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PET preform molds now sold direct in the U.S.


SIG Moldtec of Essen, Germany, a manufacturer of PET preform pre·form  
tr.v. pre·formed, pre·form·ing, pre·forms
1. To shape or form beforehand.

2. To determine the shape or form of beforehand.

n.
1.
 molds and related parts, says its tooling can now be ordered directly. These components were previously sold by its German sister companies that make blow molding machines--SIG Corporplast and SIG Blowtec. The molds were also offered on machines from Engel Austria GmbH. The move follows a reorganization of the preform systems division within the SIG group, whose U.S. office is SIG Plastics Technology (USA) Inc., North Branch, N.J.

SIG Moldtec offers new molds with up to 96 cavities for SIG Ecomax, Premax, Pet-O-Mat, and MacPET molding machines (Woodworking) A planing machine for making moldings
(Founding) A machine to assist in making molds for castings.

See also: Molding Molding
. It also builds kits for the Premax line that upgrade a 32-cavity unit to 48 cavities and a 48-cavity unit to 64 cavities. SIG Moldtec will also overhaul molds and hot runners A hot runner is an injection mold component containing a series of channels that distributes molten plastic within a mold to increase molding productivity through reduced waste, as the runners arent wasted each cycle by being ejected, as the plasic stays molten and gets used on the , and supply spare parts Spare parts, also referred to as Service Parts is a term used to indicate extra parts available and in proximity to the mechanical item, such as a automobile, boat, engine, for which they might be used.

Spare parts are also called “spares.
. Tel: (908) 252-9350, www.sigplastics.com

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Title Annotation:Tooling
Publication:Plastics Technology
Date:Nov 1, 2003
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