By Susan E. Campbell<\/p>\n
SSP Development Corp. Inc., developers
\nand manufacturers of specialty silicone
\nproducts, will soon break ground on an
\n18,500-square-foot addition to its facility
\nat 3 Macrea Hill Road in Ballston Spa.<\/p>\n
SSP Development has occupied the
\nsame 33,000-square-foot building since
\n2001. But in the past 10 years, sales of
\nits products have doubled, according to
\ncompany president Paul DiCaprio.<\/p>\n
Therefore the entire expansion will be
\ndedicated to manufacturing in order to
\ntackle the growing demand for silicone in
\nquality control testing across industries.<\/p>\n
“There has been a significant rise in the
\nuses for our silicone liner as well as growth
\ninto international markets,” said DiCaprio.<\/p>\n
This specialty liner is typically crimped
\nonto a 2- to 20-milliliter vial that contains
\nthe product being quality tested, he said.
\nWhen the vial is sent to be analyzed, the
\nlab pierces the silicone with a needle,
\ngrabs a sample of the product, removes
\nthe needle, and injects the material into
\na GC\/MS or LC\/MS machine for analysis.
\nThe unique feature of SSP’s silicone
\nliner is that it re-seals itself once the
\nneedle is removed, he said.<\/p>\n
“Our customers do internal quality
\ncontrol to ensure that their product contains
\nexactly what it is supposed to, with nothing else in it,” DiCaprio explained.
\n“Any manufacturer of chemicals, food or
\nbeverages, any hospital or pharmaceutical
\ncompany, to name a few of the industries
\nthat perform strict quality control tests, is
\na potential market for SSP Development.”<\/p>\n
The new space will house a clean room
\n— a manufacturing room with a highly
\ncontrolled environment, in which the
\nconcentration of airborne particles is
\ncontrolled to specified limits — to meet
\nthe changing demands of customers.
\n“Silicone sealers need to be cleaner and
\ncleaner,” said DiCaprio.<\/p>\n
Since its founding in 1998, SSP Development
\nhas provided its clients with custom
\nsilicone formulas for a wide range of specific
\napplications.<\/p>\n
The company owns acres on Macrea Hill
\nRoad and has plenty of land for the addition,
\nwhich increases the building’s square
\nfootage by more than a third. DiCaprio said
\nthat the town of Ballston Spa has approved
\nplans for the addition. The company can
\nbreak ground once the building layout is
\nfinalized by the engineering firm on the
\nproject, BBL Construction Services of
\nAlbany.<\/p>\n
Completion is anticipated for February,
\nat which time SSP Development will add
\nsix to 10 skilled labor staff for manufacturing
\nand production.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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