Tygavac Advanced Materials changes name to Airtech Advanced Materials UK
The name change to Airtech’s U.K. division, effective immediately, more clearly displays the group’s global capabilities in vacuum bagging, composite tooling solutions.
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Airtech Advanced Materials Group (Chadderton, U.K. and Huntington Beach, Calif., U.S.), a privately owned manufacturer of vacuum bagging and composite tooling materials, is changing the name of its U.K. division from Tygavac Advanced Materials Ltd. to Airtech Advanced Materials UK (visit new website here).
Tygavac has been an established division of Airtech Advanced Materials Group (AAMG) since 1996. Changing Tygavac’s name to Airtech Advanced Materials UK allows the opportunity to become a more visible member
of AAMG and more clearly display the group’s global capabilities to customers as it continues to grow.
“We want to reassure our customers that there have been no changes to the Tygavac team, and that the name change will not affect the high-quality products and exceptional service you have come to expect,” Kerry Lee, VP general manager of Airtech Advanced Materials UK, explains.
The new name is effective immediately and kicks off Airtech’s 50th year in business in 2023. Established in 1973, Airtech is a family owned and operated business pioneering innovations in the composites industry. In 1996, Airtech expanded into the U.K. market, acquiring materials supplier Tygavac with a staff of 13. Today, the U.K. site is 145,000 square feet (13,500 square meters) with a staff of more than 100, and is home to one of its dedicated Kitting and Custom Engineered Products division.
In 2022, Airtech founder William (Bill) Dahlgren was honored with the distinguished Mort Kushner Lifetime Achievement Award by the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE, Diamond Bar, Calif., U.S.). The global award recognized Dahlgren for his lifetime dedication and groundbreaking contributions to the advancement of the composites industry. Airtech has also received other industry awards, including the SAMPE Organizational Excellence Award and the FACC AG (Ried im Innkreis, Austria) Excellent Supplier “Gold” Award.
Companies in the Airtech Advanced Materials Group include:
- Airtech Advanced Materials UK (formerly Tygavac, Chadderton, England);
- Airtech International Inc. (Huntington Beach, Calif., U.S.);
- Airtech Europe Sarl (Differdange, Luxembourg);
- Airtech Asia Ltd. (Tianjin, China).
