Cycle time is less than 4 seconds.Īrburg (Newington, CT) exhibited at Plastec its Allrounder 420 A, an injection molding machine that combines hydraulic- and electric-drive modes. There are two ejector mold halves (moving platen side) and one three-plate injection mold half (nozzle platen side). The mold has two cavities and the gating points are 80µm in diameter. Products molded by the system include a micro filter with 40µm mesh and a volume displacement of. By minimizing waste, there is less volume to cool down, which minimizes cooling times. The plunger reaches the parting line of the mold, injecting plastic very close to the cavity and leaving a small sprue. The system also has a 5-mm-diameter plunger injection system. Suction cups keep the tiny parts separate and correctly oriented for packaging and quality control. The Microsystem machine has a rotary table clamp system with one station for producing parts and another for taking parts out of the mold. Producing micro parts requires a short cycle time to protect the material from chemical degradation. It produces micro-medical products including microsensors, micropumps, and microsurgical instruments. The machine produced hearing aid earwax filters, which are small enough to fit on the head of a match (see photo above).Īccording to Battenfeld, the machine is highly precise, with short cycle times and low energy consumption. OGP?s SmartScope Flash 200 noncontact metrology system accurately measures virtually anything a plastics processor can produce.īattenfeld (West Warwick, RI) demonstrated micropart molding with the Microsystem 50/2 SE. There was a lot to see, and here are some highlights from Plastec East. Javits Convention Center along with approximately 25,000 attendees involved in general corporate management, production/manufacturing management, production/manufacturing engineering, purchasing, marketing, product design/development, research and development, and quality control/quality assurance. More than 2000 exhibitors filled the Jacob K. The miniature part was molded at the show on the Battenfeld Microsystem 50, shown right. The show included suppliers of primary processing equipment, machine components, molds and mold components, auxiliary equipment, materials and supplies, automation technology, and CAD/CAM/CIM.Ībove, shown on the head of a match, is an earwax filter that is a component of hearing aids. The show was colocated with Medical Design & Manufacturing East, Atlantic Design & Manufacturing, and EastPack, and made up the largest design and manufacturing event on the East Coast this year. On June 4-6 Plastec East returned to New York City, the largest city in a region home to more than 65,000 plastics processing professionals.

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