Multiflow These Oerlikon hot-runner systems are designed for handling low shot weights and high injection pressures, with precision. They are appropriate for thin-wall packaging and in-mold-labeled products.
What’s new? Optional new external valve-gate end rings made of a corrosion-resistant material for Oerlikon’s Tp and Vp nozzles, designed for face-to-face multicavity molding, as well as a new optional Through The Cavity (TTC) end ring for the Tp nozzles. Oerlikon introduced the Vp series about two years ago.
Benefits Increased wear resistance, and greater flexibility and precision, with the use of the new optional valve-gate and TTC end rings. The end rings are corrosion-resistant, making them appropriate for processing glass- or carbon-reinforced thermoplastics, such as polyamide (PA6 or PA66), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyoxymethylene (POM), polyphthalamide (PPA), and polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), and extending the lifespan of the hot-runner components. Such materials are often used in gears and structural parts for automotive, electronics, appliances and other industries. Also, the optional end rings provide greater flexibility and precision, and allow restarts at lower temperatures, creating a wider processing window that reduces the risk of material degradation. Overall, the Multiflow systems are appropriate for short cycle times, high production volumes, heavy-duty applications and fast color changes. They provide part-to-part weight consistency, with good part aesthetics, and consume minimal energy.
Oerlikon HRSflow USA LLC, Byron Center, Mich., 616-265-0829, [email protected], www.oerlikon.com/en
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.
