Equipment List

Southwest Plastics occupies over 27,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehouse facilities, and operates the most up to date molding equipment to serve our customers exact requirements on a 24 hour basis.

Injection Molding Department 

2 x15 Ton 1 oz. Boy
2 x60 Ton 3 oz. TMC
1 x90 Ton 6 oz. TMC
1 x90 Ton 5 oz. Toyo
2 x100 Ton 6 oz. Van Dorn
1 x145 Ton 7 oz. Toyo
2 x200 Ton 15 oz. Toyo
1 x300 Ton 30 oz. Toyo

Compression/Transfer Molding Department

3 x300 Ton Hysco
3 x170 Ton Card
1 x90 Ton Phi
3 x50 Ton Wilcox
1 x20 Ton Phi
1 x15 Ton Hull

Southwest Plastics has a wide range of equipment to support its diverse molding department including Desiccant Dryers, Scrap Grinders, Mold Temperature Controller, Oil Circulating High-Temperature Mold Temperature Controllers, Electronic Pre-Heaters, Refrigerated Storage for Heat Sensitive Thermoset Materials.

Mold Making Department

1 -CNC Smartmill
4 -Bridgeport Mills
2 -14" Cadillac Lathes
1 -Hansvedt Electrical Discharge Machine
2 -Boyer Shultz Grinders
The extensive assortment of support equipment, tooling, and fixturing, etc.
2 -Gorton Mills

Finishing/Assembly Department

Lathes Grinders, Drill Presses, Tapping Machines, Sand Blasters, Automated Flashing Equipment, sonic Welders, etc.

Quality Control/Inspection Department - Certified to AS9100

1 -Mitutoyo Vision Measuring Machine
1 -Brown & Sharpe Coordinate Measuring Machine
1 -Accu-Gage 14" comparator with D.R.O.
1 -Nippon Kogaku Comparator
2 -Collins Micro Flat 36" X 60" Surface Plates
1 -Master Set Brown & Sharpe Gage Blocks
1 -Master Set Pin Gages
1 -Wilson Rockwell Hardness Tester, Model 3-JR
1 -DX7 Mitutoyo S.P.C. Processor
1 -Izod Impact Tester
1 -Mitutoyo Quick Scope Optical Comparator Semi-Automatic

‍Measuring gages

‍Micrometers, Height Gages, Vernier Calipers, Depth Gages, Dial Indicators, Over 200 Plug and Thread Measuring Gages, Assorted V Blocks, Angle Plates and Measurement Fixtures.