Barwell Machinery Applications
Barwell machines are used widely in the rubber and synthetic polymer, ceramics, and pharmaceutical industries. For example, the Barwell extruder/preformer produces preforms or extrudates which are then moulded into a broad range of products including the Barwell machinery applications listed below.
Barwell Machinery Applications
Barwell machines are used widely in the rubber and synthetic polymer, ceramics, and pharmaceutical industries. For example, the Barwell extruder/preformer produces preforms or extrudates which are then moulded into a broad range of products including the Barwell machinery applications listed below.
Automotive Industry
- Battery boxes
- Small solid rubber tires
- Precision O rings, seals, & gaskets
- Mud flaps
- Tailgate bumpers
- Car mats
- Exhaust support rings
- Rubber discs, diaphragms & grommets
- Engine/machine mounts
- Shock absorbers
- Windscreen wiper blades
- Spark plug covers
Footwear Industry
- Shoe sole and heel unit
- Heels
- Soles
- Slipper soles
- Direct vulcanisation blanks (DV moulding)
- Foxing (rubber edging for leisure shoes)
- EVA soles
- Beach shoe thongs
Sporting and Leisure Goods
- Swim fins & flippers
- Bowling balls
- Squash balls
- Tennis balls
- Golf balls
- Cricket balls
- Sponge balls
- Hockey pucks
- Rubber handle grips, golf clubs, etc
- Roller skate wheels and similar
General Rubber Goods
- Hand tool grips
- Hot water bottles
- Novelty rubber items
- Rubber spouts/connectors for taps
- Record discs/turntable mats
- Rubber electrical plugs/connectors/components
- Spectacle frames (cellulose acetate)
- Bottle stoppers/teats
- Mastic sealing rings/washers
- Milking machine teats
- Walking stick rubbers
- Rubber components for domestic appliances
- Wide range of solid/tubular extrusions
- Bridge/sleeper pads
- Dock fenders
- Door stops
Ceramics
- Extruding ceramic profiles for electrical insulators
- Chemical catalysts
Other Applications
- Pelletizing
- Material screening of all compounds
- Masterbatch
- Preparing strip for feeding injection moulding machines
- Intumescent seals
- Mastics and doughs
- Paint solids
- Wax crayons
- Pencil leads
- Extruding DMC/fibre glass
- Artificial roofing slates