Trexel promotes new process solutions at NPE 2012

The tackle box, to be produced on an 250 Ton Arburg hydraulic Allrounder 630 S is to demonstrate the variable wall thicknesses and 1:1 rib structures that are possible through use of the MuCell® process, and which offers designers the potential to reduce weight by a factor of 20% - 30% in many applications. The tackle box lid will be molded using RHCM in combination with the MuCell process to demonstrate the excellent high gloss surface appearance now possible with this process technology combination. The tackle box mold is being produced by Proper Group, of Warren, MI; and Synventive Molding Solutions, Peabody, MA, is supplying their new eGate® high performance electric valve gate hot runner system for this application.

Trexel will announce that going forward from NPE, it will sell, service and support equipment solutions for the RHCM/Variotherm process in its major markets. “There are major opportunities for us to bring this new process combination to a variety of end-use markets,” said Steve Braig, President and CEO of Trexel. “From interior class A parts in automotive, to exterior housings for indoor and outdoor appliances, power equipment and applications in many other markets, Trexel can now offer all of the design freedom and weight reduction advantages our customers have come to expect from the MuCell process, combined with the outstanding surface appearance we can achieve with Rapid Heat Cycle Molding,” he said.

Source: Trexel