Plastic Injection Molding Machines

Proper maintenance and timely repairs are critical to extending the life of your injection molding machines.  As plastic injection molding machines have grown in popularity, so have the variety of issues that users encounter.  Our team at Columbia Machine has a comprehensive understanding of problems that these molding machines develop, including:

• Mechanical wear issues
• Problems resulting in excessive noise, vibration and heat generation
• Alignment problems

Injection molding repair: From platens to parallelism

Over the years, Columbia Machine Works has serviced an array of molding machines, helping to get systems back online and working efficiently.  Unlike many molding repair shops, Columbia Machine Works has the equipment and staff to cater to large industrial injection molding equipment by machining for large platens, tie bars and beds.

Columbia Machine Works services molding machines by Cincinnati Milacron, Toshiba, Van Dorn, Mitsubishi and others, and our team works on all types of plastic injection molding machines, including:

• Injection molding presses
• Screw molding presses
• Hydraulic molding presses
• Transfer molding presses
• Rubber molding presses

Injection molding machine repair from Columbia Machine Works encompasses: 

• Die height adjusting screws and nuts
• Hydraulic cylinder repair
• Linkage repair
• Realignment for parallelism
• Mold alignment for uneven platens
• Extrusion screws repair and replacement
• Extrusion barrels repair and replacement
• Bent Tie Bars repair and replacement
• Toggle and toggle pin repair and replacement
• Platen adjusting screw repair and replacement

Columbia Machine Works also provides on-site repair for special projects, including on-site platen seat repair and installation of die clamping holes on platens. 

Contact us today to get your molding presses working again quickly.