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Milacron bolsters screw-coating offerings,
Milacron bolsters screw-coating offerings,
By Modern Plastics Editorial Staff
Processing machinery, mold component, and machinery component supplier Milacron (Cincinnati, OH) marked the Plastec West exhibition (Feb. 13-15; Anaheim, CA) with a new screw-encapsulation technology and application development manager, while changes continue in its executive team. The StarGurad proprietary feed-screw encapsulation technology for injection, extrusion, and blowmolding machines, will join the Star product line of Milacron’s aftermarket service group, ServTek, along with the WearStar, KlearStar, MeltStar, PVCStar, and BarrVBET screws.
The tungsten or chromium encapsulation reportedly provides crack and porosity-free protection for the entire length of the screw, including root, flight sides, and flight lands. The systems can be tailored based on customer needs, offering abrasion, corrosion, or submicron abrasion resistance, as well as high-temperature processing protection.
The technology package, which can be purchased with new machines or retrofitted onto existing units, is part of Milacron’s growing aftermarket group. In 2006, Milacron expanded the group’s reach and began offering onsite remanufacturing of machines, saving significant transport costs and time. In May, Milacron reported that it had serviced more than 1000 machines with upgrades, retrofits, or complete rebuilds.
