HRSflow, the Italian hot runner specialist, has announced two developments in moulding nozzles with its new Full Compact Nozzles to allow far smaller cavity-to-cavity distances.
The equally new Pressure Block clamping plates help to bring about a distinct increase in mould stiffness ensuring an optimal thermal profile in the hot runner system.
Full Compact Nozzles provide smaller cavity-to-cavity distances, incorporating heating elements of the previous standard Pa type (screwed-in nozzles for shot weights up to 200 g) in a space-saving design with a nozzle seat diameter of only 28 mm along the entire length instead of 33 mm with the conventional design. The needle tip and end ring of the new screw-in nozzles are unchanged. With internal diameters of 6 mm, 8 mm and 10 mm and nozzle lengths from 75 mm to 450 mm, they can be provided with one or two heating zones. They are also available in Classic Line and Fail Safe versions, the latter with two heating devices and two thermocouples. The Full Compact Nozzles are also suitable for reverse gating of mouldings and for all gating configurations (torpedo, free flow and valve gating). Their maximum working pressure is 1,800 bar. Typical applications include small, complex-shaped parts such as loudspeaker grilles for vehicle interiors.
HRSFlow nozzle
High clamp plate stiffness under load and an optimum temperature profile in the hot runner system play a key role for the quality of a moulding. If this profile is not uniform, it can result in unbalanced spreading of the flow front, warpage and surface marks. The problem can be remedied by the new Pressure Blocks developed by HRSflow, meeting both requirements to ensure an optimal moulding process. Produced from two special materials with low thermal conductivity, they act in two ways. Positioned on both sides of the hot runner, they firstly increase the stiffness of the platen so that the latter becomes less deformed under load. This results in mouldings of constant thickness within the narrowest of tolerances and without any flash formation. Secondly, they prevent heat transfer between this and the platen, which makes the temperature distribution in the hot runner far more uniform. The Pressure Blocks can be arranged in any desired position between the hot runner system and the mould (but not above the heating unit) without influencing the temperature profile. Depending on the customer's wishes, they are available with or without an adjusting plate and with thicknesses of 20 mm (240 °C maximum runner temperature, 50 °C maximum mould temperature) or 30 mm (300 °C/100 °C).
