MultiPlug
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In addition to the integration of several processing steps, multi-component injection moulding offers a multitude of benefits. Two or more injection units allow processing several polymer materials in one step, thus utilising their various properties and turning them into functional assets.
Multi-component technology is a general name for a whole range of different processing methods with one common denominator: several injection units are used to process various materials or different pigmentations of the same polymer material. The actual forming process, i.e. how the plasticised material is processed in the mould to deliver a fin- ished component, be it by means of encapsulation or inter- linking, depends on the required application. The introduc- tion of fresh material combinations and innovative mould technology steadily opens up new areas of application for the numerous processing methods.
The Multi-plug modular system
Contemporary multi-component technology can be run on injection moulding machines of all sizes – from micro- technology to large injection moulding machines for auto- motive components or industrial bulk containers (IBCs).
Moving into new markets with multi-component technology
Would you like to retrofit your injection moulding machine for multi-component processing with a fast and straight- forward procedure? Would you like to introduce more flexibi- lity to your production processes and benefit from the fast- growing market for multi-component parts?
In addition to its Multi range of customised multi-compo- nent injection moulding machines, Demag Plastics Group offers a retrofitting service for standard machines with self- sufficient injection units. Multi-plug turns every injection moulding machine into a multi-component system. With Multi-plug, even two-component machines can be retro- fitted to accommodate three-component or three-colour production processes and save costs, floor space and time.
A machine-side unit offers clear advantages and quick retrofitting whenever you require a multi-component system for the occasional production of multi-component parts with large machines without running any of them to full capacity. For these applications, the Multi-plug in V-position is the best option.