Victrex opens technology centre in Japan

Victrex plc  announced the establishment of Victrex Japan Technology Centre (JTC),  along with the relocation of the Victrex Japan office in the same premises. JTC provides technical support for the company's existing and new Japanese customers and end users in all industries with particular emphasis on automotive, mass transit, electronics and alternative energy industries, together with the emerging aerospace industry. JTC's technical support includes designing and processing support for the customer's development projects as well as analysis and performance testing of their products. Victrex has introduced the Suzuki friction/wear tester for the first time, to respond to the increasing demand for product performance evaluation under lubricated environment, from customers in the automotive industry. The injection moulding machine offers support for prototyping and optimising customer tools as well as enhancing Victrex's in-house moulding capability. In addition, the JTC will allow Victrex Japan to work closely with existing and new customers to assist in the design and development of unique value added solutions to meet their needs.

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