Tips For Purchasing Used Plastic Machinery
                     Tips For Purchasing Used 
Plastic Machinery 
Tips For Purchasing Used Plastic Machinery 
• Are you planning to venture into the plastic part manufacturing business? If 
you do, you will need to look for the right injection molding machine to use. 
There are many things to consider when purchasing an injection molder, 
including your budget. If you are on a tight budget, you may need to purchase 
used plastic machinery in order to avoid creating a dent in your bank account. 
• So how do you choose the right used injection molding machine to use in your 
business? There are various things you will need to consider when making your 
selection. One of them is the shot size of the machine. Shot size refers to the 
maximum amount of plastic that the injection molding machinery can inject 
into the mold cavity during one molding cycle. When choosing a machine to 
use in your business, you need to make sure that it is capable of producing 30 
to 40 percent greater shot sizes compared to what your parts require.
Tips For Purchasing Used Plastic Machinery 
• Another factor you need to consider when choosing 
used plastic machinery to use in your business is clamp tonnage 
and clamping pressure. This could be considered the same concept 
as when looking at press brakes. The tonnage capabilities of press 
brakes are measured by the number of tons of downforce the 
machine can direct towards a workpiece. However, with injection 
molding machines, tonnage is measured by the number of tons 
that the machine is capable of pressing together the platens. The 
platens hold the mold cavity and form the plastic that is injected 
into the cavity in order to produce the desired parts.
Tips For Purchasing Used Plastic Machinery 
• Also consider tie bar spacing when choosing used plastic machinery 
to use in your business. This is the space between the horizontal 
tie-bars on the injection molder. It determines the size of molds 
that can be placed in the molding machine.
• For more tips on how to purchase used plastic machinery, visit our 
website at http://www.premierplasticsnj.com/
Tips For Purchasing Used 
Plastic Machinery