Posted November 3, 2015

 

MANCHESTER, U.K. – Americhem Europe Ltd., a global provider of color and additive solutions for synthetic fibers, is unveiling its new Manchester, U.K., technical center during the ITMA 2015 trade show in Milan next week.

 

The facility gives customers the opportunity to develop products during a short visit and gives fiber producers access to the finest testing, research and product development expertise.

 

“The technical center features modern equipment designed to meet the rigorous requirements of customers in the synthetic fibers industry,” said Michael Frisch, Americhem’s EMEA technical director. “This is yet another way Americhem combines its technical capabilities and experience to benefit customers.”

 

The centrer houses a fully equipped pigment lab, which includes several extruders and feeders, in addition to the dedicated fiber equipment. The center boasts two fiber 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 center 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 center, 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 in Milan, to learn more about the technical center and Americhem’s color and additive fiber capabilities.

 

Source: Americhem