Mesa Laboratories, Inc.
12100 West Sixth Avenue Lakewood, CO 80228
Phone: (303) 987-8000
Web Site: www.mesalabs.com
Industry: Health Services Sector: Healthcare
Employees: 51
Stock Symbol: MLAB

Business Summary: Mesa Laboratories, Inc. was incorporated as a Colorado corporation on March 26, 1982. The Company designs, develops, acquires, manufactures and markets instruments and disposable products utilized in connection with industrial applications and hemodialysis therapy. For industrial applications, which includes pharmaceutical, food and petrochemical, the Company presently markets the DATATRACE data logging systems, NUSONICS Concentration Analyzers, Pipeline Interface Detectors and Flow Meter products and Raven Biological Indicators. For healthcare applications, the Company markets two product lines used in kidney dialysis Raven Biological Indicators, which are used by hospitals and dental offices to assure sterility. The DATATRACE products are self-contained, wireless, high precision, data loggers that are used in critical manufacturing, quality control, and transportation applications. They are used to measure temperature, humidity and pressure inside a process or inside a product during manufacturing. In addition, the DATATRACE products can be used to validate the proper operation of laboratory or manufacturing equipment, either during its installation or for annual re-certifications. The product line consists of individual tracers, a PC interface, DTW reporting software and various accessories. In May, 2006, the Company acquired Raven Biological Laboratories, Inc. of Omaha, Nebraska. The RAVEN product line consists of Biological Indicators and Chemical Indicators used to assess the effectiveness of sterilization processes, including steam, gas, and radiation. Biological Indicators consist of resistant spores of certain microorganisms which are applied on a convenient substrate. The RAVEN BI include both spore strips, which require post-processing transfer to a growth media and self-contained products which have the growth media already pre-packaged in crushable ampoules. The Company's sonic fluid measurement product line consists of two major components: Sonic Flow Meters and Concentration Monitors. The Concentration Monitor component of the product line consists of Pipeline Interface Detectors and Concentration Analyzers. The Sonic Flow Meter line is a range of products which are suited to various fluid measurement applications. The Model CM800 Sonic Flow Meter is the Company's main wetted transducer meter. Mesa's Dialysate Meters are instruments that are used to test various parameters of the dialysis fluid, and the proper calibration and operation of the dialysis machine. The Company manufactures two styles of Dialysate Meters; those designed for use by dialysis machine manufacturers and Biomedical Technicians and those used primarily by dialysis nurses. The meters for technicians include the Models 90DX, NEO-2, and the recently introduced 90XL. The Company assembles its manufactured products at its facilities in Lakewood, Colorado and Omaha, Nebraska. Most of the materials and components used in the Company's product lines are available from a number of different suppliers. The Company's domestic sales of its dialysis and DATATRACE products are generated by its direct sales and marketing staff, while outside the U.S., a number of distributors are utilized. The Company's RAVEN products are distributed both directly to end users and through a series of distributors both domestically and outside the U.S. For its NUSONICS product lines, a separate organization of manufacturers' representatives is maintained. International sales for all products are conducted through over 100 distributors. Medical devices marketed by Mesa are subject to the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Medical Device Amendments of 1976. On March 31, 2006, the Company had a total of 52 employees, of which 51 were full-time employees. Officers: Luke R. Schmieder , CEO