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Plastics News, January, 2007
Ferromatik Milacron unveils caps press Ferromatik Milacron Maschinenbau GmbH rolled out its first injection press specifically aimed at the caps and closures market, during a recent open house at its plant in Malterdingen, Germany. Ferromatik Milacron ran caps on a Cap-Tec press with 300 metric tons of clamping force, on a 64-cavity mold.
The cycle time was about 3.5 seconds. The press is related to the company's K-Tec machine, which has a history in the packaging industry, including closures molding. But some changes were made, since closures require only a short clamping-unit stroke and a modest plasticizing stroke on the injection side. Cap molding also demands short cycle times. The Cap-Tec has a shorter machine base than standard K-Tec presses....
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