French maker of rubber injection moulding machines REP has launched a new machine in its RT9 series, said to match the Japanese standard and compatibility, according to Export Manager Pascal Consolaro. The so-called J model is made in conjunction with its eight-year partnership with Taiwanese machine maker Tung Yu.
The new model is equipped with REP’s Tempinverter technology that enables users to increase and homogenise temperature; decrease the scorch risk; increase the flow ability; reduce cure and injection times; decrease energy consumption and reduce the reject rate.
According to Pascal, the RT9 has been sold mainly to the automotive and industrial sectors in China, India and South Korea. “Compared to competitor machines, there is no reduction of the section and it does not affect material properties, making it an uncomplicated machine. The temperature is adjusted so that it is homogenous all over the material flow.”
He also said that for processing natural rubber parts, it offers gains up to 40% and for EPDM parts more than 30%.
Other milestones for REP include the introduction of its G9 energy saving press with a servo drive and dive control to reduce heating power consumption. Furthermore, its Fillbalancer technology from Turbocure is increasingly being used on moulds. “Complementing Tempinverter, Fillbalancer decreases cure time while improving part characteristics and quality,” said Pascal.
The firm also launched its C-frame V19 press V19 range available in 25 and 40 tonnes with a top closing unit for injection moulding of rubber or plastic.
In the horizontal range, it introduced a 300 tonne H59 model. This press is equipped with special brushes and an air blow system.
Meanwhile, Pascal said this year REP has expanded its reach to Thailand, where it has set up a technical centre together with its agent Centrewest. And after setting up subsidiaries in Germany, Italy, the US, Brazil and China, REP’s next stop was Russia, where it now has a presence.
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