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Congressman’s visit to Davis-Standard site

Davis-Standard

welcomed

Joe for

Courtney,

US

Congressman

Connecticut’s

Second

District,

at

its

headquarters

in

Pawcatuck.

Congressman and congressional staff member Taijah Anderson visited the site to learn more about Davis-Standard’s technology, economic impact on the region, and the upcoming expansion of the Pawcatuck facility. Company president and CEO Jim Murphy and other Davis-Standard leadership provided an overview and tour of Davis-Standard, offering an insight into the company’s global growth, plant specifics and diverse equipment portfolio. “Davis-Standard has an impressive operation and it was an honour to tour the facility in Pawcatuck,” said Congressman Courtney. “The cleanliness of the machining floor, advanced manufacturing practices and employee engagement is really something to behold. We’re very proud of Davis-Standard and the strong economic boost they continue to provide to southeastern Connecticut.” Mr Murphy added: “We enjoyed Congressman Courtney’s visit and Courtney

▲ ▲ Congressman Joe Courtney, left, and Davis-Standard president and CEO JimMurphy tour the site at Pawcatuck

appreciate his support of the manufacturing industry. Last year, Congress enacted an R&D tax credit; this has been beneficial in helping us further our technological advancements. We also appreciate the congressman’s support of the Pawcatuck expansion, which will house manufacturing capabilities for our growing blown film business.” Davis-Standard is adding 15,000 square feet of manufacturing space and over 30 jobs in the next two years to its Pawcatuck headquarters, which currently employs more than 400 people. The addition will house the manufacturing and precision machining of advanced multi-layer blown film dies. It will also enable Davis-Standard to move all blown film manufacturing for its Gloucester Engineering product line from Gloucester, Rosendahl has developed the ROBI high-speed cross binder for SZ-stranded fibre optic cable elements. At 4,500 rpm, it is fast, but at the same time very gentle in its handling. It has an adjustable binding tension to maintain the loose tube shape and the product’s quality. Beyond that, it is especially designed to maintain the very short reversal spots generated by the dynamic drive system of the Rosendahl SZ-strander. A constant yarn tension under 2N can be achieved with the optionally available active yarn tension control system from Rosendahl.

Massachusetts, to Pawcatuck. Davis-Standard has operated in Southeast Connecticut since 1848 and is one of the oldest and largest employers in the Southeast Connecticut/Southwest Rhode Island region. The expansion of the Pawcatuck site reinforces the company’s commitment to the local region. Through its long-standing position in the market, it is considered the “Centre for Excellence” for Connecticut’s extrusion technology sector. In addition to the Pawcatuck facility, Davis-Standard has manufacturing facilities and subsidiaries in the USA, Europe and Asia. Davis-Standard – USA Website : www.davis-standard.com conditions even while the binder is ramping up or down and at high production speeds. This gives a constant and high-precision binding to maintain the product’s properties. Size-wise, ROBI allows large bobbin dimensions of up to 290mm for the outer diameter. This enables continuous production lengths. The integrated mini twist lock keeps strands perfectly formed and supports immediate binding at the stranding point. Essential parameters, such as bobbin weight, bobbin diameter and brake curve, are stored in the database. These parameters are used during line operation to maintain a constant yarn tension at various production speeds.

ROBI low-tension binder for single and dual-end yarns with up to 4,500 rpm

RosendahlNextrom GmbH – Austria Website : www.rosendahlnextrom.com

This system keeps the tension constant at all operating

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