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Shawmut Launches State-of-the-Art Automotive PPAP Lab
West Bridgewater, Mass.,
February 1, 2004 -- Shawmut Corporation, Inc., announced
today that it has completed its PPAP testing facility. The facility
offers a highly trained technical staff and rapid turnarounds
for headliner, bodycloth and vinyl composites. A2LA certification
is due in August 2004. The highly trained technical staff creates
rapid turnarounds for headliner, bodycloth and vinyl composites.
| Testing Capability |
 Weathering
and colorfastness |
| Color
cracking |
| Fogging |
| Heat
ageing |
| Accelerated
humidity ageing |
| Flammability |
| Cleanability |
| Adhesion
strength |
| Hydrolytic
stability |
| Environmental
cycle age |
| Tensile
elongation |
| Tear
strength |
| Trapezoid
tear strength |
| Stretch
and set |
| Taber
abrasion |
| Seam
strength |
Shawmut Corporation, founded in 1916 and based in
West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, is a materials engineering company
providing premier textile composite materials. It is the largest
supplier of foam-in-place laminates in North America.
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Recent News
Shawmut Corporation Acquires
TPI Industries
Shawmut Welcomes New VP
Business Development
Shawmut Receives ISO 9001:2000
Certification
Shawmut Receives
Omega Award
Shawmut Annouces Accreditation
of Test Facility
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