Hot Runners
News in Hot Runners & Tooling at K 2013
Molds that break speed records for specific applications; hot runners for medical, packaging, and automotive parts; temperature and valve-gate controllers; and standardized mold components constitute a large grab-bag of news in the tooling category for injection molding at the Dusseldorf show.
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Headlines from the K 2013 Show
Here’s just a taste of the innovations on display, a selection of the top headlines not covered in our September show preview.
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Arburg Grabs Spotlight at K 2013
WEB EXCLUSIVE: At K 2013, injection machine builder introduces the Freeformer, a novel machine for additive manufacturing.. But there was plenty to see in hot runners, LSR processing, and lightweighting as well.
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K 2013 Preview: Injection Molding
Next month’s mammoth triennial plastics show in Düsseldorf, Germany, challenges injection molding machine builders to demonstrate technological leadership in addressing the needs of the marketplace.
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Seven Tips to Maximize Hot-Runner Performance
A complex variety of factors affects the success of processing with a hot-runner system. Nevertheless, you can reduce this complexity and handle many of the issues by addressing a few key issues.
Read MoreMilacron Buys Mold-Masters; Nypro Has a New Owner, Too
Two of the industry’s biggest names changed hands last month as mergers and acquisitions continue to grab headlines in plastics.
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Do You Still Get Stubborn Surface Defects, Even With Sequential Valve Gating?
Sequential valve gating either eliminates or greatly reduces the flow-front collisions, and resulting knit lines, between a set of nozzles. However, there are still applications using sequential molding where a “ghost mark” or marks occurs on the part between a set or pair of nozzles and/or near the gate itself.
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Mold-Masters Gains Exclusive Use Of Ritemp Technology for Hot Runners
Hot-runner supplier Mold-Masters Ltd., Georgetown, Ont., has obtained rights to exclusive global use of Ritemp evaporative cooling technology for hot-runner molds.
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Cures for Common Hot-Runner Wiring Problems
In the challenging environment of the last several years, manufacturers are looking inward to improve their manufacturing processes, streamline their supply chains, lower maintenance costs, andimprove their bottom lines.
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