Our refurbishment process
We specialise in the refurbishment of injection moulding machines from 6 – 500 tonne clamp force, plus associated ancillary equipment such as mould heaters, dryers, loaders, robotics, conveyors, chillers etc.
Our refurbished machines undergo a comprehensive repair and testing procedure which ensures they are delivered to you in excellent cosmetic condition but more importantly, functioning correctly without faults.
We have a team of experienced engineers working from our refurbished 12,000 square foot premises in Wellingborough. Depending on the machine size and original condition we spend between 70 – 150 hours on each machine.
Initial clean and test of the main functions
Following a 2500 cycle test run on our purpose built test rig we evaluate the condition of the following:
- Plasticising and carriage units
- Clamping system, platen condition, ejector and core circuits
- Pump (s) / Electric drives
- Pistons, filters, seals
- Control system and safety circuits
- Repairs and cosmetic work carried out
Repairs and cosmetic work carried out
- Parts which fail our stringent tests are either repaired or replaced
- Calibration of transducers, temperature controls and pump(s)
- Replacement of any worn hydraulic parts including hydraulic hose
- Water circuits are free flowing and leak free
- Missing guards replaced, damaged guards repaired, damaged windows replaced
- Poor quality paintwork professionally prepared and re-sprayed
- Platens cleaned and platen holes checked and if necessary professionally repaired
Re-assembly and testing under production conditions
- A suitable sized mould is installed and each machine is run for an additional 2500 moulding cycles
- Any faults or leaks which arise during this phase are corrected and the test restarted
- Once we are satisfied the machine is fault free and leak free it gets a final clean
- A comprehensive test sheet is completed and made available to any potential buyer
- Completed machines are available for demonstration under production conditions
We provide a completely transparent service. Every minute worked and every repair undertaken is logged on our internal system and is available to workshop visitors