WCA September 2015

Industry news

Open house at new Chinese laboratory

The Suzhou facility has been a game-changer for Davis-Standard due to regional manufacturing capabilities and the ability to serve every major converting and extrusion coating market in Asia. The main Davis-Standard products being manufactured in Suzhou and sold throughout the region include extruders up to 90mm, PLC control systems and high-speed FPVC systems for medical tubing. Additionally, the Suzhou facility can assemble and refurbish gear boxes and control panels, and there are plans to add fabrication and assembly of downstream equipment. Davis Standard – USA Website : www.davis-standard.com

AN open house at Davis-Standard (Suzhou) Plastic Packaging Machinery Co Ltd’s lab facility in Suzhou, China, welcomed nearly 60 industry leaders from different companies throughout the country. The event was the first of many planned at the location. The day’s agenda included presentations on feedscrew and extruder design, microbore tube processing, extrusion of FEP resins, ultrasonic technology, parts and aftermarket services, PEBAX extrusion for medical tubing, and a live demonstration on the lab’s FPVC and micro bore tubing lines. Davis-Standard representatives from the USA and China, as well as representatives from Arkema, Dupont and Zumbach, were involved in the presentation. Lin Jinzong, general manager at Suzhou, said: “The open

house was very successful. We plan on having regularly scheduled open houses to share new technology and processes with customers. This is all part of D a v i s - S t a n d a r d ’ s commitment to offering the Global Advantage™ to customers in the region.”

❍ FPVC medical tubing at the Suzhou plant

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