Economic Machine Line Molds Floor Tiles from Ocean Waste
The Wintec line of servo-hyrdaulic two-platen toggle machines are back at NPE.
The Wintec line of servo-hyrdaulic two-platen toggle machines are back at NPE. This time in Orlando, the machine will mold garage floor tiles from 100% recycled ocean waste, using an integrated Engel viper 40 linear robot for part removal and applying iQ weight control to simplifies the use of recycled materials. Wintec customer CH3 Solutions supplies the mold for this cell, with raw material from Chilean firm Atando Cabos, which takes on ocean waste by recycling discarded fishing ropes in Patagonia. ExxonMobil supplies material and additives for enhanced processing of the reclaimed resin.
Related Content
-
What to Do About Weak Weld Lines
Weld or knit lines are perhaps the most common and difficult injection molding defect to eliminate.
-
How to Mount an Injection Mold
Five industry pros with more than 200 years of combined molding experience provide step-by-step best practices on mounting a mold in a horizontal injection molding machine.
-
How to Stop Flash
Flashing of a part can occur for several reasons—from variations in the process or material to tooling trouble.
