Product category:
Plastics and Rubber Moulding Subcontracting Services
News Release from: Avantis International
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 04 December 2006
Automated plastic injection facility has
UK design
Avantis International has invested over GBP 1million in a new 27,500ft2 manufacturing facility at Sungai Petani in northern Malaysia employing 145 people.
Avantis International has invested over GBP1 million in a new 27,500ft2 manufacturing facility at Sungai Petani in northern Malaysia employing 145 people The fully automated plant and equipment at Ovantis Hightech (Malaysia) includes new injection moulding machines, with capacity of up to 600 tonf (6000kN)
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 5 Sep 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Full commissioning is expected to be completed at the end of November.
Avantis is an Anglo-Chinese company with a UK design facility - Avanco Design (UK) - based in Cannock.
CEO Mark Bromley says this significant investment represents a 100% increase in capacity to meet rising demand following successful on-going supply of plastic building products to selected UK partners.
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"Avantis has formed on-going strategic relationships with a number of major UK blue chip manufacturers of building products.
With them we are facilitating the development of new product ranges, from concept to supply chain management, in a very secure and cost-effective environment," explained Bromley.
"What makes Avantis different is our complete control over our own Asia-based manufacturing facilities - with the associated benefits of lower manufacturing costs - while at all times retaining overall management and quality control from the UK," he added.
Specialising in precision plastics injection moulding, assembly and extrusion operations, Avantis manufactures a range of products to ISO 9001 quality standards.
Its clients operate in a variety of industries, including building products, automotive, electrical components and domestic appliances.
In 2007, further expansion plans include an additional 45,000ft2 facility to increase capacity for PVC-based materials manufacturing in response to rising demand from UK-based customers for a much more affordable route to new product development and manufacture.
Steve Pollard, Avantis Plastics Division commercial director, commented: "Given the initial costs of R and D, design and tooling, companies are looking to realise the full potential of their projects more cost-effectively, but with the reassurance of dealing with a UK management team." He said: "Clients can select any aspect of our package, whether it's just R and D, tool design and manufacture or the full manufacturing and shipping service, so they can adjust the costs to suit their budget.
We don't believe there is any other UK company offering this type of facility.".
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