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[Plastiblocks]

Here is a first video in a series of short clips to show the equipment we use to injection mold all the rods, blocks and sheet:
The Factory of the Future

 

[KBeitz]

new tool...

 

[magicniner]

This equipment can mold parts that are larger than itself.

Wouldn't it be more accurate to say that it can pump enough molten plastic to make parts larger than itself?
I'm assuming that if you add all the components required to make a part bigger than that equipment it's total volume and footprint will extend quite significantly?

 

[vtcnc]

Here is an excellent write up on the capabilities, round start-up costs, etc. of said equipment.

Plastics Technology - Intrusion Molding

 

[RWanke]

I don't think plastics has a place on a machinist forum.

[moderator's note: This vendor has done a lot to support our site and encourage hobby machining. They belong here.]

When I was working in the machine shop of the company that employed me we turned a LOT of plastic. Big plastic bearings. I'm talking 9" OD x 8" ID x 18' long.

 

[Plastiblocks]

Here is an excellent write up on the capabilities, round start-up costs, etc. of said equipment.

Plastics Technology - Intrusion Molding

Thank you! that's one of the articles about this equipment.

And here is a new video we just uploaded:

 

[Plastiblocks]

When I was working in the machine shop of the company that employed me we turned a LOT of plastic. Big plastic bearings. I'm talking 9" OD x 8" ID x 18' long.

Our largest current diameter is 8" x 24 long solid injection molded plastic. However, we can make larger parts without difficulty. Just so far didn't have any demand for larger diameter solid rods.

 

[Plastiblocks]

Here are few videos to describe the technology, more is coming, subscribe to Omachron YouTube Channel to stay up to date:

The Factory of the Future

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxvFe4cQK8s&t=42s


This 25-lb superblock being molded by our tabletop machine.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNMjpn1rPHs&t=10s

Small Volume Production Success

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB5W5uqoWB4&t=4s


Modular and Scaleable Plastic Extruders and Injection Molding Machines

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dazN-rLr74&t=2s

 

[jdedmon91]

When I was working in the machine shop of the company that employed me we turned a LOT of plastic. Big plastic bearings. I'm talking 9" OD x 8" ID x 18' long.

Yes I was machining plastic parts for textile plants in the mid 70’s. In fact here locally there is a shop that machines plastic exclusively. I have a lot of Delrin UMHW in my material pile. Most is old fixtures that came from Eaton that I picked up before retirement.

I just got sent a Quill wheel to take the place of an handle on my Lagun by Jim Enos. The hub that the wheel is mounted to is UMHW. I had to machine a spacer to move the wheel out away form the quill feed clutch engagement lever. I machined it up out of Delrin that I repurposed.

I posted a video to my channel. I machined a lot of things out of rectangular stock

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[jdedmon91]

I have a textile machine shop... I've turned a lot of plastic in my time...

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That looks like my home shop turning rectangular stock round on an arbor. I used to make hubs for tire treatment stands for kart racers just that way. In fact I recently made some hubs if for a friend.

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