The world’s largest low-pressure injection molding machine was designed and constructed by Infiltrator Systems at the company’s Winchester, Ky., ISO-9002 manufacturing facility.The injection press took five months to engineer and nine months to build and is producing the Infiltrator IM-1530 Septic Tank product line. The mold installed in the press weighs 420,000 pounds and molds a 15-foot-long, 245-pound polypropylene tank half. Franchino Mold and Engineering of Lansing, Mich., engineered and built the mold.Molding machine highlights:
World’s largest low-pressure injection molding machine
Largest injection molding platen area in the world
Parts handling and finishing stations utilize the largest six-axis robot in the world
Produces the
