advent tool & mold inc
Facilities
Manufacturing Facility
Custom-built 53,000 square foot manufacturing facility with separate Molding, Clean Room molding, Assembly and Tool building departments. The building is air conditioned and all high-bay with fire alarms and sprinklers throughout. The facility is built on 6 acres of land and was designed to be easily expanded to 110,000 square feet.
Injection Molding
Molding
- 1 Engel ES 2000 / 450 ton, 280z., w/closed loop micro processing, Hydraulic core pull
- 2 Toshiba 390 ton, 41 oz., ISGS model w/ closed loop micro process control and hydraulic core pull.
- 1 Arburg 275 ton model 630C w/electric screw drive and accumulator.
- 1 Toshiba 250 ton, 19 oz., ISG model w/closed loop micro process control.
- 2 Engel 250 ton, 5.0 oz. Model ES250 closed loop micro process controlled
- 2 Arburg 220 ton, 12.5 oz., Model 520C w/closed loop micro processing control and core pull.
- 2 Arburg 220 ton 420C model w/ dual injection units and rotary platen – 2 color/2 material and core pull.
- 1 Engel 200 ton, 8.2 oz. ES 600/200/VRB CC100 Model Vertical Clamp Rotary Table to accept 2 or 3 bottoms.
- 1 Engel 200 ton, 8.2 oz. ES650/200TL Tie-bar-less w/ Engel Robot Model ERC 33/1-C that has a 23 lb. Payload.
- 1 Arburg 110 ton Allrounder 470A e2 ALLDRIVE w/Ranger RT200S4 Traverse Robot.
- 1 Arburg 110 ton, 4.28 oz., 420CS Model w/closed loop micro process control.
- 1 Arburg 110 Ton M Model w/ dual injection units & rotary platen - 2 color / 2 material and core pull.
- 3 Arburg 88 ton, 4.3 oz., C Model 370C w/ closed loop micro processing control (2) w/core pull.
- 1 Arburg 88 ton, 2.75 oz., 420A Model w/ screw position regulator and closed loop process control.
- 3 Arburg Allrounder 83 ton, 4 oz., 320D Model w/ closed loop micro processing control.
- 1 Arburg 77 ton, 3.7 oz., 320K Model w/ screw position regulator closed loop processing control. Integrated Multi lift robotics.
- 2 Arburg Allrounder 55 ton, 86 gram, M Model Universal Horizontal/Vertical – Clamp and Injection Unit.
- 1 Arburg Allrounder 55 ton, 4 oz., D Model Universal Horizontal/Vertical – Clamp and Injection Unit w/ closed loop micro process control w/ marbleizing screw and standard screw and barrel.
- 1 Arburg Allrounder 55 ton, 1.3 oz., S Model w/closed loop micro-process control and part diverter.
- 1 Arburg 44 ton, 1.05 oz., 270C Model w/screw position regulator closed loop micro process control. Integrated Multilift robotics.
- 1 Arburg 28 ton, 0.9(oz) S Model w/closed loop micro-process control.
- 1 Arburg 28 ton, 21gram, Allrounder 275 V 250 Vertical clamp, Rotary table.

Automation
- 1 Fanuc LR Mate 100IB
- 1 Engel ERC33
- 1 Ranger RT200S4
- 1 Star CY800 FB
- 1 Star NPS 800 G
- 1 Yushin ATR-150
- 1 Yushin ATX II
- 1 Yushin Netliner VN II CA 1505
- 1 Yushin Webliner RA 400
- 1 Fanuc 6 axis, articulating arm robot M-16iB 10L
- 1 Star NPS 800 GII Traversing Robot
- 1 Ranger RT200S4 Traverse Robot
- 6 Adept SCARA robots in integrated cells
- 9 Star 600F High Speed, Robotic Sprue and Part Pickers
- 2 Star servo traverse automatic unloader
- 2 Star pneumatic traverse automatic unloaders
Quality Enabling
- 15 RJG E-Dart Pressure Transducer Systems (cavity pressure monitoring)
- 2 Kistler Pressure Transducer Systems (cavity pressure monitoring)
- 9 Arburg Diverting Chutes (automatic part segregation)
- 3 MAC Trac Reversing Conveyors (automatic part segregation)
- 1 EMI Mobile Diverting Chute (automatic part segregation)
Auxillary
- 3 Sterlco Oil Temperature Controllers.
- 1 Sterlco Mold Temperature Controllers.
- 14 Advantage Mold Temperature Controllers.
- 1 Omnimark Mark 2 Raw Material Moisture Analyzer.
- 30 Novatec Dehumidifying Material Dryers. Portable, quick change.
- 5 Low Speed Plastic Granulator Grinders (Rapid, Conair, Nelmor, Nissui).
- 4 High Speed Plastic Granulator Grinders (Cumberland).
- 1 Crizaf ATS Model Part/Runner Separator.
- 20 Part Conveyors (Dynacon, IMS).
- 10 Mold Master, DME & Plasthing Hot Runner Controllers for up to 20 zones.
- 1 60,000 lb. Raw Material Silo.
- 1 IMS Model 500 Hurricane Material Mixer
- 3 Forklifts 3500 lb. capacity.
- 1 3 ton, and ½ ton Overhead Bridge Cranes
- 1 Trane 40 ton Central Chiller System w/ Cooling Technology 12 ton backup.
Assembly and Finishing Department
- 1 United Silicone, US-25 Heat Seal System w/ programmable control, dial film spool unwind.
- 2 Loctite Automatic Glue Dispensers.
- 1 Branson Mini II 11kW Vibration Welder
- 2 Branson 900 Series Ultrasonic Welder 1000 watt capacity.
- 1 Branson 8400 Series Ultrasonic Welder 860 watt capacity.
- 2 Tapmatics Hole Tappers.
- 2 Static Elimination Station.
- 1 Bridgeport Milling Machine.
- 1 Delta Model #17-900 Drill Press 5/8" capacity.
- 1 Orbit Model #OR-1758F Drill Press 5/8" capacity.
- 1 Aro Pneumatic Torque Wrench.
- 1 #1 Dake Arbor Press.
- 1 Greenerd HPB7 Model 7 ton Hydraulic Press.
- 1 Air Mate 2 ton DAP 38 Model Pneumatic Press.
- Various custom design fixtures for secondary operations built in-house.
Design & Engineering Department
- 4 Seats Pro Engineer with Wild Fire 3.0 Foundation 3, Mold Designer III software with solid modeling.
- 1 Seat Mold Flow Mold Advisor including Cool and Warp Modules version 7.3.
- 1 Unigraphics mold design and tool manufacturing software version NX3.
- 1 Hewlett Packard Design Jet 500 Plotter.
- Capability to convert customers' files through IGES to Pro E, Cadkey, Catia and Master Cam.
- 1 FTP site for file transfer.
- 9 Laptop workstation for off site CAD and engineering reviews
Tool Department
- Complete facilities for prototype part fabrication, new mold build, and mold maintenance.
- 2 Makino S56 High Speed Vertical Machining Center, 20 Tool Magazine, 20,000 RPM Spindle, Travel x=35.4", y=19.7", z=17.7"
- 1 Le Blond Makino SNC 64 High Speed Graphite CNC Milling Machine 15 Position Tool Changer, 15000 rpm Spindle, x=23", y=16", z=16", fully enclosed dust collection system.
- 1 Mori Seiki MV40 Vertical Machining Center w/ a 20 Tool Magazine, 8000 rpm Spindle w/x=32", y=16" and z=20" travel w/ FANUC 10M control.
- 1 Mori Seiki MV Junior Vertical Machining Center w/ 30 Tool Magazine, 6000 rpm Spindle, w/=22", y=16" and z=18" travel and w/ FANUC 10M control.
- 1 Mitsubishi EX30 CNC EDM, 32 position tool changer, C-Axis, 120 amp power supply, x=27.56, y=19.68, z=13.77, travel 47.24 x 31.50 x 17.72 work tank.
- 1 Mitsubishi EX22 CNC EDM, 16 position tool changer, C-Axis, 60 amp power supply, axis travel, x=19.68, y=15.74, z=13.78, work tank, x=37.40, y=25.59, z=15.74.
- 1 Mitsubishi (M) FX20K 4 axis wire EDM machine w/x-24", y=16" and z=11" travel; work tank size 43" x 34". Mastercam w/3D software.
- 1 Current EDM Drill ST300EM Model table 12" x 12", z=12"
- 1 Hansvedt Model 201B, 40 amp power supplies; x=9", y=6", z=7"; 16" x 24" work tank w/ digital r/o.
- 1 Computer operating Unigraphics Mold Design/NC Software Version 16
- 8 Computers operating Master Cam Version 9.1 software w/ 3D capability.
- 2 Compumill 4000 Universal Milling Center w/ 3800 rpm Spindle, x=30", y=17" and z=18", Delta 30 controller.
- 1 Compumill 3000 Universal Milling Center w/ 3000 rpm Spindle, x=30", y=17" and z=18", Delta 30 controller.
- 1 Okamoto 12 x 24 DX series wet grinder.
- 3 Mitsui Model 200 MH Surface Grinders
- 1 Mitsui Model 250 MH Surface Grinder
- 3 Harig Model #612 hand feed surface grinders.
- 1 Brown & Sharp Surface Grinder Model 612 Master
- 1 Brown & Sharp Wet Grinder Model 818 Techmaster
- 1 Brown & Sharpe Model #184U Internal/External cylindrical grinder.
- 1 Scripta single lip cutter/grinder.
- 4 Bridgeport Mills w/ digital readouts on x, y axis.
- 1 H.E.S. 16" lathe w/ 60" center.
- 1 Do-All Model #C-916M horizontal band saw; maximum capacity 11" dia.

Quality Department
- 1 Temperature / Relative Humidity controlled Quality Laboratory (Wattmaster).
- 1 Brown & Sharpe Global 05.07.05 DCC CMM w/Renishaw PH10M & SP25M Continuous Scan w/ DMIS 4.3 CAP Plus Plus software
- 1 Brown & Sharpe DCC coordinate measuring machine w/ Renishaw PHIOMQ touch probe x=25.60", y=39.40", z=25.60", PC-DMIS 4.3 CAP Plus Plus software, Datapage SPC software, reverse engineering, and scanning capability.
- 1 OGP SmartScope Flash Multi-Sensor Inspection System with Vision and touch probe sensing options. Pictured
- 1 Frenco gear checker w/ motorized master gear rolling feature. Measures tooth to tooth profile. Total composite run-out and test radius up to 3". Integrated graph printer.
- 1 Vari-Roll gear checker w/ Mitutoyo dial readout. Measures tooth to tooth profile. Total composite run out and test radius.
- 1 Deltronic 14" optical comparator w/ Deltronic MPC-1 micro processor 10x - 50x magnification.
- 1 Jones & Lamson 14" optical comparator w/ 10x - 100x magnification.
- 1 Omnimark Instrument Corp. Mark 2 High Performance Moisture Analyzer.
- 1 Tinius Olsen extrusion plastometer w/ MP 987 controller/timer for flow rate analysis.
- 1 Anstat SPC software with Multi-Gage-Interface data collection station.
- 2 First Article Plus software.
- Digital Cameras (Nikon Cool Pix 995, Fuji Fine Pix A200)
- Complete selection of inspection measuring, gauging, torque and destructive testing equipment.
- Specialty designed and built inspection gages and fixtures.

ERP, Network and Support
Network/Server
- 5 Network servers (ERP System, MS Exchange, Windows 2003, etc…)
Software
- EDI – GE Desktop
- Syteline Enterprise Resource Planning
- Windows NT, 2000, XP Pro, Vista
- Microsoft Office Pro





