INDUSTRIAL COLLABORATION
The Advanced Plastics Manufacturing Laboratory colloaborates actively with

Ropak Canada Inc., Springhill, Nova Scotia

Engel Canada, Guelph, Ontario


The Laboratory is equipped with three fully functional PLASTIC INJECTION MOLDING MACHINES

BOY 50 TONNE

ENGEL 150 TONNE

ENGEL 25 TONNE

All the three IMM's are fully open architecture equipped with additional advanced sensors to monitor the machine control performance. The IMM's also allow the researchers to develop customized control algorithms.

BOY 50 R Plastic IMM

ENGEL 150 Plastic IMM

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The state of art CMM (Co-ordinate measuring machine) measures warpage and shrinkage of the manufactured product by the IMM. The CMM aids in effective mold designs.

Mitutoyo Co-ordinate Measuring Machine

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The Lab also features

Plastics grinder for research on recyclable plastics

Plastics blender for investigating the effect of dye on virgin materials

Plastics dryer

Plastics Grinder

Plastics Blender

Plastics Dryer