Luxfer Gas Cylinders recently has announced plans to expand the manufacture of high-pressure composite cylinders in Europe with the addition of a wide range of products currently manufactured in the United States.
New composite winding equipment will be installed at Luxfer’s plant in Gerzat, France, which currently produces Kevlar and carbon composite hoop-wrap cylinders used primarily for medical oxygen and self-contained breathing apparatus for the fire and rescue market.
Luxfer Europe’s Managing Director David Rix anticipates that production will commence mid-2005. He adds, “In response to growing medical and life-support markets, we plan to increase manufacturing capacity in the future, as well as expanding Luxfer’s range into other European sectors.”
