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company now known as Dorrie International had its
beginnings in 1936 when its parent company, Hicks & Otis
Prints, was organized by Fred Hicks and Sam Otis.
These two artists sought a means to commercialize
their work on a larger scale and started screen-printing
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Hicks & Otis
evolved into a coating and laminating company,
primarily working with vinyls and fabrics until
the 1950s, when it started laminating a new product
known as metallized Mylar® to vinyl. This laminated
product found its way into the automotive industry;
and, by the late 1950s, the mainstay of the company's
business was as a tier-II supplier of decorative
trim laminates for the automotive industry.
Today,
as Dorrie International, the company continues
to be a worldwide leader in supplying various laminations
and coatings for use as interior and exterior automotive
trim. Diversification and cutting-edge coating
and laminating technology have allowed Dorrie to
expand into many other product
lines and markets.
Mylar® is
a registered trademark of Dupont
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Quality
assurance is at the heart of our manufacturing
philosophy. The efforts of all departments
are coordinated in our continuous improvement
program. Every department is part of a team
working to make sure that our customers receive
the highest quality products, while costs
are held to a minimum.
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aging tests take place in the Xenon Arc Weather-O-Meter. |
Our
fully-staffed quality lab performs extensive testing
of all materials and products to ensure that reliability
and durability requirements are consistently met.
Then, statistical methods are used to control and
monitor both process run conditions and critical
characteristics of the manufactured product.
Since
product development is the lifeblood of our continued
growth, we have a well-equipped product development
lab. Here, current products are continually upgraded
and new and even better ones are conceived.
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in the product development lab is the lifeblood
of Dorrie International's ongoing growth. |
We
at Dorrie International seriously accept our responsibility
to the environment. First of all, we minimize our
waste by operating our facilities as efficiently
as possible. In addition, we follow all regulations
governing the disposal of liquid and solid hazardous
waste and meet all regulations designed to prevent
water pollution. With our catalytic incinerator,
we also completely meet all federal and state air
pollution regulations.
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Dorrie
International serves customers worldwide from our corporate headquarters and manufacturing
service center in Norwalk, Connecticut (U.S.A.). This 43,000 square foot facility houses Dorrie's state-of-the-art coating, laminating and slitting equipment, as well as our quality and product development labs.
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