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America’s most experienced provider of high-performance films, coatings, and tubing expands to new location in Dover, NH

American Durafilm Company, Inc. is excited to announce the completion of another expansion project that took place at its Holliston, MA facility earlier this year. Adding to their original 1,000-square-foot cleanroom, American Durafilm has finished construction on an entirely new cleanroom, which now claims its own 750 square feet of space. Both rooms are certified to class 10,000/ISO 7 in accordance with cleanroom standards. The main purpose of both cleanrooms is to serve as premier heat sealing areas for making bags and assemblies for the most demanding applications primarily in the biopharmaceutical and semiconductor industries. The new room marks a huge increase in capacity for American Durafilm's existing technology and will enhance its ability to take on the continued growth that the industry demands.

American Durafilm Co., Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of a new truck oven (also known as a walk-in or truck-in oven) to its Holliston, MA facility. The new machine will be replacing one of American Durafilm's 60-year-old ovens and features a much larger capacity than its previous generation. Its innovative design will allow for increased fuel efficiency and can accommodate about three times the capacity of the prior oven, while occupying the same amount of floor space. From a productivity standpoint, the new oven reduces total bake time required of production components to about a fourth of the time needed by the previous oven. This increase in efficiency is due to a cleaner environment within the oven itself and a more uniform distribution of heat when the machine is activated. This valuable addition to American Duraflim's manufacturing floor will help reduce lead times in the shop and enable continued production of the highest-quality, custom-coated products on the market.

Leading Solutions Provider of High-Performance Films, Coatings, and Tubing Expands Production Capabilities

American Durafilm Company Inc. is pleased to announce new construction at its Holliston, MA facility. The 6,500-square-foot expansion includes 5,000 square feet of production space and 1,500 square feet of new office space. The leading solutions provider of ultra-high-performance materials, coatings, and films is designating approximately 3,500 square feet of its new production space for its custom rewinding, slitting, and distribution capabilities. Because high-performance fabricated films are used in diverse industries for a variety of applications, American Durafilm offers slitting to any custom dimension and rewinding down to .375" in width. Through this expansion, American Durafilm will continue to grow and assert its position as a market leader providing and distributing high-performance films, polyimide tubing, and custom-coated products.

American Durafilm Company Inc. is pleased to announce that its quality management system is certified to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015 standard. By adhering to the quality management principles (QMPs) in ISO 9001—which encompass customer focus, improvement, evidence-based decision making, process approach, leadership, relationship management, and engagement of internal & external customers—American Durafilm continues to assert its position as a market leader providing high-performance solutions using films, coatings, and tubing. The accreditation covers all aspect of its operational activities, including the distribution and custom fabrication of high-performance plastics, the manufacture of seamless polyimide tubing, and product finishing via spray coating on customer-furnished goods.

American Durafilm Company Inc., will be exhibiting at the BIOMEDevice —New England's largest medtech event—at the Boston Convention Center on May 3 and 4, 2017 (booth # 408). American Durafilm uses its engineering expertise in high-performance films, surface treatment coating, tubing, and other fabrication services to advance the medical and biopharmaceutical industry. Its services include product design assistance, material selection, prototyping, and validation, along with the ability to cater to high- to low-volume production. At this year's BIOMEDevice show, the company will showcase its breakthrough Duralok™ closure technology for FEP and Kapton® bags —including its features, benefits, and usage in the medical field, particularly for storing and handling samples of cord blood, cell culture, and tissue, among other specimens.

With Duralok™ Closure Technology, American Durafilm Solves the 50-Year-Old Problem of Resealing FEP and Kapton® Bags

American Durafilm® Co., Inc. film distribution division is pleased to announce that it has become an authorized distributor for DuPont™ Tedlar® polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) films, and carries a range of inventory primarily for industrial markets including aircraft, construction, gas sample bags and similar applications. Tedlar® PVF films offer unique weather, chemical, and stain resistant properties, and are available in a wide variety of colors, thicknesses and finishes. Tedlar® PVF films also come with different surface characteristics—allowing for one-sided or two-sided adherence for bonding to a wide variety of substrates and are compatible with many classes of adhesives including polyester, epoxies, rubbers, and pressure-sensitive mastic. With this expansion, American Durafilm® Co., Inc. is equipped to provide Tedlar® films to meet demanding specifications of manufacturers.

American Durafilm® Co., Inc. film distribution division is pleased to announce that it now carries a full range of Fluoropolymers from Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics in its inventory. With this addition, customers may select the right film for their specific application requirements from the broadest line of specialty high performance films. American Durafilm® now stocks and distributes Saint-Gobain high performance Norton® FEP, PFA and ETFE films as well as Teflon coated glass fabrics, seamless FEP Layflat, and heat-shrinkable FEP Rollcovers. All of which comprise a complete line of Fluoropolymer products derived from high-performance resins capable of meeting a broad range of environmental extremes.