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PR AGENCY CONTACT:
Robert Clyne
Clyne Media, Inc.
Tel: 615.662.1616
Kathy Galbraith
SKB Corporation
Tel: 714.685.5232FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SKB LAUNCHES A NEW ERA IN MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES— Massive new Hydraulic Toggle Injection Molding System device will offer significant enhancements to SKB’s innovative product line —
— Company makes major investment in its Orange, California facility with state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment to help ensure the long-term growth —
ORANGE, CA, February 19, 2009 — SKB Corporation, a leading manufacturer of cases for the professional audio, musical instrument, sporting goods, military and industrial market sectors, announces a major upgrade to its manufacturing facility in Orange, California. At the center of this upgrade is a massive new energy-saving hydraulic toggle injection Molding System, which effectively launches a new era in manufacturing capabilities for SKB. The machine’s high efficiency, technological advantages and energy-saving capabilities; improved repeatability due to the servo motor closed loop operation; quick response time; and a much lower noise level in low-speed applications will allow SKB to continue to develop innovative and cost-effective new products for the market sectors in which they specialize. This major investment by SKB will also allow the company to expand into new market sectors with increased productivity and help insure the long-term growth of the company without sacrificing the attention to detail that SKB is historically know for over the past 30 years.
This device features high-efficiency electric servo pumps and is one of the most impressive machines of its kind currently in operation and one of the largest in the United States. The initial case production run will require a 27,000-pound mold. The unit offers 2.25 million pounds of clamping pressure and a twin cylinder balanced injection system operation with a massive 405 oz.(25 lbs) shot capacity. It features an 8-axis robot with a 44-pound payload rating and 175,000-pound capacity permanent electro-magnetic (neodymium rare-earth) clamping platens. Recently delivered and installed at SKB’s main factory, the new addition to SKB’s equipment family weighed in at 225,000 pounds.
“For the past 30 years, SKB has always been a leader in our field, and this piece of equipment offers significant enhancements to what SKB can offer,” stated company President Dave Sanderson. He continues, “The strength, finesse, efficiency and precision of its operation will result in improved product construction and an even more innovative product line. Steve Kottman, company CEO, echoes Sanderson’s remarks: “We are very excited about our new Injection Molding System and what it represents for our company, our sales partners and our customers. It’s a great way to cap off our 31st year.”
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Photo Caption 2: Shown L-R: SKB founders Dave Sanderson and Steve Kottman stand with their recently installed Hydraulic Toggle Injection Molding System. Delivered and installed at SKBs main factory in Orange, California, the new addition to the SKB equipment family weighed in at 225,000 pounds!About SKB
Established in 1977 by company founders Dave Sanderson and Steve Kottman, SKB Corporation manufactured its first guitar case in a small Anaheim, California, garage. Today, SKB is recognized globally as an industry leader in the design and manufacture of molded polymer transport cases. Vacuum, rotational or injection molded, these cases are engineered to provide ultimate protection for equipment utilized by hundreds of companies involved in diverse industries from music and pro-audio products to military, industrial and medical applications. SKB even supplies maximum travel protection for consumer sports and electronics equipment. The familiar SKB logo has symbolized uncompromising quality and unsurpassed durability for three decades.Other brand and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.
For additional information, contact: SKB, 1607 N. O’Donnell Way, Orange, CA 92867 Tel: 714.637.1252 Fax: 714.283.0425 Web: www.skbcases.com.
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