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Hot Runner Productivity Series

Hot Runner Productivity Series Register for special pricing, tools, and training to help with hot runner processing, energy savings, and maintenance. High-Cavity Hot Runner Productivity Series Highlights This 5-post series follows a normal order of events on the molding floor from before you

By |2024-03-22T11:50:14+00:00November 13th, 2023|Injection Molding Best Practices|0 Comments

Hot Runner Injection Molding Process

Injection Molding Process and Hot Runner Systems Processing injection molds used to be considered a black art. Then came along scientific molding that decoupled fill (cavity is filled 98% with injection speed), pack (finish filling and apply pressures), and hold (allow the part to cool). Processing engineers control four plastic variables: Temperature/Heat, Flow, Pressure,

By |2024-03-21T18:36:43+00:00November 12th, 2023|Injection Molding Best Practices|0 Comments

Hot Runner Troubleshooting

Hot Runner Troubleshooting First, Staying Out of Trouble MoldMaking Technology® and Plastics Technology magazines published articles about hot runner troubleshooting that included the importance of proper hot runner system startup. While this blog is about troubleshooting, it is fair to say that the best way to get out of trouble is to stay out

Hot Runner Maintenance Guide

Preparing for Production - Hot Runner Maintenance Guide This guide includes the blog post below and an adjoining slide deck. The blog post below is a reference guide with links to detailed explanations and visual examples we have compiled over the years (photos and videos). Use the adjoining slide deck for a speedy review

Hot Runner kW Demand

Hot Runner kW Demand Impacts Electrical Cost & Shop Loading An electricity bill has two main usage categories: kilowatt-hours (kWh) and kW demand. kWh is a calculation of wattage multiplied by the number of hours used, divided by 1000. We pay approximately $.10/kWh used in a given month. kW demand is the highest kW

By |2024-03-26T14:19:00+00:00November 9th, 2023|Injection Molding Best Practices|0 Comments

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