Great success of REP International Open House

The gamble pays off for REP who have successfully illustrated and demonstrated on this open day their ability to adapt to different markets and serve all the needs of their customers by bringing them together on the same site to present the company''s latest achievements and investments.

This includes further developing the range of high-tech molding machines (G10) and modernizing production means in Corbas to cope with a substantial increase of activity, launching new product lines such as the micro-machine or the devulcanization and at least developing industrial partnerships to access emerging markets thanks to a complementary offer.

Visitors could see firsthand that the REP group continues modernizing their production means at a steady pace by making major investments. The overall investment in the modernization of the plant and in the product developments represents almost EUR 4 million. Indeed, they have invested in high-speed machining equipment: 2 flexible machining centers will complement the existing capabilities. As a result, gains in responsiveness, productivity and operating costs are expected. It is worth repeating that REP G9 and G10 presses which make up the overwhelming bulk of sales are entirely "made in France".

Visitors could discover a lot of molding machines of the high-tech range. New technologies are embedded on the G10 machines with a view to improve performance and yield, production data communication and human-machine ergonomics. This includes the low working height especially for the V710, the improved visibility of the molding area and a double screen on the operator interface. Energy efficiency has not been forgotten: REP have improved each of the energy c onsumption sources of the machine without forgetting that cycle time is a major key directly linked to the energy required to produce one part.

Concerning the V510 which replaces the V59, it is important to emphasize the increase of the clamping tonnage from 255 to 300T. The distance between columns is increased too so that one can not only mount V59 molds, but may also fit larger square molds.

Undoubtedly, this interesting open day will have shed new light on REP!