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Our History
From one extruder in Jaffrey, New Hampshire in 1989 to a world leader in custom medical extrusion.
Our history
From one extruder to a world leader in custom extrusion.
MicroSpec began in 1989 without permanent equipment, a permanent home or even a customer, but with a very clear vision: to become a driving force for innovation in custom medical extrusion. Today MicroSpec is an industry leader with a global reputation for innovation, quality and willingness to accept challenges.
We have structured our business for growth and continuous improvement. We invest in innovation and in our people, and we make sure the people closest to the work, who understand it best, have the tools to make great extrusions consistently.
1
Extruder in 1989
22
Extruders today
18
Employees in 2004
120
Employees today
Timeline
Thirty-six years of firsts.
1989
Tim Steele founds MicroSpec Corporation.
1990
MicroSpec is incorporated and moves into a 1,200 square foot building in Jaffrey, New Hampshire.
Runs its first extrusion and extrudes the first multi-lumen bump tube in the world.
1991 to 1993
Business triples and MicroSpec outgrows its original building. Exhibits at a trade show for the first time.
Extrudes its first coated wire: a 12-micron coating on a 50-micron wire, for a 75-micron finished OD.
1992
First in the world to sell multi-lumen bump tubing.
Produces and sells its first PICC bump tube.
1994
Designs a custom co-extrusion crosshead for dual-lumen tubing with radiopaque stripes, still our longest-running product.
Moves to a larger facility in Jaffrey.
1995 to 1997
Develops a process for coated guidewires with a variable core diameter but a constant jacket diameter.
Earns ISO 9002:1994 certification.
1999 to 2000
Tim designs and extrudes the first 1.9 Fr single and dual lumen pediatric bump tubes, introduced at Medtec in Stuttgart and MD&M in New York.
2002
Awarded a patent for producing steerable coated guidewires.
2003 to 2005
Bump tubing becomes our top-selling product. Earns ISO 9001:2000.
Purchases and moves to our current US manufacturing site at 327 Jaffrey Road in Peterborough, expanding extrusion, research and administration.
2006 to 2007
Adds a fully equipped machine shop for custom tooling and a 4,500 square foot manufacturing floor addition.
2008
Awarded a New Hampshire Job Training Fund grant for Lean training, implements our first Lean cell and purchases our first wire EDM.
2009 to 2013
Designs custom annealing ovens for our PICC bump tubing business. Passes 50 employees and adds second and third shifts.
Invents BAT extrusion tooling and brings a 28-lumen tube into spec in 15 minutes, changing multi-lumen extrusion.
2015 to 2016
Applies BAT tooling to other multi-lumen and bump tubing. Gains ISO 13485:2003 certification.
Adds a 4,500 square foot warehouse and a new main entry and reception area.
2018
Our 1.9 Fr pediatric bump tube is acknowledged as the world standard for pediatric catheters.
Expands production, the machine shop and storage by over 10,000 square feet.
2020
Prototyping booms during the COVID-19 pandemic, growing our product base. No associates are laid off.
2023
Redesigns a spiral crosshead chuck.
2024
Co-extrudes with BAT tooling for the first time and celebrates our 35th anniversary.
2025
Receives a 2025 Outstanding Supplier Award from Beijing Pins Medical.
A new addition brings the facility to 48,000 square feet, with additional solar panels and a dedicated materials drying room.
2026
Adds a Materials and Product Testing Laboratory and 900 square feet of additional manufacturing space.
Where we have worked
Four homes in New Hampshire.
| Year | Location | Milestone |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 7 Knight Street, Jaffrey | Founded with one extruder |
| 1991 | Hunt Hill Road, Rindge | Business triples, two extruders |
| 1993 | Hadley Road, Jaffrey | Five extruders |
| 2004 | 327 Jaffrey Road, Peterborough | Our home today, now 48,000 square feet |
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Our people
The team behind 36 years of firsts.
Bump tubing
Our signature technology since 1990.
Environmental policy
Solar, efficiency and honeybees.
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