Glossbrook Engineering - Moulding, Production, Control, Processing

Production Control
To manufacture the highest quality components, the
injection moulding machinery has to be accurate, well
maintained and the process parameters have to be
accurately controlled. That is why our machines are
regularly maintained and calibrated to ensure
consistently optimised performance.

Glossbrook has 20 injection moulding machines
ranging from 25 tonne to 360 tonne. 14 are
microprocessor controlled and 6 have digital
PLC control.

Our larger machines are fitted with Sepro fully
automated robots that provide fast and efficient
removal of mouldings from the machines. Sprue
removal, packing and separating operations can also be programmed.

Glossbrook has recently invested in closed loop feeder systems for 5 machines that mainly carry out high volume production runs. The system consists of proportional hopperloaders, robotic sprue pickers, and beside machine granulators that reprocess any waste sprues and feed then back into the production process. All these processes are strictly controlled and computerised set-up sheets are used to control all process parameters so that both quality and efficiency are maintained within the production process.

Microprocessor Control
Provides fast and user-friendly access to injection moulding machinery. All our newer machinery is microprocessor-controlled and provides state-of-the-art control over injection / plasticising, mould opening / closing movement, ejection, core pulling, robot interfacing, quality monitoring and production control parameters.

Materials Processing
Years of experience and knowledge in material processing provide Glossbrook with the ability to produce technical moulded components in a variety of engineering plastics from glass filled Acetal and Nylon to polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) - all with a variety of end uses. Industries for which components are manufactured and supplied include medical, computer, electrical and textile.

Quality
Glossbrook have full ISO9001 accreditation and operate rigorous, pro-active Quality Control Procedures to ensure consistent and high quality standards.

Quality procedure documents are maintained for every component we produce. These are issued at the start of each production run and fully instruct machine operators and assembly workers as to what constitutes imperfections in a given component or assembly. Quality is therefore built into production even before inspection.

Even though we take pre-emptive quality deviation measures, we still operate strict inspections on batches of components before they leave our premises. In the unlikely event that we do receive a quality complaint, remedial action is taken to ensure problems are rectified swiftly and to our customer’s satisfaction.

We operate full traceability, through to operators and workers responsible for output and the exact batches of raw materials used in component production.

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