2014-2016 Exhibitions
SO.F.TER.,a leading global compounder announces the production startup of engineering plastics in the new plant based inLebanon, Tennessee. The production site will have an initial capacity of 23,000metric tonnes.
The layout of the production lines is highly efficient and latest generation extruders provide excellent product properties, while maintaining a very competitive cost structure, says SO.F.TER.In 2015, the second stage of the project will double manufacturing capacity and will add TPE production.
Moreover, SO.F.TER. USA will also provide its customers with a full range of engineering services including Moldflow, 3D Modeling, FEM (Finite Element Modeling)and ANSYS Stress Analysis. These services will be performed at the US site and will be available to customers along with processing support at the customer’s plant sites.
The opening of the US headquarters will enable the firm to offer a complete range of products in synergy with its two other manufacturing plants in Mexico and Brazil. SO.F.TER. has 18 basic resins, ranging from engineering plastics to thermoplastic elastomers and thermoplastic vulcanisates. The company specialises in the automotive, appliance, construction, electrical/electronics, footwear and sports industries.
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