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Welcome to Swift Machines blog! In this post, we’ll explore the key types of vertical injection moulding machines. These advanced machines have been developed through years of research and innovation, designed to meet the diverse needs of industries involved in producing insert moulded components. Let’s dive into the different types and their unique features!
Let’s dive into the different types and their unique features! Each machine is named for its distinctive characteristics, designed to address specific production challenges and enhance productivity for users.
Types of Vertical Injection moulding machines.
Fix type vertical injection moulding machines
Single slider type vertical injection moulding machine
Double slider type vertical injection moulding machine
Rotary 2 station vertical injection moulding machine
Rotary 3 station vertical injection moulding machine
Rotary 2 colour 3 station type vertical injection moulding machine
Turret 2 colour type vertical injection moulding machine
Vertical injection horizontal clamping type moulding machine
Horizontal injection vertical clamping type moulding machine
Depending on the manufacturer and customer requirements, there are numerous variations of these vertical injection moulding machine models. Options include servo-hydraulic packs (featuring the latest technology), VDP hydraulic packs, and fixed pump hydraulic systems, fully electric operation (upcoming technology). Additionally, machines can be fully automatic, semi-automatic, or manual.
In this blog, we will showcase our product range, highlighting all the machine models equipped with cutting-edge technology and advanced features.
Fix type vertical injection moulding machines are designed to be compact and offer high precision moulding capabilities but for low production requirements only.
These machines have a clamping unit that opens vertically and also an injection unit that operates vertically to inject the molten material inside the mould cavity, machines use one mould which is clamped inside the clamping area and moves the Top part of the mould up and down, opening and closing the mould during the production process.
The injection unit is just above the clamping area where the screw barrel is also fitted vertically with the feed zone at the top of the barrel, and injection nozzle at the bottom of the barrel, during the refilling process of the production cycle, the screw rotates and moves upwards filling the barrel with material and melting the material with the help of heaters fitted on the outside of the barrel, after refilling during injection the screw is pushed down with the help of hydraulic pressure and pushes the material inside the mould cavity where the material solidifies and takes the shape of the cavity, moulding the finished component.
Fix type vertical injection moulding machines are ideal for lower production quantity requirements but with high quality and precision components. these machines are high-tech and are class-leading in terms of precision, features and efficiency.
To learn more about the operating process of this machine visit the main product page that displays the full production cycle of the machine with accurate process and timings.
Single slider vertical injection moulding machines are the ideal choice of machines for use cases where operator safety is of the highest concern, with the help of a single station sliding table the bottom part of the mould where the operator places inserts is moved out of the clamping area and closer to the operator where the operator can easily remove the finished moulded components, and load inserts for the next production cycle without ever entering the clamping area of the machine, thus increasing the operator safety greatly.
The operation cycle of a single slider type vertical injection moulding machine is similar to fix type vertical injection moulding machine, as the machine is laid out in the same format, the only difference is at the end of each production cycle before the piece is ejected from the mould cavity, the bottom half of the mould is moved out of the clamping area and in open space, and then the piece is ejected out of the mould cavity and after starting new production cycle the mould is moved back inside the clamping area where the whole moulding process takes place.
The slide table is electronically operated and controlled ensuring fast smooth and precise movement of the mould in and out of the clamping area, we are the pioneers of this technology and have adapted to industrial requirements through excruciating research and development.
These machines are fast, precise, smooth, accurate, efficient, longer lasting, and feature reach, these machines are class-leading in terms of all the categories and are inferior to none other machine in its category.
To learn more about the machine or explore the production cycle details and learn more about machine features and operation, follow the link that displays the complete production cycle with all the details.
Double slider vertical injection moulding machines are designed to utilize 1&1/2 moulds (one top part and 2 bottom parts), along with two operators to increase the production capacity of the machine by up to 1.6 times compared to other vertical injection moulding machines.
This machine is designed around 2 station sliding table which uses 1 top part and two bottom parts of the moulds, where the mould slides in and out of the clamping area depending on the operation cycle and utilizes two operators to increase the production output of the machine, while also increasing the operator safety and also making it easier for the operator to remove the finished moulded component from the mould and place inserts inside the mould cavity, double slide vertical injection moulding machines can increase the production output buy a great factor and also reduce accidents while production, also resulting in higher operational efficiency and lower operation costs.
The dual station slide table is electronically operated and controlled unlike other machines which are hydraulically operated and mechanically controlled, our machines provide smoother operational slide movement with jerk-free motion and high accuracy movement and stopping, with longer service life and lower operational cost.
To learn more about the operational process of double slider vertical injection moulding machines, follow the link to the product page where you can observe the complete production cycle of the machine.
Rotary vertical injection moulding machines as the name suggests are designed around a rotary table that has 2 stations and uses 1&1/2 mould to increase the production output of the machine, unlike the double slider machines this machine only employs a single operator to operate the machine and maximise the production output.
The rotary 2 station type vertical injection moulding machines are equipped with a rotary table that rotates the bottom half of the mould in and out of the clamping area of the machine where the moulding process takes place, as there are two bottom halves, while the machine is completing the moulding process inside the clamping area, the operator on the other end of the rotary table is working on the other half of the mould, removing the finished components and loading new inserts inside the mould cavity, as work on both the sides is going on parallelly it reduces the machines idle time as the machine is always ready to start the next cycle immediately, increasing the production efficiency greatly while employing only one operator to work on two mould halves.
The rotary table is operated and controlled electronically with high precision and speed, providing smooth movement during mould transfer, and also there are multi-point safety checks built-in to make sure that the rotary table always rotates and stops at the perfect position. eliminating the chances of accidents during operation.
To learn more about 2-station rotary machines follow the link to the product page where you can observe the complete product details and also the operation cycle of the machine to help you better understand rotary 2 station type of vertical injection moulding machines.
The rotary 3 station vertical injection moulding machines are identical to rotary 2 station type vertical injection moulding machines, only difference is this machine has a 3 station rotary table and uses 1 top half and 3 bottom half of moulds, also employing 2 operators to work on the machine simultaneously, one operator works at station one where finished goods are removed from the mould cavity, 2nd operator works at station 2 where inserts are loaded into the mould cavity, 3rd station is the clamping station where the machine does the process of injection moulding, after each cycle the rotary table rotates 120 degrees in clockwise direction interchanging the moulds from one station to another.
The 3 station rotary machine is designed for high production requirements, if your components have multiple inserts or a high number of inserts, then this machine can help you reduce your cycle times as the process of removing components from moulds, loading inserts in the mould cavity, and injection moulding process all happens simultaneously, reducing the machines idle time and increasing machines operational efficiency, and increasing the production output overall.
These machines are very efficient, as the machines wasted idle time is reduced to negligible, resulting in very less wasted energy and increasing overall efficiency, with the Greendive system this machine can achieve efficiency levels that are unmatched by conventional machines.
To learn more visit the product page where you can observe the production cycle in detail and understand the machine's operations and features better.
Rotary 2 colour machines have the fundamental working of a 3 station rotary machine with 2 injection units 2 stations where injection happens, and 1 station where finished components are ejected from the mould, and inserts are placed inside the mould.
At the first station, the mould is in front of the operator and outside both the clamping areas, where the operator can remove the finished moulded component from the previous production cycle and load new inserts inside the mould cavity to start the cycle of, the mould is rotated 120 degrees inside the clamping area where in first colour/material is injected inside the mould cavity and then the mould is again rotated into the third station where the second colour/material is injected inside the mould cavity and the finished piece is ejected at the first station, and the production cycle continues.
These machines are designed to do the work of 2 machines and convert multi-step production into a single-stage production cycle, where with the press of a single button the machine can complete all production stages and give out the finished moulded product.
To learn more about Rotary 2 colour vertical injection moulding machines, follow the link where you can explore all the details about the machine and observe the detailed production/operation cycle of the machine.
Turret 2 colour type vertical injection moulding machines are specifically designed for moulding objects with 2 colours or 2 materials across the product body. Equipped with individual injection and unified clamping control for precise moulding process control and a Turret table that transfers the moulded components from one station to another automatically producing two colour/material moulding in a single production cycle.
Turret Type 2 colour vertical injection moulding machines are specifically designed for moulding components with 2 colours or 2 materials with or without inserts.
The unique central turret is used to transfer the moulded components from one station where the base material/colour is moulded to the secondary moulding station where the secondary material/colour is moulded in a single operation cycle, reducing the production time, human intervention, production cost, number of machines for the production of multicolour components.
To learn more about turret type 2 colour machines, follow the link to the machines' product page where you can learn more about central turret functions, and the machine's production cycle in detail.
With vertical injection and horizontal clamping, you can have the best of both technologies: auto drop and full auto operation mode for horizontal machines and space-saving vertical injection. Due to the vertical injection unit, the machine becomes very compact and provides high production output due to toggle/ram-type clamping units
With the horizontal clamping unit, the mould opens and closes horizontally like a conventional machine but with a vertical injection unit, reducing the floor space requirement of the machine significantly, these machines are designed for smaller components that require a high level of precision and accuracy to mould and with fast action full auto mode the production output of these machines is very high.
To learn more about these machines, follow the link to the product page where you can explore all the machine's features and also observe the full production cycle of the machine.
HORIZONTAL INJECTION VERTICAL CLAMPING TYPE MOULDING MACHINE
These machines are custom-built machines where the injection unit is horizontally laid out and the clamping unit opens and closes the moulds vertically these machines are ideal for components with very high shot weight requirements, as the injection unit is horizontally laid it can be made to provide very high amounts of shot weight capacity, and as the mould is opened vertically it can be used for insert moulding applications also.
As these machines are custom built they are only designed and made to order, and thus they do not have any standard information set available, if you would like to learn more about these machines, please contact us and we will be happy to help.
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