NEW ENGEL 1700T INJECTION MOULDING MACHINE

Rutland Plastics has just taken delivery of a new Engel 1700T Duo injection moulding machine, providing greater capacity and flexibility within the company’s larger machine group.  This demonstrates the company’s ongoing commitment to remaining at the forefront of the UK market for large injection mouldings. 

Steve Ayre, Managing Director, says “This latest purchase reflects Rutland Plastics’ commitment to continuing investment in the latest technology as part of providing world class service to our customers.” 

One of Rutland Plastics key markets is for large and thick section mouldings and over the last twelve months the company has seen an increase in demand for capacity on the largest machines. Steve added, “Purchasing this new machine will not only allow us to adequately meet this increase in demand, it will also allow us to provide greater flexibility and higher levels of customer service.”

The Duo is the new compact range of moulding machines from Engel.  Apart from a smaller footprint these machines also offer the ability to mould taller or longer parts than is currently possible on conventional moulding machines.  Cycle time reduction is possible because of the high speed cylinders and fast locking action. The machine also comes with Engel’s new ECO drives with energy savings comparable to all electric machines.  In addition the machine is extremely quiet, which is an important consideration for the working environment. 

Rutland Plastics has recently redeveloped their factory site with the building of new offices and an additional manufacturing bay, altogether providing a further 4000 square metres of space.

Other recent investments have included a Microcut Challenger BNC1840 CNC lathe, primarily for the manufacture of small and mid size electrofusion fittings, and a Mazak VTC300C-II vertical machining centre for the production of large bore electrofusion couplers as well as other production and the manufacture of mould tools.

The company is also in the process of implementing Epicor 9 ERP system which will replace separate existing software packages.  Not only will this enable more efficient management of order processing and manufacturing operations but also enhance customer service further.

 Stuart Johnston and Steve Ayre with the new Engel Duo 1700T Injection Moulding Machine

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