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Product category: Seals
News Release from: Trelleborg Sealing Solutions UK
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial Team on 05 March 2008

New facilities boost seal production

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Trelleborg Sealing Solutions' new facility houses a newly equipped materials test laboratory and the UK research and development centre.

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has relocated seal manufacturing from its existing premises to a newly constructed building in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire in England With 141 employees, the manufacturing site is one of over 30 that Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has worldwide

It incorporates production of the company's perfluoroelastomer Isolast, FKM Resifluor, along with fabrication of giant O-rings and seals by the Fleximould process, rubber to metal technologies and custom mouldings.

Within its 5000m2, it also houses a newly equipped materials test laboratory and the UK research and development centre.

To meet aerospace needs, an industry that accounts for a large proportion of Tewkesbury's production, special packaging and handling of components is combined with strict quality control procedures.

For clients in hygienic sectors or for those who demand super-clean components, such as semiconductor manufacturers, there is a Class 100 cleanroom.

The construction and move into Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Tewkesbury took place progressively over the last year, with the new production site becoming fully occupied and functional from February 2008.

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