection and to verify structural integrity of prosthesis and medical implants.

Norman Noble CT Scanner for Medical Device Inspection
2023
2023

Opened new 50,000-square-foot headquarters in Highland Heights, Ohio.

Norman Noble Corporate Headquarters for Medical Device and Implant Manufacturing