Husky Technologies is showcasing the company’s latest range of injection molding, hot runner and mold controller technologies at Fakuma 2024 taking place in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

Technology highlights on display include:

∎ Ultra SideGate Technology 2.0: offering a wider operating window; a new heater design and optimized head and tip reduce wear and improve mold integration

∎ UltraHelix Valve Gating: providing the longest run-time cycle performance

∎ UltraSync Technology: for consistent part filling with reduced nozzle pitch ranges and 100% valve stem synchronization

∎ UltraMelt Technology: an award-winning hot runner system engineered for the efficient and sustainable molding of bio and sensitive resins

∎ Altanium family of mold controllers: ideal for high cavitation and stack tools, enabling increased productivity and reduced cost

∎ UltraShot Technology: improving part quality, consistency, and repeatability by incorporating hot melt delivery and injection processes specifically engineered to mold medical devices and consumables

“We’re particularly excited this year to demonstrate how we're supporting this goal by enabling the use of more bio and sensitive resins, designing for recyclability, and improving energy efficiency,” said Sean Hoy, Husky’s Vice President of Sales, Hot Runners and Controllers.

Enabling the medical market segment

The integration of Husky’s proven hot runner and controller technology, together with Schöttli's proprietary gating technologies enable the precise and efficient production of high-quality parts for medical applications.

At the show, Husky is also highlighting technology that enables key medical applications and processes, including:

∎ Blood collection tubes: following the company’s proven PET system platform, Husky’s integrated ICHOR system includes mold, hot runner, controller, press, take out automation, and all ancillaries

∎ Pipettes tips: produced on molds up to 64-cavities enabling robotic connection for removal; yielding leading cycle times at or below five seconds

∎ High volume, to complex 192-cavity x 192-cavity stack molds, to low cavitation production molds for high production or extremely critical needs

PET is one of small number of materials approved for use in medical devices and for extended use in the human body. In fact, more than 70% of today’s medical consumables utilize PET and other medical grade polymers for their production, according to Thomas Bontempi, Husky’s General Manager, Medical Business.