Description

• The repair process is a kind of remanufacturing, and it can sometimes approach the production of a new screw barrel in terms of cost to the customer. Because new extrusion screw barrels cost less than those for injection moulding, there is frequently little margin for savings compared with buying a new screw barrel. On the other hand, very large or elaborately equipped extrusion screw barrels may cost significantly less to repair relative to the original equipment price.
• Refurbishing a worn extrusion or injection cylinder rather than replacing it with a new one can save money and delivery time. Under the right circumstances, the savings can range from 25% to 50% of the cost of a new barrel. But the benefits of repair are not available for every barrel or even most of them. Whether or not repair can be a viable alternative depends on several factors, starting with the type and size of the barrel.
• As pioneers in the plastics industry we have developed many of the standard screw building and rebuilding processes that are used today. With the same rigorous quality standards as our custom screw solutions, we can rebuild your worn screws to save you time and money.
• When we receive your screw for potential rebuilding, our team performs a thorough inspection of the overall condition of your screw as well as the current design. When it is cost effective we can refurbish your screw to like new condition, re-chrome, nitride, hard face, and even re-cut the existing design to improve performance and wear-life