NPE Booth W2401
FWX series This Nissei America series of mid- to large-size low-pressure hybrid injection molding machines (IMMs) comes in six tonnages, from 309 tons to 1,439 tons.
What’s new? The series, with machines boasting a new compound clamping unit and an extra-wide platen. At NPE, a 309-ton FWX760Ⅲ-130B Type will be on display; the “B” in its name denotes that it has a new, shorter injection unit.
Benefits Compact size. Nissei America has designed the machines to accommodate larger molds than comparable small-footprint machines can handle. The company’s patented low-pressure molding system, called N-Sapli, allows users to make one or two parts per cycle that are bigger than those produced by similarly sized presses. The FWX760Ⅲ-130B Type will demonstrate this capability by molding textured PP trays on a two-cavity mold — a process and product that would normally require about 660 tons of clamping force. With the low-pressure system, the application will require only about 240 tons of clamping force. The process also results in superior surface finish.
Nissei America Inc., San Antonio, Texas, 714-693-3000, www.nisseiamerica.com
Karen Hanna | Senior Staff Reporter
Senior Staff Reporter Karen Hanna covers injection molding, molds and tooling, processors, workforce and other topics, and writes features including In Other Words and Problem Solved for Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing, Plastics Recycling and The Journal of Blow Molding. She has more than 15 years of experience in daily and magazine journalism.
