Americhem Reveals New Manchester Technical Centre

 

MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM (3 November, 2015)Americhem Europe Ltd., a global provider of colour and additive solutions for synthetic fibres, is unveiling its new Manchester, United Kingdom, technical centre at the ITMA 2015 trade show in Milan, Italy, from 12-19 November 2015. The facility gives customers the opportunity to develop products during a short visit and gives fibre producers access to the finest testing, research and product development expertise.

"The technical centre features modern equipment designed to meet the rigorous requirements of customers in the synthetic fibres industry," stated Michael Frisch, Americhem's EMEA technical director. "This is yet another way Americhem combines its technical capabilities and experience to benefit customers."

The centre houses a fully equipped pigment lab which includes several extruders and feeders, in addition to the dedicated fibre equipment. The centre boasts two fibre spinning lines, one low speed spin line for nylon and polypropylene products and a low/high speed line that covers the same polymers, plus PET. The availability of these lines assists customers in the product development process without interrupting production on their own equipment. Other color textile capabilities include two knitting machines, spectrophotometers and light cabinets.

The centre is dedicated to customer service and can turn around customer samples in two weeks? time or less. Customers can receive samples in several forms including masterbatch, cardwrap, pom/hank, knitted fabric or a plastic plaque.

In addition to the resources of the centre, customers in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region receive the full backing of Americhem's global network of plants, as well as the company's world headquarters and central research and development facility in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, U.S. Additional support capabilities through the Americhem network include a monofilament line, a spunbonded nonwoven fabric line and two brand new high speed spin lines located in the U.S.

The Manchester facility was Americhem's first plant outside of the United States and was founded in 1995.

Visitors can stop by Americhem's ITMA booth, located at Hall 8, Stand F105 at the Fiero Milano Rho to learn more about the technical centre and Americhem's color and additive fibre capabilities.

For more information about Americhem's booth at ITMA 2015, contact Scott Blanchard at sblanchard@americhem.com.

About Americhem
Americhem is a global organization that delivers custom color and additive solutions for customers seeking superior performance and batch-to-batch consistency for their polymer products. The company specializes in color and additive masterbatches, and single pigment dispersions, all backed by complete technical support that ensures quality, reliability and value. Americhem operates nine manufacturing plants and also maintains representative sales offices in Monterrey, Mexico, and Luxembourg. Central Research & Development facilities and headquarters are located in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. For more information visit Americhem.com or call 800.228.3476.