Brief History:

Automation is crucial in today's global economy. Yet, applying technology can be as challenging as the problem it's designed to resolve-if the OEM lacks the internal resources and experience to implement a system that meets your company's objective. At Lawton, we don't design products. We develop solutions. What's more, we offer your company advantages you simply won't find anywhere else. More »

Lawton has been meeting the molding industry's needs for dependable, efficient presses for over 70 years. We understand the demands for high production and quality control. Perhaps that's why companies throughout the world, have looked to Lawton to solve their automation needs. We can help your company, too. Utilizing the lastest automation technology, Lawton can integrate-and simplify-virtually every step in the molding process, including:

• Loading molding materials
• Loading inserts
• Removing finished parts
• Degating
• Deflashing
• Mold cleaning
• Vision inspection
• Offloading

• Equipment for the manufacture of lithium foil used in the production of commercial and consumer batteries.
• Thermoset Plasticators for accuracy in preforming and preheating thermoset materials for compression and transfer molding.
• Thermoplastic Plasticators for preparing long glass filled thermoplastic material for compression molding.

Ideal for insert molding operations in the medical, electronic and consumer markets, these vertical clamp, vertical injection, rotary-table presses provide flexibility, durability and profitability to their users. Listed below are examples of the size our presses can help produce.

• Medi-Molder (Shot size: 2cc to 82cc)
• Micro-Molder (Shot size:0.8 cc to 15cc)
• Sesame Name-Molder (Part size: .0001 to .35cm3) (Shot size: .1 to .75cc)
• Liquid Silicon Rubber (LSR) (Shot size .01 to 82cc)

Lawton excels at taking difficult insert molded medical devices from prototype stages to consistent production volumes. Our molding processes can replace ultrasonic welding, dipping, pouring, potting, heat staking, and solvent bonding. Lawton Machinery has applied more than 70 years of building molding equipment to design an injection, insert molding machine specifically for the efficient production of quality medical devices.

• Insert-Molder (Shot size: 2cc to 82cc)
• Micro-Molder (Shot size:0.8 cc to 15cc)
• Sesame Name-Molder (Part size: .0001 to .35cm3) (Shot size: .1 to .75cc)
• Liquid Silicon Rubber (LSR) (Shot size .01 to 82cc)

Die Separator to open and rotate the molds to save time and energy when maintaining the mold out of the press. Additional Information »

Let our team of professionals take card of headaches due to poor machine performance and reduced reliability. Make more money from an existing machine with a Lawton Retrofit. Send your press back to Lawton and we will refurbish or rebuild your press to not only look like a new press but it will also produce like a brand new press.

• Transfer Control Retrofit (With these sub topic the photo can be used on the detail page.
• Heater Control Retrofit
• Standard Retrofit
• High Level Retrofit
• Power Unit Retrofit

Hydraulic, electric or hybrid presses with up-acting or down-acting clamps and up-acting or down-acting transfer rams for insert and encapsulating molding applications.

• High Performance Genesis Line
• Cost effective Advantage Line
• All Electric Transfer press
• Automatic Transfer molding presses

LMG wax injection presses are designed and built to deliver the precise amount of wax and the optimum pressure and velocity profile to enable you to improve your productivity and reduce your manufacturing costs. LMG wax injection presses come in a variety of standard models or can be custom built to meet the needs of your application.