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Success with Central Fabrication

Posted on: June 12th, 2012 in News and Articles - No Comments

By Andy Steele, CPO,MBA One of my favorite movies, Jerry Maguire, reminds me a lot of the current state of central fabrication. Tom Cruise plays a run down sports agent tired of the impersonal high pressure field. He desires a business world where service is centered around personal contact and less pressure for numbers. We [...]

Orthotics & Prosthetics One, Inc. Philosophy

Posted on: June 12th, 2012 in News and Articles - No Comments

O&P1 is an independent, central fabrication company whose employees are committed to giving you the fastest and highest quality service. Our company is large enough to do your work, and small enough to make you a priority. We take pride in our extremely fast turn-around times and in the quality of our work. We want your [...]

Emulsifiers

Posted on: June 12th, 2012 in News and Articles - No Comments

“It’s great to call and talk to someone who knows what I want.” How often have you been able to say this? O&P1 has two CPO’s on staff that can understand and differentiate the needs of both the practitioner and the patient. They know the true variable nature of our business. Andy Steele, CPO and Dennis [...]

Double Wall Socket

Posted on: June 12th, 2012 in News and Articles - No Comments

This patented and innovative design is the ultimate in modern prosthetics. It combines the best suction suspension for enhanced proprioception with the convenience and ease of pin suspension. “The Double Wall Socket protects my sleeves from holes that could occur with other systems. I also like the ease of switching from my work leg to [...]

E-Fab into the Future

Posted on: June 12th, 2012 in News and Articles - 2 Comments

O&P1 has over 10 years of experience with CAD/CAM. Our highly trained technicians assist our customers using CAD in a variety of ways. Many simply send us a cast or measurements to be input into our CAD system, while others own the front-end equipment and email a completed file for production. Either way the advantages are [...]

Quality Crow Boot

Posted on: June 12th, 2012 in News and Articles - No Comments

(Charcot Restraint Orthotic Walker) The C.R.O.W. is a combination of an ankle foot orthosis and a custom boot. The C.R.O.W. was developed for patients with severe charcot changes of the foot and ankle where a more traditional means of treatment was not satisfactory. The device is in essence a bivalved copolymer full foot enclosure ankle [...]

Central Fabrication: Thinking Lean

Posted on: June 12th, 2012 in News and Articles - No Comments

I regularly get asked what I consider the greatest advantage of using central fabrication. While there are many, I feel one sticks out as the biggest – lower overhead and less investment in inventory, equipment and staff. Today’s reimbursement environment forces us to create companies that are lean. Using central fabrication allows companies to pay [...]

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