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Rocheleau launches its super sizes Nissie’s World's first triple-row, one-

reciprocating screw machine step blow molder the ASB-150DPX

ocheleau Tool & Die is out with its largest reciprocating he world's first triple-row, one-step injection stretch
Rscrew machine to produce blow molded containers for Tblow molding machine will produce more than
the dairy, industrial and consumer markets. 20,000 miniature liquor bottles an hour in 48 cavities
Based in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, the family-owned that cycle every 8.6 seconds at NPE2018.Developed by
business is marking its 80th anniversary this year as it Nissei ASB Machine Co. Ltd., the ASB-150DPX, shown
rolls out the RS-90, which produces gallon items in six at Booth S19045, has an "unprecedented" 48 cavities
cavities or smaller items in up to 16 cavities. With a 90 mounted in a triple row layout for molding small
mm extruder, output is expected to exceed 750 pounds of bottles, the company said. The machine will be one
high density polyethylene per hour. Rocheleau machinery, of five producing bottles, jars and flasks at Nissei ASB's
Booth W5573, is used to process mostly HDPE and
booth, which at nearly 8,000 square feet will represent
the Nagano, Japan-based company's largest presence
at the exhibition.

The ASB-150DPX will make 50-milliliter bottles that are
10.5 grams in a process that the company says starts
with a "very small" preform that would be impossible
to handle and reheat in a two-step system. With one-
step molding, the container is formed and held by
its neck through the process, which Nissei ASB says
reduces scuffing and provides superb visual quality. The
machine, which also triple molds in 24 and 36 cavities,
polypropylene resins but customers also run engineering- made its debut at Drinktec in Munich last fall. NPE will
grade resins, glycol-modified PET, PVC, polycarbonate and be the first time it is shown in North America. Nissei
thermoplastic elastomers with the various reciprocating ASB says it is seeing strong interest for the model from
screw models as well as a series of continuous extrusion
blow molding machinery.The RS-90 can be integrated with
Rocheleau's new VT-3 deflash automation package, which
transfer parts in an upright orientation to the punch station
for trimming scrap plastic. The trimmer has a triple-station
nest and punch die for rapid cycle times. Powered by
a hybrid system of variable-frequency drive electric
technology and hydraulics, Rocheleau says the RS-90 offers
energy efficiency and ease of operation. Two high-torque,
high-force rotary actuators generate clamp tonnage and
"extra thick" nickel-plated platens that are 16-inches
tall by 48-inches wide evenly distribute clamp force and
minimize deflection, according to the company. Customers
also can choose options for parison programming, pull-up the dairy industry for flavored milk and yogurt-based
or down-style neck calibration for handled bottles, or spin drinks. For these products, the containers are typically
trim systems for non-handled bottles. Four generations of molded in 36 cavities.
the Rocheleau family have built up a customer base that
spans more than 40 countries.

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