TAGS: Plastic Coatings
Extreme Coatings, a supplier of wear-resistant coating solutions for the plastics and rubber industries, announces that its new manufacturing facility in Austria for the production of high-performance coatings for feedscrews in injection molding and extrusion applications is fully operational.
Meeting Growing Demand of Europeans
The company has established a European subsidiary, Extreme Coatings GmbH and formed a strategic partnership with an Austrian engineering services company to operate the facility. The new plant is already meeting the application needs of a range of European customers including plastic part manufacturers for the automotive, packaging and profile markets.
The increased capacity in Europe will shorten lead times, reduce shipping costs and establish local supply for Extreme Coatings’ growing customer base throughout Europe, according to Scott Caplan, executive vice president, Extreme Coatings. The 15,000 square feet Austria plant expands Extreme Coatings’ global footprint which includes operations in India, South Korea and Chile.
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We’ve expanded our global footprint so we can break the logistical logjam that exists today and ensure stable supply to all key European regions,” said Caplan.
Extreme Coatings has established a licensing agreement with Austria’s FS Maschinenbau, a family-owned engineering services business, to provide engineering and manufacturing services. Extreme Coatings has transferred technology and know-how to FS Maschinenbau and new equipment has been installed at the new plant.
The partnership with Extreme Coatings brings FS Maschinenbau to the next level of this envision, to deliver expertise from raw material to machining, to coating and finish. Everything out of one hand and located in Austria is a unique selling proposition for the company.
Plastics Manufacturing with Feedscrew Coatings
Europe continues to be a growing area for plastics manufacturing with feedscrew coatings playing a pivotal role in optimizing the performance of injection molding and extrusion machinery for production of automotive, household goods and building products.
Extreme Coatings’ thermal spray technology applies wear- and corrosion-resistant CarbideX protective coatings made of tungsten or chromium carbide to virtually any new or repaired feedscrew.
The process provides a crack- and porosity-free coating within thicknesses ranging from 0.004 inch to 0.017 inch per side and hardness values over 60HRc. CarbideX Proline formulations deliver like-new performance and at least two to three times longer equipment life.
Source: Extreme Coatings