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Injection moulder cuts downtime by 83% and gains over 1,100 machine hours using Dyna-Purge® for changeovers.
Founded in 1968, Egmond Plastics B.V., Alkmaar, The Netherlands is an injection moulder also specializing in the production of parts using the melting core method.
The company operates 20 machines ranging in size from 25T to 440T.
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Injection molder uses Dyna-Purge® and saves $29,250 annually while cutting downtime by 67%.
Mold Craft Products, Inc., Pompano Beach, Florida produces a line of three dozen colorful fishing lures.
The company operates two 150-ton Newbury Imperial injection molding machines with 2" diameter screws, and a 200-ton Lester model with a 3" diameter screw.
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Extruder cuts downtime by 50% and improves cleaning performance purging with Dyna-Purge®.
Amhil Enterprises, Ltd., Mississauga, Ontario, operates 10 extrusion lines to produce polystyrene disposable
plastic lids. The extrusion equipment operates at barrel temperatures from 149°C to 293°C (300°F to 560°F) with
three-piece screen packs (20-mesh + 40-mesh + 20- mesh) and 4-1/2" screws.
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Short-run injection molder uses Dyna-Purge® to overcome purging challenges and cuts downtime by 57%.
Paragon Molding, Ltd., West Milton, Ohio, produces clear, translucent and bright-colored plastic products
and components for industrial and consumer-product customers. The company operates 14 Van Dorn,
Arburg and Cincinnati Milacron injection molding machines with barrel capacities ranging from 1.5 oz.
to 27 oz. Multi-cavity hot runner molds are commonly used, and barrel temperatures range from 350ºF to
620ºF in processing a variety of resins.
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Extruder lowers purging costs by 68% and boosts productivity using Dyna-Purge®
DLH Industries, Inc., Canton, Ohio, produces automo-tive tubing using five Welex extrusion machines with
0.500" dies and screw sizes ranging from 2" to 3-1/2". Barrel temperatures range from 300ºF to 500ºF in the
processing of polyolefins, Nylon 6 and Nylon 12.
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Moulder eliminates streaking in 15 minutes and lowers purging costs by 93% by using Dyna-Purge®
Rouen Plastics, Inc. produces automotive, medical and recreational plastic products at its plant in Ajax, Ontario, operating nine injection moulding machines
including Toshiba, Sumitomo and Arburg models. With tonnage ranging from 28 to 250 tons and operating temperatures of 149°C to 310°C (300°F to 590°F),
the company processes ABS, nylon, acetal, polypropylene, polycarbonate and PVC.
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Custom injection molder cuts downtime by 67% when using Dyna-Purge®, saving 240 labor hours annually.
Deluxe Plastics runs a natural ABS with various colorants on its 720-ton Toshiba hot/cold runner system approximately 5,000 hours per year for a major customer. By introducing Dyna-Purge M
to purge for color changes, the company has cut downtime substantially, freeing up about 15 production shifts per month for its most in-demand press.
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Injection molder saves more than $62,000 annually by using Dyna-Purge® for preventive maintenance.
Joe Riggs, Assistant Plant Manager at Plastic Products, prepares to pour Dyna-Purge M, packaged ready-to-use, into an injection molding machine. The company was experiencing
high scrap rates when changing over from black glass-filled PET to ABS. Switching to Dyna-Purge M for routine preventive maintenance reduced its scrap rate by 82% and
saved more than $62,000 annually.
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Dyna-Purge reduces initial scrap rate by more than 90% for an injection molder during resin changeovers.
Owner Judy Schmitt and machine operator Tabatha Sizemore inspect parts in front of one of two Van Dorn injection molding machines JC Tec operates. Since using Dyna-Purge, the company
has reduced scrap rates significantly, increased productivity, and lowered its cost to purge by 52%.
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Injection molder reduces purging costs 50% by using Dyna-Purge instead of in-house resins to change colors.
Bob Williams is the Injection Molding Manager at Aakron Rule responsible for reducing the company’s annual purging costs $4,000 by switching from in-house resins to Dyna-Purge purging compounds.
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Dyna-Purge reduces downtime 67% for an injection molder by replacing regrinds used for purging between color changes.
After seeing Dyna-Purge at a plastics industry trade show, David Tall of Alpha Rho requested a trial sample of the purging compound for testing. Now used for the company’s 12 injection molding machines, Dyna-Purge has reduced downtime by 67% and the cost to purge by 50%.
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