Facility Equipment Listing

 

Office/Manufacturing Facility

 

Single building, block construction, 31,000 square feet (28,500 � Manufacturing; 2,500 � Office).

 

Laboratory

 

1         6 X 12� rubber processing mill.

1         Monsanto Tensometer 10, electronic tensile tester with printer.

1         Monsanto Model R-100 Rheometer.

3 ��� 8� laboratory heated platen presses.

1 ��� Blue M Relative Humidity Chamber.

1      Scherr Tumico optical comparator with digital readout accurate to 0.00001�.

3         Computers with printer and SPC PC-IV software.

1         DataMyte data collector complete with digital gages and connecting

           cables.

2         Blue M Aging ovens.

1         Blue M Aging Bath.

1         Mettler Model H-33 analytical balance.

1         Mettler Toledo Model AG 245 analytical balance.

1         Mitutoyo gage block set.

1         Mettler Toledo Differential Scanning Calorimeter Model DSC822e

           EDI and bar coding software, balances and related rubber testing equipment.

 

Stock Preparation Department

 

2��� 42� rubber processing mill.

2��� Automatic stock cutters.

2��� Guillotine cutters.

1��� Cold Storage chamber.

 

Press Department

 

49     Compression and transfer hydraulic presses with electrically heated platens ranging from 8 X 8� to 36 X 36�.

1      3 press cell 24� X 24�.

��� 2��� Central Hydraulic Systems.

��� 3��� 80 Ton Maplan Injection molding machines.

��� 1��� Glass bead mold cleaning unit.

��� 1��� Rotary air compressor.

��� 1��� Toshiba Injection Press.

 

Insert Preparation Department

 

1��� Degreasing unit.

2��� Spray Booths.

1��� Sand Blast Unit.

1��� Drying Oven.

 

Trim and Inspection Department

 

��� 2��� Model CD-1000BA cryogenic shot blast deflashing systems.

�� 2��� Nitrogen tumblers.

��� 1��� 6,000 gallon liquid nitrogen storage vessel.

��� 6��� Buffing machines.

��� 6��� Inspection tables with vibratory feed hoppers.

��� 3��� Sets of washing and drying machines.

��� 3��� Turning lathes used for trimming rubber parts.

��������� Variety of measuring devices including comparators, calipers and snap

��������� gages.

 

Maintenance Department

 

���� 2�� Vertical milling machines.

���� 1�� Horizontal mill.

���� 3�� Drill presses.

���� 1�� 50 Ton hydraulic press.

���� 1�� Tool grinder.

���� 1�� Flex shaft grinder.

���� 2�� Clark Fork lift trucks.

��������� Various related tool room equipment.