Plant capability ALK / LINES
Line-by-line capability, stated in the terms a production planner needs: clamp force, shot weight, output rate and the tolerance the line holds in normal running.
Line group A
Toggle and hydraulic machines covering thin-wall crates through to thick-section housings. Tooling is stored in-house for recurring parts, so a repeat order enters the schedule without a tooling lead time.
Line group B
Extrusion blow moulding with view-stripe and multi-layer capability. Containers are leak tested in line, and moulds are held for standard jerry can and bottle formats.
Line group C
Single and twin-screw lines with in-line ultrasonic wall gauging and laser outside-diameter measurement, feeding a haul-off and either a coiler or a cut-to-length saw.
Line register
| Line group | Process | Machines | Working range | Nominal output | Held tolerance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-1 | Injection moulding | 5 | 90–650 t clamp | 1,400 pcs / shift | ±0.15 mm |
| B-1 | Blow moulding | 3 | 0.25–30 L | 900 pcs / shift | ±3 % weight |
| C-1 | Extrusion — pressure pipe | 2 | 16–400 mm OD | 320 kg / h | ±0.20 mm |
| C-2 | Extrusion — blown film | 2 | 300–1,600 mm width | 180 kg / h | ±5 % gauge |
Output is stated for a single 8-hour shift on a standard product at nominal wall section. Actual output depends on part weight, cooling time and colour change frequency.
Tooling
Tooling is the difference between a two-week repeat order and a ten-week one. We hold what we run.
TOOL / 01
Change-over, cleaning, polishing and minor repair are handled on site, so a damaged cavity does not idle a line for a shipping cycle.
TOOL / 02
We run and store customer-owned moulds under a written custody agreement, with maintenance logged against the tool.
TOOL / 03
New moulds are sourced against the customer drawing, sampled, and released only after a first-article report is accepted in writing.
Scheduling
Framework customers hold a reserved share of monthly line hours. That share is agreed at signature and reviewed quarterly against actual call-off, so committed volume is not displaced by spot orders.
Spot orders are scheduled against remaining capacity in the order they are confirmed. Tooling availability, not machine time, is usually the constraint on a first order.
Share the part drawing or a sample specification and we will tell you which line group it runs on, what tooling it needs, and what the first-order lead time looks like.