Forward-looking solutions enhancing efficiency and environmental compatibility

At Fakuma 2023, which takes place from 17 to 21
October in Friedrichshafen/Germany, Oerlikon HRSflow will focus on the use of hot runner
technology for more sustainability and efficiency in injection moulding in Hall A1 at Stand

1. The focus will be on applications such as thin-walled packaging, caps and closures as
   well as medical technology products and will also include the processing of biopolymers and
   compostable compounds. Beyond, the company is focusing on future-oriented automotive
   applications and the innovative FLEXflow system, specially developed for demanding injection
   moulding tasks.
   Stack mould for thin-walled packaging
   Especially developed for time, material and energy saving injection moulding of thin-walled packaging,
   the Oerlikon HRSflow new stack mould system is dedicated to meet the latest requirements of the
   circular economy. Thanks to its innovative patent-pending design, thought to make the system
   extremely easy to assemble and maintain, it can be included in plug-and-play solutions that allow to
   avoid long and costly downtime. The stack principle also allows it to be installed in smaller injection
   moulding machines and enables flexible use for different applications.
   The system, perfect for high filling pressures, is equipped with nozzles of the new Xd series,
   engineered for thin wall packaging applications and mounted on a 220 mm hot half plate. It is a prime
   solution for cost-efficient production, ensuring long term quality standards. A demo tool developed by
   Oerlikon HRSflow and equipped with this stack mould system offers customers the opportunity to test
   a wide range of polymers including bio-based and compostable materials.
   To strengthen its expertise in thin-wall packaging, the company has also expanded its injection
   moulding machine park in its test lab with a new hybrid ENGEL e-Speed 280. With its high injection
   pressure (up to 2,600 bar) and high-speed injection screw (up to 1,400 mm/s), it is particularly suitable
   for processing R-PET, bio-based and compostable polymers, in compliance with the new EU
   Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).
   There it is also possible to define the optimal system configuration and to predict the part quality for
   special applications, using advanced hot runner systems mounted on dedicated prototype tools.
   Among the customer support services, plastic samples according to the weight, thickness and
   geometry of customer’s applications can be supplied for a preliminary analysis.