Heating comes through hot oil pumped through channels next to the mold, and chilled oil cools it down again. Instead of physically moving the mold through an oven and a cooling station, the mold revolves and remains in the same area. Leonardo is a major departure for rotational molding. We're expanding a lot faster than most people realize, he said. But Dunne said the company now is molding nine different products on the Leonardo machines, including its first custom parts. The high-volume laundry cart is an ideal candidate for Leonardo, because it just runs and runs, without the need for frequent mold changes. And there's no doubt, when you can control your wall-thickness better, it's an improved process, he said. We were looking for something that would be an improved process, leading to an improved product.
officials studied the technology for more than a year, making two trips to Persico SpA in Nembro, Italy, and touring 12 molders in Europe that use the Leonardo.
Meese Orbitron Dunne replaced the old 72P model with the 72S, a sleek-looking cart with rounded corners that is 16 pounds lighter but can hold an extra 200 pounds of laundry.ĭunne said M.O.D. The machines have played a key role in a new laundry cart a core product for the company. Dunne Jr., president and vice president of sales, said of adding the Leonardos. The specific idea was to push the process forward, and to modernize our products, Robert W. The company runs a total of 28 rotomolding machines. has two other plants: a headquarters in Ashtabula and an operation in Saddlebrook, N.J.
The company, known as M.O.D., runs the Leonardos at its plants in Madison, Ind., and La Mirada, Calif.
Meese Orbitron Dunne has invested in two fully automatic Leonardo rotomolding machines from Italy, one of only two U.S. has grown by playing to its strengths: new technology, veteran employees and a strong integrated marketing plan using old-school postcard mailings and Internet sites geared toward Web surfers. Rotational molder Meese Orbitron Dunne Co.
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