Amnovis expands in US with Westconn AM acquisition
Amnovis, headquartered in Aarschot, Belgium, has announced the establishment of a new operating entity in the United States and the acquisition of Westconn Precision Technologies’ Additive Manufacturing activities.
The new US operations will be located in North Webster, Indiana, where the site is being developed to mirror Amnovis’ Belgian headquarters, operating under the same global quality management system, procedures, digital workflows, validation frameworks and equipment strategy.
To lead the US company, Amnovis has appointed Chris Cook as General Manager of US Operations. Cook brings extensive leadership experience across scale-ups and large international medical device organisations and will oversee the expansion and operational execution of Amnovis’ US manufacturing activities.
“Expanding our operational footprint to the United States is a logical next step in the evolution of Amnovis,” said Ruben Wauthle, CEO and Co-founder of Amnovis. “Being close to the largest medical device market globally, and specifically within the Warsaw, Indiana ecosystem, allows us to better support customers who require reliable, high quality Additive Manufacturing capacity with minimal logistical complexity.”
By establishing mirrored production sites in Europe and the United States under a single global quality management system, Amnovis intends to enable customers to deploy manufacturing capacity across regions while maintaining consistent processes, equipment and validation approaches. This operating model is designed to support flexible and scalable manufacturing in regulated environments.
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As part of its US expansion, Amnovis has acquired the AM activities of Westconn Precision Technologies. This will be integrated into Amnovis’ new US operations in North Webster, with the intention of strengthening its North American footprint and hybrid manufacturing capabilities by combining metal AM with conventional CNC and post-processing technologies.
In support of this expansion, Jake Marasco will join Amnovis and take responsibility for account management and business development in North America. Marasco brings deep experience in integrating AM into broader manufacturing workflows, with a strong focus on combining Additive Manufacturing and precision machining strategies.
“The acquisition of Westconn’s Additive Manufacturing activities further strengthens Amnovis’ position as a global partner for industrialised Additive Manufacturing,” said Wauthle. “By aligning equipment strategies and technical expertise across both sites, we are able to scale our operating model globally while further reinforcing our already strong capabilities in metal Additive Manufacturing. This combination allows us to support customers with a level of consistency, scale and technical depth that is increasingly required as more customers develop applications that truly unlock the full potential of Additive Manufacturing.”
Marasco added, “Westconn’s Additive Manufacturing work has been built around helping customers move complex programs from development into reliable production. Joining Amnovis creates a strong path to continue supporting those customers with deeper Additive Manufacturing expertise, a broader global platform, and a clear commitment to building US-based capacity.”
The company states that the US expansion is driven by long-term market dynamics, including the size of the US medical device market, the growing demand for patient-specific and time-critical applications, and the need for flexible, regionally available manufacturing capacity.
