Citation
(2009), "Enterprise minister opens new high tech facility at Teknek", Circuit World, Vol. 35 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/cw.2009.21735aab.001
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2009, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Enterprise minister opens new high tech facility at Teknek
Article Type: Industry news From: Circuit World, Volume 35, Issue 1
Jim Mather MSP, Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism, has opened a new production facility at Teknek Limited’s head office in Glasgow. Teknek is a leading international engineering company and the global market leader in contact cleaning equipment for the electronics sector.
This equipment is used by manufacturers in over 40 countries world-wide to increase yields and reduce waste by eliminating contamination from production processes. The company pioneered this specialist technology over 20 years ago and now exports over 90 percent of its output to overseas markets into a number of key industry sectors such as semi-conductors, converting, printing, medical, and solar cells. In 2007 the company employed 150 people within its 10 global offices.
The new facility, a “semi-clean room”, will be used to produce the special elastomer rollers used in the contact cleaning equipment. These rollers, produced under the most stringent production conditions, will be fitted to both Teknek equipment and also marketed to other manufacturers world-wide.
Enterprise Minister Jim Mather said: “I am delighted to open Teknek’s new production facility here in Renfrewshire. Engineering is a key sector with an important role to play in helping this Government achieve its aim of increasing sustainable economic growth. The opening of the new facility is a great boost for Teknek and the local economy. I wish all at the firm every success for the future.”
Stephen Mitchell, managing director of Teknek Limited said: “This is a strategic investment for Teknek which will safeguard existing jobs and create new employment in the longer term. Despite the economic downturn we have seen demand grow for our equipment and specialist expertise in the field of contact cleaning, especially from Asia where hi-technology industries rely on our equipment as an integral part of their production processes.”
He added: “Our equipment helps manufacturers become more productive and cut out waste.“ The need for zero defects, reduction of production costs and predictable output has never been higher; Teknek is the brand of choice in this area.
The opening of the new facility follows the recent announcement by the TH Group of companies, of which Teknek is part, of the merger of Teknek How wood and Kalinin-based NPI Solutions Limited, to form one of Scotland’s largest manufacturing services businesses.