Custom Rotational Molding
Charloma is a leading manufacturing company for custom Rotational Molded products. Charloma currently has two rotational molding facilities, , Cherryvale, Kansas, and Burlington, Kansas. Charloma’s rotational molding divisions feature eight machines ranging from 84inch ovens to 131inch ovens. Rotational molding is a closed mold process that is utilized to make hollow parts. Plastic resin in powder form is placed inside a mold. The machine arm holding the molds is engaged and sent into biaxial rotation traveling into the oven for a predetermined time. The plastic begins to melt and stick to the inner walls of the mold. The part is allowed to cool enough to be removed from the mold. There are many advantages to rotational molding such as: low cost tooling, robust durable parts, parts can be reinforced with foam in a one-step process, fasteners can be molded in for mounting purposes, buttress threads can be molded in to accept different styles of caps, and graphics can be molded or fused into the parts. The most commonly used materials for rotational molding are: Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE), High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Polypropylene (PP), and Cross-Linked Polyethlene (XLPE). Typical applications include: marine seats, fuel tanks, hydraulic tanks, seed hoppers, air ducts, chute tubes, flower pots, light fixtures, and kayaks just to name a few.
