Anchor Plastics, Inc. Invests in "Green" Technology

Online, February 1, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Due to recent growth in business, Anchor Plastics of Golden Valley, MN has decided to initiate expansion of their facilities by adding another plastic injection molding press to their production floor. This all electric, 165-ton variable Cincinnati Milacron will lend additional help to Anchor's growing demand by running 24/7 alongside the current 6 presses. This capacity expansion significantly increases the company's ability to respond quickly to a rapidly growing number of customer orders.

"With our investment in this additional equipment we're demonstrating our commitment to provide our customers with the fastest and lowest-cost injection molding service in the industry," said Steve Rogers, President of Anchor Plastics.

Anchor is also looking towards a more "environmental friendly" future. In addition to the new press, Anchor opted to upgrade its barrel heating and cooling system to a "greener" model and is one of the first injection molders to do so. Not only is it more environmentally friendly, the new Servtek TCS System offers a 30%-50% faster heat up time resulting in a reduction of 50%-80% in overall costs compared to induction heating models. It will also help to improve worker safety by containing heat and is safe to touch under normal operating conditions.