Thermoforming capacity expanded
MHP produces vacuum formings for a wide variety of requirements including packaging, engineering components, medical enclosures and safety products
Vacuum forming and injection moulding specialist MHP has invested £130,000 in two new fully automatic thermoforming machines from UK manufacturer Ridat.
Managing director Mark Hipgrave said: "The availability of the two fully automatic thermoforming machines from one UK manufacturer and at a very affordable price enabled us to upgrade our facilities even in this tight financial climate”
"We were particularly pleased", he commented, "that the Ridat machine includes, as standard, most of the features associated with equipment from much more expensive West European manufacturers. During our formative years all our machines were of Ridat manufacture.”
The two machines acquired by MHP were the model 2420AFCS Automatic Form-Cut-stack machine and the model 6040AVF Automatic Vacuum Forming Machine with duplex Heaters.
The Form-Cut-stack machine has a forming area of 600mm by 500mm, a forming depth of 100mm and a 60t servo driven trimming press.
Mr Hipgrave said this, “provides great flexibility in mould design and handling the newer materials like GPET.”
The machine was fitted with an additional piercing press to allow MHP to produce components without the need for secondary operation of punching euro-slots.
The second machine has a forming area 1500mm by 1000mm and a clamping system for materials up to 12mm thick.
The company produces vacuum formings for a wide variety of requirements including packaging, engineering components, medical enclosures and safety products.
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