Gloucester Engineering Expands Die Rebuilding Operation to Meet Growing Industry Needs
Summary
· Putting into effect increasing efficiencies to enable GEC to trim die rebuild costs for customers where possible.Since the company’s founding in New England in 1961, GEC has designed and manufactured advanced extrusion equipment and offered specialized services for the plastics industry.Recent acquisitions of Future Design and Pearl Technologies have broadened the company’s line of offerings to include innovative products for the flexible packaging and blown film bubble management and consumable parts for converting and extrusion capital equipment.Most of the technicians at GEC have been formally trained in plastics engineering programs.· Increasing its dedicated staff of technicians to work on die rebuilds.· Offering, with the ability to add, new features and options to rebuilding dies.· Putting into effect increasing efficiencies to enable GEC to trim die rebuild costs for customers where possible.GEC’s Cros notes that the larger operation now offers:- Stripping and re-plating of complete dies or components.- Hand polishing of die components that eliminate minor surface imperfections.- A full range of plating options, including electroless nickel, chrome and thin dense chrome.- Machining for pin inserts to accommodate frequent die gap changes.- Machining of both sizing rings and pin for inserts- Better cosmetic look adding new guarding and cabinets.- Inspection report services of each component which includes comprehensive recommendations on how to achieve even better performance.Since the company’s founding in New England in 1961, GEC has designed and manufactured advanced extrusion equipment and offered specialized services for the plastics industry.Recent acquisitions of Future Design and Pearl Technologies have broadened the company’s line of offerings to include innovative products for the flexible packaging and blown film bubble management and consumable parts for converting and extrusion capital equipment.For further information on the full range of rebuilding and retrofitting services, contact: Marketing Department, Gloucester Engineering Company, Inc. (GEC), Blackburn Industrial Park, 11 Dory Road, Gloucester, MA 01930.
