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First Sustainability Report: Coyol Free Zone promotes gender equality in job creation

June 3rd, 2021|

3,600 people have been hired by Coyol Free Zone recruitment services in recent years June, 2021. In 2020, of the 16,500 people who were working in the 30 companies located in the Coyol Free Zone (CFZ), 55% were women and 45% were men, most of whom were working in manufacturing across the different companies in the [...]

Freudenberg Medical Expands Costa Rica Operations

June 1st, 2021|

Additional cleanroom for catheter manufacturing, assemblies, and components BEVERLY, Massachusetts – Freudenberg Medical, a global contract design and manufacturing provider to the medical device industry, is expanding its manufacturing operations in Alajuela, Costa Rica. The expansion project adds 8,600 square feet to the existing facility which includes construction of an additional ISO Class 7 cleanroom for [...]

Hologic Costa Rica: Internationally recognized as Leading Manufacturer of the Year

May 26th, 2021|

Employs 800 local collaborators May. Hologic Costa Rica is the winner of three awards at the Manufacturing Leadership Awards Gala 2020-2021 at a time that has undoubtedly been one of the most challenging periods in history for companies worldwide. Located in Coyol Free Zone and with a 800-strong local workforce, Hologic Costa Rica has been awarded [...]

Costa Rica: A comprehensive solution for Medical Device manufacturers

May 19th, 2021|

Costa Rica as a comprehensive solution for Medical Device manufacturers, hosts a robust ecosystem for the next wave of Life Sciences companies in the industry, with 81 MedTech multinational companies that research, design and produce solutions to save human lives around the world. This hub of major players has attracted hundreds of national and international contractors [...]

Coyol Free Zone 2020’s Engineering Projects: A vision of Innovation and Growth

May 19th, 2021|

In Coyol Free Zone, we strive to be a strategic partner for the companies of the Life Sciences industry in Costa Rica and in the park. We provide numerous services that support the success of their processes as well as the future growth of their businesses. As we leave behind 2020 and the challenges that it [...]

RESONETICS TO ADD SECOND PRODUCTION FACILITY IN COSTA RICA

April 12th, 2021|

New site will expand laser processing and centerless grinding capacity; add nitinol capabilities NASHUA, NH, April 12, 2021– Resonetics announced today it has leased new manufacturing space in a building a short distance from its current site in the Coyol Free Zone in Alajuela, Costa Rica. The space will be expanded and reconfigured to create a [...]

SMC LTD., DOUBLES ITS OPERATIONS IN COYOL FREE ZONE

April 6th, 2021|

Production capacity will grow as total manufacturing space measures 120,000 square feet (more than 11,000 m2) Payroll will double as operational and engineering personnel are employed April 2021. The global manufacturing company, SMC Ltd., once again has chosen Coyol Free Zone to double its operations in Costa Rica, extending manufacturing space to 120,000 square feet (more [...]

Coyol Free Zone launches a virtual training platform

March 18th, 2021|

For Applicants looking to work in the Free Zone March. The new reality, brought on by COVID-19, offers opportunities for growth and innovation for those who want to grow professionally in any of the companies located in Coyol Free Zone. The Code Recruitment and Training Institute along with Coyol Free Zone have adapted to the new [...]

Segex invests $10 million to increase its production capacity in Coyol Free Zone

March 10th, 2021|

This expansion in physical space is to be coupled with a comprehensive growth of the business and the generating of new employment opportunities. March, 2021. The Costa Rican company, Segex, has invested approximately $10 million to double its production capacity in order to offer integrated logistics services to important companies in the life science industry within [...]

Costa Rican engineer stands out in the Medical Device Industry

March 8th, 2021|

Paula Astorga, Senior Manager of New Product Introduction and Support Engineering, Hologic A path of dreams and effort will be crowned with great success. Paula Astorga’s career in a nutshell: a hard-working Materials Engineer who graduated from the Technological Institute of Costa Rica, and who today is Senior Manager of New Product Introduction and Support Engineering [...]

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