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Technical textile company completes upgrade

25/05/2016
UK technical textiles specialist Arville has completed a two-year project to upgrade its fabric coating plant in Bury, Lancashire. The overall cost of overhauling the 15,000 sq. ft site was £1 million.

Arville produces high performance woven and coated textiles for the aerospace, defence, pharmaceutical, automotive, medical and food industries.

Along with the company’s recent expansion of its weaving facility in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, the upgrade of the plant is part of a plan to streamline operations using lean manufacturing principles and cutting edge textile manufacturing technology.

The investment includes a dedicated area for compound mixing, secure chemical storage areas, ventilation systems, new coating heads, a high-speed vulcanising oven, inspection tables and high definition video cameras for in-line quality control.

“The overall result is a more versatile plant capable of both coating and combining a wide range of bespoke, high performance and high specification technical textiles, for various markets worldwide,” the company said.

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