Company’s First IBM Machine Delivers Multiple Features for Trouble-Free Operation and Easy Maintenance
SALINE, Mich., May 2, 2016 – R&B Plastics Machinery LLC, a leading manufacturer of blow molding machinery, single-screw plastic extruders, and extruder process screws, and a machinery rebuilder, has announced the launch of the MAX 1800 series injection blow molding (IBM) machine line which is designed to provide trouble-free operation and easy maintenance. The launch marks R&B’s entry into the Injection Blow Machine market. The company is already a leading supplier of extrusion blow molding (EBM) machines including wheel and shuttle systems.
R&B is introducing the MAX 1835 injection blow machine with a 135-ton injection clamp for production of a wide range of pharmaceutical and home and personal care bottles made of HDPE, LDPE, PET, SAN, and PP, among others. A bigger unit, the MAX 1880 with a 180-ton clamp, is in final design and is expected to be available in July 2016.
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SALINE, Mich., October 29, 2014 – R&B Plastics Machinery, LLC, a leading engineering and manufacturing supplier of blow molding machines, single-screw extruders, and rebuild and upgrade services for blow molders and extruders, has announced the appointment of Fred Piercy, a 21-year veteran of the plastics packaging industry, as President & General Manager.
There are basically three Coefficients of Friction (Figure 1) that take place in the feed section of the screw, (1) between the barrel and the pellet, (2) between pellet to pellet, and (3) between the root of the screw and the plastic pellet.