Fakuma 2024 Mold-Masters introduces new hot runner systems, controllers and more

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At Fakuma, Mold-Masters will showcase its latest products including new hot runner systems, temperature and motion controllers, an auxiliary injection unit, a gate seal and sustainable processing solutions.

The new hot runner systems presented by Mold-Masters at Fakuma include the Fusion Series G3 and the Eco-One-Series. The Fusion Series G3 hot runner system comes pre-assembled and features new enhancements to optimise mould design, simplify installation, minimize downtime and enhance overall performance. These include system installation at room temperature; reduced nozzle bore cut-outs; compound nozzles; a heated nozzle flange; compact quick release actuators; and waterless actuators featuring passive actuator cooling technology. The system on display will also feature our Servo Electric Valve Gate (SeVG+) system which provides superior process control for demanding applications. SeVG+ is a servo driven actuation system that provides absolute control and precision over individual valve pin opening and closing profiles. The SeVG+ servo motor offers a compact 114 mm height that minimizes stack height and simplifies mold designs. The Eco-One-Series 1-16 drop hot runner system is a highly economical, standardized solution suitable for processing commodity resins for simple, cost-sensitive applications such as consumer goods, small home appliances, basic automotive components, electronic peripherals/accessories and more. It’s offered with a wide range of standard components including manifolds with custom pitch ranges. Recent product updates include the availability of hot half plates, a one-drop inline manifold option, a 16-drop manifold option, expanding the maximum dimensions of the manifold blocks to 600 mm x 600 mm and expanding the range of electrical connector options.

Also on display will be the new Temp Master M4 hot runner temperature controller and the M-Ax mould motion controller. The Temp Master M4 features Mold-Masters’ new HR-Connect technology, which eliminates conventional mould thermocouple and power cables and replaces them with a single cable connecting the mould to the control head unit. Featuring an innovative new Mold Direct Mount design, the Temp Master M4 sets a new standard for temperature controller design.

The next-generation M-Ax mould motion controller features a simplified user interface with special features, including preprogrammed mode functions and energy and torque monitoring. Energy monitoring allows moulders to measure and track the energy consumption of their motion controls, while torque monitoring can be used for a variety of purposes as determined by the user.

Auxiliary injection units

Mold-Masters is unlocking flexibility in multi-shot moulding

Additional products featured at the show will include the company’s E-Multi product line of auxiliary injection units, which now includes the E-Multi mini. A compact, lightweight unit designed for small shot weights, the E-Multi mini is affixed to the mould and can be mounted in nearly any orientation. It also has a pivoting hopper that can move from left to right to accommodate challenging installation positions and is available with a wireless display tablet interface.

The Sprint Apex gate seal minimizes flow lines, improving environmental stress crack resistance (ESCR) of CSD caps by up to 40 percent to support light weighting. It is also designed to enhance part quality, improve color change by up to 65 percent and minimize maintenance costs by eliminating the insulation cap associated with other industry standard gate seal designs.

Mold-Masters Smart Mold mould monitoring industry 4.0 solution now has more system connection options. There is a 4G cellular option which makes connecting to Smart Mold’s cloud servers simpler and keeps the manufacturing plants network separate. In addition, the company also offers a local configuration set-up where data is driven directly into the facilities own ERP and MES systems. In this local configuration the cloud servers are avoided entirely and data does not leave the facility.

The company’s various processing solutions for bio-resins and recycled materials, will also be on display at the booth. For example, Mold-Masters’ co-injection multi-layer systems maximize the use of recycled content. This technology allows moulders to incorporate recycled content up to 50 percent of total part weight as the core layer positioned between two layers of virgin resin to maintain the aesthetic look of virgin resin. The co-injection technology is compatible with small to large packaging products and a range of other applications. Mold-Masters offers both complete system solutions and a retrofit package to convert conventional single shot injection machines to co-injection.

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