c-m-p gmbH expansion includes new manufacturing facility
A second office building and second manufacturing hall will be added to the prepreg manufacturer’s Heinsberg-Oberbruch location in response to business growth.
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Prepreg manufacturer c-m-p GmbH (Heinsberg, Germany) announced June 5 the company will expand its offices and manufacturing facilities. The expansion is in response to business growth in the first two quarters of 2018 and in July 2018.
A second office building will be added to the company’s Heinsberg-Oberbruch location and a second manufacturing hall is expected to be completed by August 2018, increasing the production, storage and laboratory space from 1800 m² to 3900 m². Installation of a new prepreg system is scheduled for October of 2018.
The new CP201 system enables curing at low temperatures and is temperature-resistant up to 190°C. According to c-m-p GmbH, manufacturing using the new prepreg system is expected to start in November 2018.
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