As the name
implies, the difference between the cold runner and the hot runner
surface lies in the cold and heat. The cold runner is the basic form of
the injection molding automatic blow molding machine. The so-called cold
runner is a conventional injection molding automatic blow molding
machine. After the injection is finished, there is a conglomerate in the
flow channel that needs to be taken out!
With the reduction of
resources, competition in the market, and the rise in raw material
prices, it is very necessary to make a fuss about the issue of saving
materials. This is also an important reason for the emergence of hot
runners, which can be said to be an inevitable outcome of the
development of social industrialization.
The emergence of hot
runners solves the problem of resource waste and cost saving, and at the
same time, it has achieved relatively large results in the injection
molding process. The hot runner has gradually developed into the general
direction of the development of injection molding automatic blow
molding machines, and will surely become popular! Due to cost accounting
problems, many small and medium-sized automatic blow molding machines
have not applied hot runners, and a small amount of materials must be
injection molded by cold runner automatic blow molding machines.
There
are cold runners and hot runners in the fully automatic blow molding
machine industry. In addition to the different injection molding
processes, there are the following differences.
What is a hot runner?
The
hot runner is heated to ensure that the plastics of the runners and
gates remain molten. Since the heating rod and the heating ring are
arranged near or in the center of the flow path, the entire flow path
from the nozzle exit of the injection molding machine to the gate is in a
high temperature state, so that the plastic in the flow path is kept
molten, and it is generally unnecessary to open the flow path to take
out the condensation after the shutdown. Material, just turn on the flow
channel to the required temperature. Therefore, hot runner processes
are sometimes referred to as hot manifold systems, or as no runner
molding. Advantages and Disadvantages of Hot Runner Technology Hot
runner technology has the following advantages over conventional cold
runners:
1. Save raw materials and reduce production.
2, shorten the molding cycle and improve machine efficiency
3. Improve the surface quality and mechanical properties of the product.
4. It is not necessary to use a three-plate automatic blow molding machine to use a point gate.
5. It is economical to form a single product with a side gate.
6. Improve the degree of automation.
7. The gate can be controlled by a needle valve gate.
8. The quality of the injection molded parts of the multi-cavity automatic blow molding machine is the same.
9. Improve the surface appearance of injection molded products.
However, each technology has its own shortcomings, and hot runner technology is no exception:
1. The automatic blow molding machine has complex structure, high cost and high maintenance cost.
2. It takes a period of time for the injection process to be stable after the start-up, resulting in more scraps.
3. When there is melt leakage and heating element failure, it has a great influence on product quality and production schedule.
The
third disadvantage mentioned above can be reduced by purchasing quality
heating elements, hot runner plates and nozzles and carefully
maintained during use.
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