A large-tonnage press for packaging

Arca Systems, a division of the Swedish packaging group Perstop AB, installed this 4500-metric-ton Mega HC ES Sandretto press in its Nurieux, France facility to mold agricultural containers. Arca and Sandretto partnered to develop and customize a processing system and machine. The machine's 260-mm screw creates 35-kg shots and plasticates material at 600 g/sec. For the injection unit, a 115-liter double-hydraulic injection cylinder is used.