'Needling' Away At The Competition.Finding profit within what others would call waste is the story behind the successful beginnings of the Clark-Cutler-McDermott Co., Franklin, MA. Founded in 1911, the company was formed with the objective of putting to useful and profitable purposes the large quantities of jute cotton bale packing waste that was then available in the area. Beginning with its first product of "Kersey kersey coarse, narrow cloth used for leg bandages in horses. " lining for horse and cow blankets, Clark-Cutler-McDermott now manufactures a variety of nonwoven non·wo·ven adj. Made by a process not involving weaving. Used of textiles. n. Material or a fabric made by a process not involving weaving. needlepunched products for the automotive, filtration, apparel, luggage, environmental, appliance, moving, sorbent sorbent /sor·bent/ (sor´bent) an agent that sorbs; see absorbent and adsorbent. sorbent an agent that sorbs. , disaster assistance and industrial niche markets that constitute 85% of its sales. The remaining 15% of sales come from the company's AirLoc Division, which together with AirLoc Schrepfer, Ltd. of Switzerland develops, manufactures and markets nonwoven-based vibration control pads and precision leveling systems that are used worldwide in numerous industrial applications. With an annual production capacity in excess of 35 million pounds, Clark-Cutler-McDermott supplies nonwoven products in blends of synthetic and natural fibers to North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe, with weight ranges between 5 to 70 opsy. The company also has laminating lam·i·nate v. lam·i·nat·ed, lam·i·nat·ing, lam·i·nates v.tr. 1. To beat or compress into a thin plate or sheet. 2. To divide into thin layers. 3. and molding capabilities for manufacturing contoured nonwoven products. Clark-Cutler-McDermott is both ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 and QS 9000 registered and previously received the Q1 quality award from Ford Motor Company, Detroit, MI. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. vice president marketing and sales Bernt Ruediger, Clark-Cutler-McDermott recently added a brand new nonwoven needlepunch and thermoforming line. The new line is expected to come onstream in next month. As we went to press, no further details on the expansion were available. For the future, Clark-Cutler-McDermott plans to continue its strong presence within the automotive interior industry by offering fabrics, composites and thermoformed molded parts. In addition, the company expects to continue its consistent growth within many traditional non-wovens markets, such as automotive, industrial, filtration, sorbents, apparel, equestrian and office products. |
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