√ As the plastic industry developed a second type plunger machine appeared. known as two stage plunger.
√ This type of equipment involved two plunger units set on top of other the one to plasticize the material and feed it to another cylinder that consist of a chamber to heat the plastic material by conduction and plunger that operates as a shooting plunger and push the plasticize material into the mould.
Advantages
• Faster than conventional machine (single plunger) .
• No Pressure loss encountered in compacting the granules.
• No Pressure loss encountered in compacting the granules.
• Allows larger parts with more projected area.
Disadvantage :
• Extra construction for pre plasticizing so cost is more.