Super Brush Buys First Extrusion System from American Kuhne

(American Kuhne, Inc., Ashaway, RI, October 26, 2009)… Super Brush, LLC is a leading global manufacturer of foam swabs, applicators, and probes for the pharmaceutical, medical device, dental, clean room, and industrial markets. The company produces over 3,000 styles of foam swabs and applicators in their new Springfield, MA manufacturing plant.

Due to their continued growth, Super Brush determined a need to increase their applicator handle manufacturing capacity. “Our product demand has really grown and that justified the purchase of a new dedicated extrusion line for us,” said Brian Crawford, Engineering Manager for Super Brush. “Because of the critical nature of our products and tight specifications called out by our customers we did a lot of due diligence to make sure we had the right supplier to partner with.”

American Kuhne supplied Super Brush with a complete turnkey extrusion system that includes an Ultra series 1.75” (44mm) 24:1 L/D extruder with high performance Steward Barrier Screw. The system provides Super Brush with the flexibility to produce a wide variety of products including polypropylene tubing and profiles, and heavy wall, high-density polyethylene tubes.

American Kuhne has a strong reputation in supplying turnkey tubing systems into the medical marketplace with a tradition of exceptional process experience and outstanding service. Ed Steward, the Director of Process Technology, leads the company’s unmatched expertise in tubing process development. The company has helped many organizations enter into the extrusion business with their unique ability to assist them before, during and after the sale. “We do a tremendous amount of work to prove out our systems. We ran a lab line for them during their initial supplier investigation phase. Then we qualify the system at our facility by running a comprehensive factory acceptance test prior to shipping the system. Once the system arrives at their plant we performed a complete on-site acceptance test to ensure that the system is running at peak performance. We also provide comprehensive operator training programs during these tests,” said Gary Siy, Regional Sales Manager. “It’s not only rewarding to get such a nice order but to get one from a brand new customer who puts their faith in you on their very first extrusion system means a lot.”

“We are very glad we chose American Kuhne on this project, and were sold on the quality of the equipment along with the factory acceptance test at AK prior to acceptance of the system and the ongoing training and support,” adds Mr. Crawford. “They met all our performance criteria and surpassed our expectations with the service and support they provided.”


About Super Brush

Super Brush LLC started as a family owned and operated manufacturing company more than 50 years ago. Super Brush invented the foam swab category and continues to lead it today.

Disposable and lint-free, Super Brush swabs provide the solution for applying drugs, adhesives, lubricants, chemicals, or other materials or for cleaning or removing excess materials. They manufacture over 3,000 styles of foam swabs and applicators in a growing variety of shapes and sizes in Springfield, MA. Visit them on the web at www.superbrush.com or www.swab-its.com.

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Super Brush will be Exhibiting at this years INTERPHEX Canada

Springfield, MA – SEPTEMBER 2, 2009 Super Brush, LLC will be exhibiting at the INTERPHEX Canada Trade Show on September 16, 2009 through September 17, 2009, which takes place at the Metro Toronto Convention Center in Toronto, Canada.

Our industry professionals will be showcasing the advantages of our foam swabs over cotton swabs at booth #218 and will be willing to answer any questions that you may have. Super Brush will be highlighting our new Snap-tip Swabs, Paper Wrapped Swabs, Sterilized Swabs, and Fiber Optic Swabs.

Super Brush foam swabs and applicators are ideal for diagnostic sample collection and for applying pharmaceuticals. Our swabs are soft, sorbent, and can be customized to meet your specific application. With head sizes ranging from 1.70 to 50 mm in diameter, Super Brush swabs will fit your requirements.

Super Brush foam swabs offer a multitude of advantages as you'll discover at INTERPHEX Canada. In fact, if you need to put-it-on, take-it-off or clean-it-up, we've probably already got the solution. If not, our R&D pros will develop one just for you.

Free foam swab samples will be given away to everyone in attendance at this year’s INTERPHEX Canada 2009. Any attendee can stop by the Super Brush booth to receive their foam swab sample package.

Over the years, many diverse industries have come to us for answers: An oral pharmaceutical company needed a swab that would both dry an area in the mouth and apply medication. We've obliged them and literally hundreds more.

What started with the first Super Brush foam swab has grown to include over 3,000 multi-purpose swabs and applicators in an astounding array of shapes and sizes.

About Super Brush: Super Brush, LLC is a leading global manufacturer of foam swabs, applicators, and probes for the pharmaceutical, medical device, dental, clean room, industrial, and related markets. Disposable and lint-free, Super Brush swabs provide the solution for applying drugs, adhesives, lubricants, chemicals, or other materials or for cleaning or removing excess materials. We manufacture over 3,000 styles of foam swabs and applicators in Springfield, MA. Visit us on the web at www.superbrush.com or www.swab-its.com.

About Super Brush, LLC.

Super Brush LLC started as a family owned and operated manufacturing company more than 50 years ago. Super Brush invented the foam swab category and continues to lead it today.Super Brush invented the foam swab category and continues to lead it today.

If you need to apply, remove or clean-up pretty much anything from pretty much any surface, we've got a solution — currently over 3,000 swabs and applicators in a continually growing variety of shapes and sizes.

Over the years, many diverse industries have come to us for answers: An oral pharmaceutical company needed a swab that would both dry an area in the mouth and apply medication. A major camera manufacturer needed a swab that would safely clean the chips in their solid state cameras. An international manufacturer of farm equipment needed a way to grease drive train assemblies without leaving residue behind. We've obliged them, and literally hundreds more.

Developing retail and wholesale product lines geared to the specific applications of the industrial, car care, and crafting industries, Super Brush has launched Swab-its™ a variety of fun, conveniently packaged applicators providing the "right tool" for your crafting needs. From single style to multi-pack, whether it's painting, chalking, staining or gluing we have an applicator for you!

Super Brush foam swabs offer a multitude of advantages as you'll discover on the following pages and links. In fact, if you need to put-it-on, take-it-off or clean-it-up, we've probably already got the solution. If not, our R&D pros will develop one just for you.

Swab-its is now offering Fiber Optic Swabs!

The Swab-its 4-inch handle with a 1.25mm microtip foam swab. Options start at 25 swabs per-bag at the price of $18.97. Each swab will cost .77 cents. Swabs will be packaged at 25 swabs per-bag.

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Just came back from the Clinical Lab Expo 2009

The Super Brush Sales Team recently returned from the AACC Annual Meeting in Chicago. We spoke to thousands of scientists, engineers, and product managers about the benefits of Super Brush foam swabs and applicators.

Super Brush foam swabs are essential components in diagnostic test kits for rapid drug testing, influenza A&B, DNA, point of care, and many over-the-counter products. Many contacts confirmed that Super Brush swabs are an excellent alternative to higher-priced flocked swabs.

In addition to swabs for diagnostic kits, Super Brush swabs are widely used in laboratories to clean critical equipment as the foam does not leave particles behind like cotton swabs. Of particular interest at the show was our wide range of swab sizes - from 1.70mm to 50 mm heads.

If you would like to speak to a Super Brush sales specialist about your specific needs, or if you would like to request additional samples or pricing, please do not hesitate to contact Super Brush at (413)543-1442 or sales@superbrush.com.

Visit Super Brush today at www.superbrush.com.

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