PIRC Equipment

Processing

Injection Molding

• Nissei ES3000 Electric Injection Molding Machine
• Cincinnati Milacron Injection Molder, VT110 110 Ton, 7 oz. Shot Size
• Battenfeld Austria Injection Molder, BA 200 CD: 20 Ton, 20 g Shot Size
• ASTM Mold Retrofitted with RJG Associates Data Acquisition System
• Boy 22 D Injection Molder (2) 20 Ton

Blow Molding

• Bronco 888 Two-Stage Blow Molder
• Hesta Blow Molder

Extrusion/Compounding

• Killion Single Screw Extruder, 24/1 L/D 1lb./hr
• Film Blowing Tower
• 6” Sheet Diev
• Goodman Vacumm Sizer
• Leistritz Twin Screw Extruder 27mm
• Brabender Extruders/Plasticorders (2)
• Gala Industries, Laboratory Underwater Pelletizing System

Rotational Molding

• Med Keff-Nye Shuttle PDÔ 42” Offset Arm
• Wedco Grinder (75 lbs/hour)
• Sweco Classifier
• Vacuum Former – Formech 300x
• Compression Molder – Carver Press
• DataPaq Acquisition System

Thermoforming

MAAC Industrial Scale Thermoformer
Twin Sheet Thermoformer with Heavy and Thin Gauge Capabilities
Up to 35" x 48" Molds
Independent and Motion Plug Assist
CNC Trimming Machine

Auxiliary Equipment

• Formech 300x Vacuum Former
• Carver Press Compression Molder
• Annealing Oven
• Pelletizer
• Plastics Grinder

Testing

Analytical

• Bio Rad FTS 3000 Excalibur Series Spectrophometer with UMN 250 Microscope
• Perkin Elmer Pyris 1 Differential Scanning Calorimeter/Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA 6) System
• Arizona Instrument Computrax Moisture Analyzer MaxÒ 2000 XL

Rheological

• Kayeness Galaxy 5 Capillary Rheometer
• Haake PK 100 Rotational Viscometer
• Tinius Olsen Plastometer
• Tinius Olsen Melt Indexers (2)

Physical

• Heat Deflection Tester
• Testing Machines Inc. Izod/Charpy Impact Tester
• Gardner Impact
• ARM Impact Tester
• Tinius Olsen H25KS Universal Testing Machine (UTM) with Environmental Chamber
• Load Cells-25 kN, 5kN, 250N & 50N
• 20% Extensometer & Laser Extensometer
• Tinius Olsen 1000 UTM (2) with Tensile and Flexural Fixtures
• 1000 & 50 lb Load Cells
• 20% Extensometer
• Bulk Density
• Weatherometers: Xenon Arc and QUV

Auxiliary Equipment

• Rotap Sieve Analyzer
• Density Gradient Columns
• Electronic Densimeter MD 2005