In order to conform to increasingly stringent regulations
Precision Polymer Engineering, a manufacturer of high performance molded elastomer seals, has announced the official opening of its new manufacturing facility in Brenham, Texas on February 12, 2015. The new site manufactures high performance compression molded components for the oil and gas industry as well as critical components for semiconductor and heavy equipment applications.
About 75 miles northwest of Houston, the 30,000ft2 site complements PPE’s existing manufacturing facility in the UK and will include its own tool making, extrusion, and inspection departments in line with PPE’s flexible operating model. The opening of the Brenham facility will significantly boost PPE’s production capabilities.
Paul Gillyon, managing director of PPE, adds, “We have made significant investment in the new Houston facility, both in capital equipment and experienced personnel which will further assist us in delivering our value proposition to our core oil and gas, semiconductor and heavy equipment markets.”
Sealing solutions play a significant part in oil and gas exploration, semiconductor manufacturing, and heavy duty equipment such as marine diesel engines. Each industry requires different types of high performance seals in order to conform to increasingly stringent regulations. However, due to the expense and complexity involved in the manufacture of high performance elastomer materials, most components are manufactured to order where the process of acquiring appropriate, high performance seals can be challenging and extensive. It is therefore important that any provider of sealing solutions can deliver materials of the highest quality in the shortest possible timeframes.