Nasco

Nasco has been a pioneer in creating hands-on teaching materials for the classroom. Our Research and Development department works continually to discover and develop new products. These Nasco proprietary items include games, reproducible activity books, DVDs, charts, lab books, and teaching kits.

In October of 2012, Nasco plastics quality management system achieved certifications for ISO 9001:2008 and 13485:2003. The certifications from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) are difficult to achieve and guarantee good quality management practices and systems to consistently exceed customers’ expectations around the world.

Nasco’s Plastics Manufacturing operations is devoted to the production of Life/form® products. Life/form® anatomical replicas and medical procedure simulators aid in the training of healthcare professionals. Our line of Life/form® simulators has been a tremendous advancement in the training of nurses and doctors. Simulators are not only anatomically correct, but each one is functional in the specific technique it teaches. Some examples of these Nasco simulators include CPARLENE® (a CPR simulator), CRiSis™ Manikins (infants, child, and adult complete resuscitation simulators), GERi™ (a geriatric nursing skills manikin), Ready-or-Not Tot® (an interactive parenting manikin), airway management trainers, injectable training arm, blood pressure simulator, spinal injection simulator, and dozens more.

Nasco’s Plastics facility also produces realistic Life/form® food and fat replicas. These are used extensively by family and consumer science teachers, nutritionists, and dietitians to explain and demonstrate correct food portions, calorie counts, fat and cholesterol content, and balanced meals. They can be used in all kinds of food demonstration with no refrigeration and easy clean up.