RTP starts Ultra Clean Compounding Center for production of clean compounds

17-Jan-09

RTP Company, global custom engineered thermoplastic compounder has recently established a controlled manufacturing environment spanning 3,300 sq ft dedicated to the production of clean compounds for sensitive applications in medical, electronic, and other industries at its Winona, Minnesota, headquarters location. Currently operational with two extrusion lines, the self-contained Ultra Clean Compounding Center has capacity for four extrusion lines and is capable of producing almost any product in RTP Company's portfolio. Extrusion and post-extrusion operations (cooling, pelletizing, classifying, and packaging) are conducted inside a climate-controlled, positive pressure environment with interlocks to limit access. As per company's release, extruders are fully automated with touch-screen controls that allow complete process monitoring and data acquisition.