First Rubber Seals Manufacturer Outside The Americas Receives Nadcap Accreditation

Online, November 3, 2011 (Newswire.com) - High performance rubber seals manufacturer, Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE), a Unit of IDEX Corp., is the first manufacturer of its kind outside the Americas to receive Nadcap accreditation for the production of its elastomer rubber seals and o rings.

Nadcap is the highest standard accreditation awarded to suppliers to the aerospace industry and provides an assurance of quality and integrity in component manufacture. Accreditation is awarded only after a rigorous audit of an organization's quality and manufacturing systems. The audit covers processes throughout the business; from raw materials, tooling and manufacturing, to inspection, packaging and dispatch.

"This accreditation is a great achievement for PPE and reflects our commitment to quality and continuous improvement in all aspects of our business"' says Paul Gillyon, PPE managing director, "I believe it shows PPE once again taking a clear lead in aiming for the highest global standards of quality in elastomer rubber seals and o rings manufacture".

"Achieving Nadcap accreditation is not easy: it is one of the ways in which the aerospace industry identifies those who excel at manufacturing quality product through superior special processes. Companies such as Precision Polymer Engineering work hard to obtain this status and they should be justifiably proud of it," said Joe Pinto, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at the Performance Review Institute. "PRI is proud to support continual improvement in the aerospace industry by helping companies such as PPE be successful and we look forward to continuing to assist the industry moving forward."

Precision Polymer Engineering Ltd (PPE) is a leading provider of high performance Oâ€rings, technical mouldings and sealing solutions to a diverse range of industries. Its markets are global, and include aerospace, defence, semiconductor / photovoltaic manufacture, diesel engine manufacture, oil and gas, chemical, pharmaceutical, bioâ€analytical and food processing.

Founded in 1974, and based in Blackburn, England, PPE employs over 260 people and has sales offices, distributors and agents in the US, Europe and Asia. The company's success is based on continuous development of new sealing solutions in its advanced materials testing and research laboratory.

For more information on PPE o rings, rubber seals and gaskets products, visit http://www.prepol.com