Editor?s note: John Blundy is vice president of business development at Incoe Corp. For some time now, hot runner manufacturers have provided injection half (hot half) systems that reduce the overall ...

Fraser, Mich. — PCS Co. is out with a new hot-runner temperature controller and oil filtration system. The TC50-brand controller comes in two models for six or 12 zones of control and features a ...

Friedrichshafen, Germany — Italy-based hot runner manufacturer HRSflow GmbH, a division of mold maker Inglass SpA, is touting the control capabilities of its FlexFlow system for injection molding ...

Hot runners are even being applied to micromolding. Runnerless system suppliers are coming up with long-wear systems for the cost-saving, runner-free molding of highly filled, high-temperature, ...

Cycle time is the primary cost measure of the molding process, and cooling represents about 80% of the molding cycle (see Figure 1). The thicker the part, the longer the cycle time. However, the ...