Intertech Corporation Enhances Production Capacity with New Shuttle Machine

Intertech Corporation recently announced that it has further enhanced its production capacity by taking delivery of a new shuttle blow moulding machine from Graham Engineering Corporation (GEC), a provider of monolayer and multilayer extrusion blow moulding equipment.

In a release, Jim Sitton, senior vice president of Sales at Intertech said that, “We certainly had a comfort level with Graham, as we were already using GEC equipment. We knew firsthand that they provide excellent training, service, processing, and on line support. However, on this purchase, Graham and their new shuttle machine technology had to compete with other potential suppliers and they again won us over with their innovative and technical advantages in machine design.”

In light of recent business expansions, the company was looking at increasing production capacity to meet growing business demands. Intertech decided to include the new Graham Model SBG 700 D dual sided, shuttle blow molding machine which has been designed with a 700 mm stroke, and a 3x205 mm monolayer GEC flowhead, in addition to the 100 mm 28:1 L/D extruder.

David Yenor, vice president of Global Business Development at Graham, said that, “We are very pleased that Intertech has taken delivery of the first SBG shuttle to be sold into the Southeast region of the United States. It means a lot when an existing customer decides to stay with you, especially as we have transitioned to our improved generation of SBG shuttle machines. We look forward to a long and ongoing relationship with Intertech as they continue to grow.”

In other news, Mergon Automotive, of Castlepollard, Ireland, recently accepted delivery of yet another Graham Engineering Corporation (GEC) accumulator head blow molding machine.This Graham Model GEC-7460 dual head blow molding machine included a 6 inch smooth bore extruder with 300 HP AC controls, dual 20-lb. series heads, Graham Engineering's proprietary XBM Navigator(TM) PC controls, and a 74x60 in. press with pre-pinch and 190 tons of clamping force.