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News Release from: Victrex | Subject: Victrex PEEK polymer
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 18 March 2003
Polymer advances to go on show in Milan
The very latest advances in a polymer, which has maximized the performance and added value of a wide variety of components, will be shown at Plast 2003 exhibition in Milan, Italy.
Victrex Europa will be exhibiting for the first time at the forthcoming Plast 2003, which is being held from May 6th to 10th in the Fiera Milano, Italy The presence of Victrex at this important event and the recent launch of the Italian version of the website further strengthen the company's commitment both to its valued customers and industry partners in Italy, and to a stronger European customer support organization as a whole
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 26 Nov 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Victrex Europa is represented in Italy by Reinhard Veljovic, who, with many years of business experience in Italy, is the Manager responsible for coordinating Victrex PEEK polymer sales and market development in the region.
The Victrex stand A20 in Hall 22 will showcase the very latest advances in both application development and processing technology for PEEK polymer, which has maximized the performance and added value of a wide variety of components used in food processing, electronics, pumps and valves and in general industry applications.
From complex, high volume injection moulded parts, to machined stock shapes for low volume production, PEEK polymer's unique properties provide tailor-made performance in the most demanding environments.
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These include sterilizable products for the food manufacturing and catering industries (Victrex PEEK polymer is FDA approved), leading edge electronic components, and highly wear-resistant industrial gear wheels, pumps and valves.
Victrex continues to actively expand the markets for PEEK polymer by working closely with customers and end-users, and by focusing on pioneering product development backed by increased production capacity.
Annual capacity currently stands at 2,300 tonnes per annum, with a further increase of 500 tonnes on target for October 2003.
Information on products, technical support services and sales and distribution contacts worldwide, can be accessed through the company's web site: Victrex PEEK polymer is manufactured by Victrex in the UK, and distributed throughout Europe by Victrex Europa (Hofheim/Taunus, Germany) and authorised partner companies.
Victrex plc, which has its sales, technical and production headquarters at Thornton Cleveleys in Lancashire, UK, had a turnover of more than GBP 59m in the last financial year.
The company exports 97 percent of its Victrex PEEK polymer output to OEMs in the automotive, industrial, medical, food and electronics market sectors in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.
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