Lawton introduces Micro-Molder press

Lawton Machinery Group of De Pere, Wis., has developed an all-electric press, with 8 tons of clamping force, for liquid silicone rubber parts.

The Micro-Molder has a vertical clamp and vertical injection unit, with a two-station rotary table for insert molding. The plunger injection unit can be fed from 12-ounce cartridges or a commercially available mixing and metering system. Air pressure pushes the material from the cartridges into the metering block, which has two pneumatically driven cylinders that push it through a static mixer and into the injection cylinder.

The electric injection cylinder will fill to a set position at a setback pressure, until the proper shot is achieved.

Lawton Machinery said the injection unit can be removed in a few minutes for cleaning or material changes.

Tel. 920-347-1983, fax 920-347-9183.