YORK, PA--(Marketwire - May 26, 2011) - Mergon Automotive, of Castlepollard, Ireland, recently accepted delivery of yet another Graham Engineering Corporation (GEC) accumulator head blow molding machine.

This Graham Model GEC-7460 dual head blow molding machine included a 6 inch smooth bore extruder with 300 HP AC controls, dual 20-lb. series heads, Graham Engineering's proprietary XBM Navigator™ PC controls, and a 74x60 in. press with pre-pinch and 190 tons of clamping force. Special features included an extra long (144 inch or 3.65 m) stroke part takeout mechanism, as well as a remote operator station on wheels. The machine is programmed for robot sequencing by Graham with Mergon designed and installed robotic systems. This CE compliant machine is located in Mergon's manufacturing facility in Castlepollard, Ireland.

According to Pat Beirne, Chief Executive Officer, Mergon Group, "We are very happy to add another accumulator head machine from Graham. We are continuing to utilize Graham over others because of their quality, as well as their innovative and technical advantages in machine and head design. When we buy a machine from Graham, we are confident that it will start up quickly and run well. They pay attention to details like providing comprehensive, accurate documentation with each machine. Graham also provides us with very good training, technical support, processing, and on line diagnostics."

David Yenor, Vice President of Global Business Development at Graham, adds, "We are very pleased to count Mergon as yet another satisfied customer of Graham Engineering in the industrial blow molding market. Mergon continues to grow and succeed, and we are proud to be a part of that success in Europe and also in North America. We plan to remain a strategic supplier to Mergon well into the future."

Mergon Automotive specializes in the design, development, and production of technical plastic moldings for the automotive industry worldwide. From manufacturing facilities in Ireland, the USA, and the Czech Republic, Mergon Automotive supplies innovative, high quality molded plastic products. Their customer base currently includes both OEM customers and system suppliers to the automotive industry. Their applications include air ducts and intake systems, windshield washer systems, reservoir bottles and expansion tanks, fuel filler pipes, load carrier and trim parts, seating applications, spoilers, and small off-road engine fuel tanks.

GEC industrial machines are known for their fast color and material change capabilities and patented servo hydraulic actuated press with independent platen movement and position control. The independent system allows for varied mold closing centerlines and easy mold set ups when using blow pin operations. Color or material changes, which can require as much as 8-12 hours on many machines, can be accomplished in less than one hour on Graham machines, due to their unique and advanced flowhead design.

About Graham Engineering Corporation: Graham Engineering offers a complete line of monolayer and multilayer extrusion blow molding equipment, including: shuttle machines up to 10 L capacity; reciprocating screw and shot pot machinery for lightweight HDPE containers; multi-cavity, single and dual parison, rotary wheel blow molders for up to 30 L packaging applications; and single and dual head accumulator machinery from 5 to 50 lbs (3 to 30 liters) capacity.

About Mergon Group -- Innovating in Plastics for 30 Years: Established in 1981, Mergon Group specializes in the design, development, and manufacture of innovative, technical plastic moldings, with Mergon Automotive, Mergon Industrial, and Mergon Healthcare providing customized solutions in these specific sectors on a global scale.

For more information, contact:

Graham Engineering Corporation, 1203 Eden Road, York, PA USA 17402-0673,
+1-717-848-3755, Fax: +1-717-846-1931, www.grahamengineering.com, e-mail: sales@grahamengineering.com.

Mergon Group, Water Street, Castlepollard, Westmeath, Ireland +353 44 9662000, www.mergon.com, email: mergon@mergon.com