Jomar upgrades with more cavitation

Düsseldorf, Germany — Jomar Corp. came to K 2022 in Düsseldorf with a new way to get more out of its most popular machine, the 85-S.

The new 85-S GEN II is more of an evolution, the company said. The Egg Harbor Township, N.J.-based company focuses on making faster cycle times or having higher cavitation within their machines in their product development.

The 85-S GEN II has a dry cycle time of 1.8 seconds and uses 40 percent less energy, requires up to 50 percent less cooling water and needs up to 40 percent less hydraulic oil. The new version also has a bigger transfer head to include more cavities.

"We've kind of topped out or maxed out on how fast we can go. So, this one goes the other way and starts playing with cavitation," said Ron Gabriele, Jomar's sales and marketing manager. "In other words, can we fit more cavities on this machine."

Compared to other machines, which are usually oriented horizontally, Jomar has created machines where the barrel is oriented vertically, which the company said makes them smaller by 30-40 percent of the equivalent size machine.

"Our biggest customers are at the point now that they've designed their floor around the footprint of the Jomar," Gabriele said. 

Jomar has more than 2,000 machines in the field, and their biggest machine is 175 tons. Some brands that buy from Jomar are Gerber, Procter & Gamble, Unilever and Crayola.

Jomar also has a new partnership this year with Imola, Italy-based Automa by Magic srl to distribute extrusion blow molding machines in the United States and Canada.

Jomar has background in the EBM market as it had a sister company in Italy 15 years ago where it built EBMs.

"It just seemed natural to us, because we were receiving so many EBM calls," Gabriele said. "We had a lot confidence in the Automa machines and the people who were working there. It became kind of a natural fit."

Like most machinery companies, the supply chain has been an issue. Jomar's components have gone up about 10 percent, and they have seen a huge spike in the price of steel for their machinery frames. It's gone up about 70 percent in the last 18 months, he said.

"Part of it is unavoidable; we did have to raise our prices. But we did look to absorb at least part of it," Gabriele said. "Especially for our customers that come back for two or three machines a year."

Regarding sustainability, a lot of Jomar customers make medical bottles and use only use virgin material. But when it comes to the other products, Jomar works to see how much regrind and post-consumer resin customers can use.

"What we're finding is it's entirely processable," he said.