Tech Mold East adds Husky, Milacron machines for multimaterial medical molding

Tech Mold Inc. has expanded capacity and capabilities at its mold/process validation technical center, Tech Mold East (TME). The manufacturer of multi-cavity, multi-process injection molds for high-volume production for the packaging (caps and closures), medical disposable, and consumer industries has added a new Husky Hylectric H400-RS55/50 injection molding machine with 440 tons clamping force and a 19.5-ounce shot size. The machine, put into service in July, is also equipped with several high-performance enhancing features and options that provide value-added support to better meet customers' requirements.

Tech Mold East will also install a new all-electric Milacron NT330 Powerline Maxima injection molding machine in October. This machine is adaptable for both single- and two-shot capabilities, and has an 8.0-oz primary shot size and a 7.6-oz second shot size, as well as a 900-mm rotary turntable.

"We purchased this machine specifically to fill a gap in our clamp-tonnage capacity at Tech Mold East, as well as to accommodate high-cavitation, small parts molds for our medical customers," Vince Lomax, Tech Mold VP said.  "The two-shot capability gives us greater flexibility, as well and more opportunities to perform mold testing and process validation in-house."

Lomax added that Tech Mold is seeing more demand for two-shot molds as customers look for ways to reduce cost-to-manufacture and improve quality by elimination of secondary operations.

The addition of the two presses will bring Tech Mold East to a total of seven presses with tonnage ranging from 40 to 440 tons. Tech Mold East offers full mold testing and process validation, either on TME's presses or on presses shipped in by the customer. TME also performs full automation integration for the development of molding cells, including in-mold labeling and secondary operations cells.

Tech Mold East also offers a secure facility for intellectual property protection and private offices for customers' engineering staff.

Tech Mold has been designing and building molds for more than 40 years. The company consists of Tech Mold Inc.; Tech Mold East; and Tech Mold R&D.