Best Practices

Hot Runner Cable Maintenance - So Much Easier! The traditional way of testing hot runner cables uses an ohmmeter or multimeter. The problem is that when cables are “set-aside” in the “not-sure-what’s-wrong-with-it pile,” somebody has to troubleshoot the cables to see if they are faulty. The first thing to check for is the continuity of

Hot Runner Maintenance - A Better & Safer Way! What would you normally have to do for hot runner maintenance? You’d look for dead shorts caused by pinched wires, open circuits and you would want to measure the resistance of the heaters to ensure they are in a healthy range. Let’s start by measuring

Hot Runner Maintenance Using the MoldXChecker® Just like you would connect your hot half to a hot runner controller, you can now connect to the Fast Heat Mold Checker. If you’re wise and use the Mold Checker in the tool room, you would also know if you had an open heater. Waiting until you have