Ted Fetterman, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Bally Ribbon Mills

The Medical Device industry represents a strong market sector for the US textile industry now through 2035. The demographics of population growth in the Western Hemisphere and Europe show that the number of aging adults 60+ are rapidly expanding. Growth of this demographic is greater than any other age group. Specifically, the growth of this population is dramatically increasing the need for medical care of that population. Cardiovascular, orthopedic, and wearable devices to manage chronic conditions and needs of an aging population while aging ‘in place’ is creating strong long-term demand for textile materials.

Bally Ribbon Mills has been operating in the Medical Device Market since the 1970’s. As the market landscape changes with the times, we have been faced with many challenges and market demands. Many of these challenges are unique to medical markets. However, much of what we do permeates throughout our whole organization, by necessity.

During this session, Ted Fetterman of Bally Ribbon Mills will share incites of their market approach, journey, and lessons learned along the way.