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MAX Impact™ screws deliver improved melt quality and increased production. No matter what the material or conditions, R&B will provide the right screw for the job.
Contact R&B for replacement screw quotes: 734-429-9421, #120 or schedule a consult with Tim Womer to improve extruder efficiencies: 724-355-3311
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Facts About the Plastics Industry
- The plastics industry is the third largest manufacturing industry in the United States.
- The U.S. plastics industry employs more than 1.1 million workers.
- The U.S. plastics industry creates $374 billion in annual shipments.
Supplied by SPI, the Plastics Industry Trade Association
R&B offers discreet or PLC-based MAX Extrusion Control systems to provide total line control. You may specify any brand of discrete temp control as well as any PLC platform (programmable logic control) such as Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Vario, Automation Direct or others. Sample HMl (human machine interface) screens are pictured below. Contact R&B for further information our controls systems, call 734-429-9421, #120 or email info@rbplasticsmachinery.com
Automated Controls Photo Gallery
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 Max Extrustion Controls System |
 Max Extrustion Controls System |
 Max Extrustion Controls System |
 Max Extrustion Controls System |
 Die Head Zones |
 Extruders #1 & #2 Barrel Zones |
 Extruder Drive Control |
 Extruder & Die Heat Controls |
 Extruder Heat Controls |
 Extruder Heat Controls Cabinet |
 Main Menu |
 Motor Control |
 Parison Calibration Help |
 Pressure Setup Popup |
 Recipe Manager |
 Security |
 System Diagnostics |