As part of a growth programme, North Thin Ply Technology is expanding its offering of conventional weight prepreg following the installation of new equipment at its facility in Poland.
The new machine, used for high volume prepreg production, has been successfully installed in NTPT’s new 2000m2 plant in Zory, Poland, allowing the company to increase production for higher volume marine and industrial sectors, as well as the traditional high tech applications such as Formula 1 and UAVs.
Whilst production has already commenced in Poland, NTPT's R&D centre will remain at the company's headquarters in Switzerland, where the focus will be on developing technologies designed to answer customers' specific challenges at a competitive price.
During the second quarter of 2016, NTPT will also relocate its headquarters and R&D activities to a new site in Renens, Lausanne, which offers improved amenities, and will continue to expand its R&D, sales and production teams during the year.
James Austin, NTPT's CEO commented: "While NTPT is known for its expertise in thin ply prepreg materials, we understand that customers typically want to marry the performance and chemistry of thin ply with more conventional prepregs. With our expanded production facilities and additional equipment in Poland we are in a position to build our conventional prepreg range and provide these products to the market at very competitive prices."
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