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WM Plastics is located in
beautiful McHenry, Illinois (so... where is McHenry?)
Our Facility is located
in the McHenry Corporate Center off Route 31, north of Crystal Lake. McHenry is
located just 30 miles northwest of O'Hare International Airport, 45 miles
northwest of downtown Chicago, 40 miles east of Rockford, and 60 miles south
of Milwaukee, WI.
Our facility operates in
a total of 70,000 square feet of dedicated manufacturing space housed in a
cast concrete structure with 18' clear ceilings. The facility is fully
sprinklered and is monitored by the McHenry Fire Department. The facility
includes three dock bays and one street-level overhead door.
Our facilities are
equipped to deliver to you a quality product in a timely manner. Please click
on the links below to see categorized listings of the various types of
equipment we possess. Or, if you prefer, you can scroll down and take a look.
Injection
Molding Machines
Molding Area Support Equipment
Finishing and Secondary Department Equipment
Tool Room Equipment and Staffing
Engineering Department Equipment
Quality Control Lab Equipment
INJECTION
MOLDING MACHINES
CURRENTLY TWENTY
EIGHT MACHINES
(PLANT CAPACITY
37 INJECTION MOLDING MACHINES)
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Clamp Tonnage
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Make & Type
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Tie Bar Clearance
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Shot Capacity
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35 TON
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TOYO
ELECTRIC
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11.42"
X 11.42"
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0.88 OZ.
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35 TON
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TOYO
RECIPROCATING SCREW
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10.24" X 10.24”
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1.30 OZ.
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35
TON
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TOYO
RECIPROCATING SCREW
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10.24" X 10.24”
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1.30 OZ.
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45
TON
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ENGLE
RECIPROCATING SCREW
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12.00" X 12.00"
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2.07 OZ.
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45
TON
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ENGLE
RECIPROCATING SCREW
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12.00" X 12.00"
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2.07 OZ.
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55
TON
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TOYO
RECIPROCATING SCREW
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12.80" X 12.80”
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2.09 OZ.
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55
TON
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TOYO
RECIPROCATING SCREW
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12.80" X 12.80"
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2.09 OZ.
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55
TON
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ENGLE
RECIPROCATING SCREW
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12.00" X 12.00"
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4.37 OZ.
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55
TON
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ENGLE
RECIPROCATING SCREW
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12.00" X 12.00"
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4.37 OZ.
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80
TON
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ENGLE
RECIPROCATING SCREW
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15.98" X 13.58"
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3.67 OZ.
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80
TON
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ENGLE
RECIPROCATING SCREW
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15.98" X 13.58"
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3.67 OZ.
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80
TON
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ENGLE
RECIPROCATING SCREW
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15.98" X 13.58"
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4.89 OZ.
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80
TON
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ENGLE
RECIPROCATING SCREW
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15.98" X 13.58"
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4.89 OZ.
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110 TON
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TOYO
RECIPROCATING SCREW
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16.14" X 16.14"
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4.90 OZ.
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110 TON
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TOYO
RECIPROCATING SCREW
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16.14" X 16.14"
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4.90 OZ.
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150 TON
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ENGLE RECIPROCATING
SCREW
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19.69" X 16.54”
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10.32 OZ.
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150 TON
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ENGLE
RECIPROCATING SCREW
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19.69" X 16.54”
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10.32 OZ.
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150 TON
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ENGLE
RECIPROCATING SCREW
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19.69" X 16.54”
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10.32 OZ.
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200 TON
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TOYO
RECIPROCATING SCREW
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22.05" X 22.05”
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15.09 OZ.
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300 TON
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TOYO
RECIPROCATING SCREW
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28.74" X 28.74”
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32.80 OZ.
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300 TON
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TOYO
RECIPROCATING SCREW
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28.74" X 28.74”
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32.80 OZ.
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300 TON
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TOYO
RECIPROCATING SCREW
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28.74" X 28.74”
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32.80 OZ.
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300 TON
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TOYO ELECTRIC
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28.74"
X 28.74”
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32.84 OZ.
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300 TON
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TOYO ELECTRIC
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28.74" X 28.74”
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32.84 OZ.
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400 TON
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TOYO ELECTRIC
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31.89"
X 31.89”
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45.26 OZ.
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400 TON
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TOYO ELECTRIC
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31.89" X 31.89”
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45.26 OZ.
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400
TON
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TOYO RECIPROCATING SCREW
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31.89"
X 31.89"
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45.30
OZ.
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500 TON
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CINCINNATI
RECIP. SCREW
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32.00"
X 32.00”
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54.00 OZ.
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Each
molding machine is equipped with the following:
Microprocessor
controlled Sterlco mold temp. control unit
Microprocessor controlled Una-Dyn
material dryer with dew point monitoring
Material grinder
Ancillary molding area equipment
and accessories
Molding Area Support Equipment:
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No.
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Type
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2
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Single end
material tumbler/mixer
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1
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25-Horsepower
air compressor
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1
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40-Horsepower
air compressor
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1
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115 volt
D7A refrigerated air dryer and after cooler
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1
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Advantage
50-ton chiller (inside)
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1
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50-ton
AEC cooling tower (outside)
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3
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15-ton
water chillers (overhead standby)
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2
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Conair
sprue pickers
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7
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Parts
conveyor units
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2
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Portable
auxiliary hydraulic units
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1
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6500 lb.
Komatsu fork lift
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2
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4000 lb.
pallet trucks
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1
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3000 lb.
Toyota fork lift
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Finishing and Secondary Department Equipment:
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No.
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Make and Type
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1
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Pad
Printer (Model TS-1000)
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1
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8-ton Franklin
hot stamping machine (Model 8500 with 24" x 12" bed)
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1
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6-ton
Kensol hot stamping machine (Model K110D with 15" x 10" bed)
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1
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1
1/2-ton Admiral hot stamping machine
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1
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Wagner hot
roll stamping machine (Model PRB10 with full 360 degree stamp)
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1
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Automatic
6-station heat staking machine
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1
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Manual
single-station heat staking machine
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1
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Dukane
sonic welder with ultra 1500 auto trac controller
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1
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Branson sonic
welder with 8-station rotary table
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1
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Branson
sonic welding machine (900 watts)
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2
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Automatic
rivet machine
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1
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American
Riv-A-Matic rivet machine
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1
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Bridgeport
milling machine
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1
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Table-top
drill press
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1
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Wilton
upright drill press (self-standing)
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2
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Automatic
tapping heads
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3
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Famco
arbor presses (table-top)
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All necessary soldering and
ancillary finishing and secondary area equipment and accessories.
Tool Room:
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No.
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Make and Type
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1
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South
Bend bench-top EDM (Model 150B)
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1
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Torit dust collection
system (Model 64)
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1
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Tree
5-horsepower vertical milling machine
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1
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Bridgeport
2-horsepower milling machine with X/Y axis digital read-out
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1
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Harig
6" x 18" surface grinder with Y/Z axis digital read-out
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1
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Harig
6" x 12" surface grinder
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1
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Millport
Lathe (Model 1340)
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1
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Blue
Wave sonic cleaning tank (12" x 18" x 10")
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1
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Deckel
cutter grinder
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1
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Dayton
7" pedestal grinder
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1
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Wilton
6-speed drill press (16" capacity)
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1
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Powermatic
reversible drill press (16" capacity)
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1
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KBC
steel cut-off saw
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1
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5"
magnetic sine plate
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1
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10"
magnetic sine plate
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1
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Clear
View radius dresser
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1
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Troyke
rotary turntable
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1
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Suburban
indexing head
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1
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Harig
indexing head with 5C collate set
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2
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One-ton
adjustable die tables
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1
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Crown hydraulic
die lift truck (1500 lb. capacity)
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1
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Miller
T.I.G. welder
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1
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Starret 18" x 24" surface plate
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1
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Starret
0" to 6" micrometer set
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1
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Mitutoyo
36-piece gauge block set
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1
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Meyers
.010" to .250" pin gauge set
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We feature all necessary
measuring equipment and ancillary Tool Room
equipment and accessories.
Tool Room Staff:
- Certified Tool and Die Maker
- Machinist
- Tool and Die Apprentice
Engineering Department:
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No.
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Make and Type
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3
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Pro-Engineer
design software (Version 20.0)
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3
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Pentium
PCs with CADKEY software (Version 7.0)
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1
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Hewlett
Packard DesignJet 2500C plotter
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1
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OCE
blueprint copier (Model 7055)
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1
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Custom quotation
database software
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1
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Drafting
table
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1
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Engineering
library consisting of over 70 reference resources
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Quality Control Lab
(ISO 9002 Registered)
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No.
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Make and Type
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1
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Smartscope
Zip - video measuring system (18" x 18" x 6" travel)
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1
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Hunter
Lab Colorquest Spectrophotometer (45 / 0 degree view UVF output)
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1
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"Gagetalker"
software for direct input of measurement readings
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1
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Kayeness
melt flow tester
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1
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Gage Master
(Series 20 optical comparator with autocomp and digital read out with
geometric functions)
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1
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Spencer
microscope
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1
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Sheffield
Precisionaire air gauge
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1
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Chatillon
HTC. DPPH compression tension tester
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1
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Chatillon
DPP-50 compression tension tester
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1
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Mitutoyo
0" - 1" micrometer
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1
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Mitutoyo
1" - 2" micrometer
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1
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Mitutoyo 2" - 3" micrometer
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1
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Mitutoyo 3" - 4" micrometer
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1
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Mitutoyo
5" - 6" micrometer
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1
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Starrett
.0015" - .025" feeler gauge set
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1
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Mitutoyo
10" height gauge
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1
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Meyer
.011" - .060" gauge pin set
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1
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Meyer
.061" - .250" gauge pin set
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1
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Meyer
.251" - .500" gauge pin set
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1
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Mitutoyo
vernier caliper with dial
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1
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Mitutoyo
gauge block set (35 pieces)
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1
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Starrett
0" - 30" - 0" dial test indicator
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1
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Mitutoyo
0" - 15" - 0" automatic reversing dial indicator
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1
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Starrett
18" x 24" surface plate
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1
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Model
AB10ST 12-piece angle block test set
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1
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Mitutoyo
8" digital vernier caliper with SPC output
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1
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Mitutoyo
18" digital height gauge with SPC output
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1
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SPC
software - N.W. analytical - quality analyst
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1
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AND
Model FX-2000 electronic balance scale
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1
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Jo block
set (#861525)
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1
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Durometer
gauge, Rex Model H-1000 (Shore D Scale)
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