R.D. Abbott, Arburg, Roembke partner for Nov. 2 open house

BARBERTON, Ohio—R.D. Abbott Co. Inc., Arburg GmbH and Roembke Mfg. & Design Inc. will collaborate Nov. 2 in Northeast Ohio to share advanced technologies for injection molding.

The open house at the R.D. Abbott Service Center will take place Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Doors open at 9:30 a.m.

"Our team is looking forward to hosting this open house," said Tom Jenkins, R.D. Abbott's vice president of business development. "Sharing advanced technologies about injection molding demonstrates our commitment, and that of our event partners, to helping customers learn about new technologies and improve their operations."

The R.D. Abbott Service Center is located at 25 Foundation Place, Barberton, Ohio 44203. The service center can be reached at 562-944-5354.

Hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be provided throughout the event. Non-competitors are invited to register online at rdabbott.com/news/arburg-openhouse.

While R.D. Abbott will offer information on its unique, high-performance elastomers and "top-notch technical support," Arburg will display its high-precision, all-electric "Allrounder" injection molding machines at the open house.

According to Germany-based Arburg, the machines boast advanced process controls that allow for consistent injection molding of TPEs, LSR, HCR and powder injection molding.

Application examples include seals, caps, respirator masks and medical drug implants.

Roembke, of Ossian, Ind., will offer its Quick Prototype Systems and liquid-valve cold deck systems for mold making and tooling.

With QPS, customers can test iterative designs and make material changes "without incurring the typical costs and lengthy lead times associated with a full production mold or bridge mold."

According to Roembke, its proprietary and stand-alone cold deck systems are "easy to clean, maintain and disassemble."

R.D. Abbott said attendees of the open house essentially will learn how to "optimize their manufacturing operations."

Based in Garden Grove, Calif., R.D. Abbott began business in 1948.

The company maintains testing labs that focus on material design and development, product optimization, material preparation, chemical analysis, material characterization and physical properties testing.

Engineering services include process engineering, development, and troubleshooting; molding and material trials; equipment and process training; production start-up support; and design for manufacturability assistance.