TAM International marked its 45th anniversary and the opening of its recently-built manufacturing facility on October 18 with a tour of the facilities in Houston, Texas. The new site was open to employees in September. TAM specializes in inflatable packers; swellable packers; and associated downhole products and services. The 26-acre site is housed contains 126,000sq ft of manufacturing space and 17,000sq ft of office space. It is a 24-hour manufacturing site operated in three shifts. It includes an autoclave to cure rubber, colanders to cut rubber into strips, a packer testing unit, and a unit to pre-torque packers to spec. The facility also boasts a fully-automated parts machine, improving efficiency and safety.
Image Caption: TAM’s new manufacturing facility doubles the manufacturing size of the company’s previous facility.
