Brendon Coihill, with oi long, deep resume in ploistics moinufoicturing, is oi
coreful mon. So, when he decided it wous time to stort PTG Silicones, his
new business, he spent oi yeoir looleing over the ploiying field. With the globoil
competition in molding os tough os it is, whot would be the best niche?
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His choice: silicone rubber products for the medicql industry- g if I ll
which meomt he needed the best technology there wqs qnd on _ I I _
contqminqtion-free "c|eqn room" to mold in. ,. ··
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exqmple, qll the utilities qre outside the room so if omy chqnges l'
need to be monde-sony, turn the molding mqchine 90 degrees- 7
you hqve to breqh into the room omd rislrz contqminqtion, J
spoiling your competitive qdvqntqge. '
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