PETform production facilities covers an area of 5,000 m2. All key machining and measurement activities are carried out in air conditioned rooms with strict temperature control for maximum precision. All finish machining operations are carried out on machines with sub micron accuracy levels. With comprehensive machining capability, we manufacture all stack components and mould base plates and accessories in-house, as well as all key metal hotrunner components.

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Sub-Micron Accuracy

All finish machining operations are carried out on machines with sub-micron accuracy levels for unmatched precision.

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Temperature Control

All finish machining operations conducted in temperature-controlled environments at 20ºC ± 1ºC for optimal precision.

Manufacturing Practices

Stack Parts & Hot Runner Components

Cores, Neck Rings, Cavities & Gate Inserts are manufactured exclusively using Bohler-Uddeholm’s ESR grade corrosion resistant martensitic stainless steel, Stavax ESR.

Stack parts are rough machined, stress relieved & vacuum hardened to 50-52 Rockwell and then high temperature tempered for ultimate toughness.

Final dimensions are machined only after hardening to nullify any changes in dimensions during hardening.

All mating surfaces (that experience wear) are cylindrical/ surface ground for high precision and long life

Manufacturing is conducted in a temperature controlled room.

Components are measured in-process by work-probing systems.

Component are measured post process by highly accurate measuring instruments & gauges in a temperature controlled (standard) room.

Tolerances on critical dimensions are maintained within ± 2 microns.

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Mould Base Plates

Mould base plates are manufactured from DEW or Bohler Uddeholm’s 1.2085 pre-hardened corrosion-resistant stainless steel with hardness of 30-34 Rockwell.

Mould base plates, hot runner manifold & backing plates are rough machined and stress relieved before finish machining to ensure dimensional stability over time.

All finish sizing, drilling & boring at PETform is done using jig boring class machines, never standard CNC machining centers, for superior accuracy.

In-process gauging is utilized to eliminate errors and hold the closest tolerances throughout manufacturing.

All plates are inspected on CMMs in temperature-controlled rooms before final assembly, ensuring absolute dimensional precision.

Production Infrastructure

All machining takes place in a temperature controlled environment

CNC Lathes (12 units/ 15 spindles)

Hembrug Mikroturn 100CNC (Nano-Precision)

Nakamura Tome TW20 MMY Dual Spindle Dual Turret Turn Mill Center

Traub 42/65 Dual Spindle Dual Turret Turn Mill Center

Hardinge Conquest 42 Super Precision Dual Spindle

Hardinge Conquest 42 Super Precision Single Spindle

Hardinge Conquest T65

3 x Jyoti CNC Lathes

LMW Ultra Smart Turn

Micromatic CNC Lathe

Monforts KNC 5 Teach-In Lathe

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Cylindrical Grinders (5 units)

Kellenberger Kel-Varia with full B-axis & 2 external + 1 internal wheel (CNC)

Jones & Shipman Universal Cylindrical Grinder

3 x Micromatic Universal Cylindrical Grinders

CNC Machining Centres (10 units)

2 x Huron KX30

Dixi DPC 200 Horizontal Machining Center

Makino V55 HSC Machining Center

Makino V33 HSC Machining Center

Mikron UCP 600 5-axis HSC Machining Center

Mikron VCP 600 HSC Machining Center

Jyoti VMC850 with 3+2 axis

Jyoti RDX 20 with 3+2 axis

Jyoti PX10

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Jig Borers (8 units)

Mitsui Seiki 7CN CNC Jig Borer

Mitsui Seiki 6CNII CNC Jig Borer

Mitsui Seiki JIDC-5C CNC Horizontal Jig Boring Center

SIP 8P Jig Borer

SIP 600 CNC Jig Borer

Dixi 75FE 4 Axis CNC Horizontal Jig Borer

SIP 5E Jig Borer

Hauser B3-DR

Gun Drilling Machines (2 units)

Buck TBFZ 1100

Ixion TL1004

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Surface Grinders (7 units)

ABA 500 mm x 1,000 mm

Blohm HFS9 400 mm x 900 mm

Okamoto 50UDX 200 mm x 500 mm

Jung HF50 200 mm x 500 mm

Chevalier FSG 618 150 mm x 500 mm

Jones & Shipman 150 mm x 500 mm

Jung 540 150 mm x 500 mm

EDM

Sodick AL40G Linear Motor

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Miscellaneous

Sunnen Honing Machine

Boehringer Copy Lathe

Lagun FCM-1600 Milling Machine

Alzarapid Radial Drilling

Indotech Bandsaw Machine

Other miscellaneous machines