Overview and History
100 years of innovation !
REP was founded by Robert Esnault Pelterie (R.E.P.), an aviation pioneer and a major theorist in the field of astronautics, in 1907.
1948 First plastic injection molding machine marketed by REP.
1961 Patented V head no. 80 070/1 274 579.
Thanks to this design of the injection unit with separate injection and plasticisation functions, REP develops technology tailored to rubber injection.
1964 G1 range
Injection unit with separate plasticisation and injection functions and water regulation. Vertical press with a mechanically welded toggle lock closure operated by a 2-stroke hydraulic mechanism. Manual operation via actuated lever.
1978 G4 range
Switch cabinet with PLC and adjustment of strokes, speeds and pressures by potentiometers.
Centralised, computerised, self-correcting management of the injection process.
Closed-loop regulation of speeds, pressures and temperatures.
1986 Repnet® (Option)
Industrial computerised network for management of REP rubber injection press line:
C.I.M. Computer Integrated Manufactory and S.P.C. Statistical Process Control
1988 Curetrac® (Option)
A pack of two programs: the first one, used on a microcomputer, for calculating the theoretical cure time of a rubber part, the second one, used on a REP press, for automatically correcting the effective cure time.
2002 Isothermould: Thermal distribution of the molds.
Distributed power rods. A 20% reduction of the cure time and a 40% reduction in the dispersion of the parts’ properties.
2004 G9 range
Time saving for change in production and dry cycle times: new records. The G9 range is controlled via a touchscreen with extremely comprehensive features.
V79, a machine with excellent ergonomics: no pit needed for the press, no platform needed for the operator.
Telediagnosis® Remote assistance entirely controlled by the customer.
2007 Turbocure® : Up to 50% cure time reduction and higher quality parts. This device consists of two independent modules: TempInverter® and FillBalancer®.
