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Medical Day 2025

March 18, 2025
Bahlingen am Kaiserstuhl
Germany

 

 

Medical Day 2025

User Friendly Thermal Hot Runner for Direct Side Injection

Experience has shown: Side gating can be simple too.
The open side gate nozzle, THS, from Molding Solutions proves with demanding series products that cosmetic gate points, easy assembly, and consistent reliability can be elegantly combined. Even in high-cavity molds.

Learn more about the successful use of the THS Side Gate in Medical, Packaging and Electronics Applications:

Learn more about the successful use of the THS Side Gate in Medical, Packaging and Electronics Applications:

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Live Production

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  • High Cavity Molding

  • Fast Pipette Tips Production

  • User-friendly Side Gating

  • PVC & More - Medical Materials

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Exciting Lectures

Placeholder text equential molding processes are usually controlled by the screw position, time or cavity sensors. The exact timing of the nozzles is determined

  • High Cavity Molding

  • Fast Pipette Tips Production

  • User-friendly Side Gating

  • PVC & More - Medical Materials

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Factory Insights

Placeholder text equential molding processes are usually controlled by the screw position, time or cavity sensors. The exact timing of the nozzles is determined

  • High Cavity Molding

  • Fast Pipette Tips Production

  • User-friendly Side Gating

  • PVC & More - Medical Materials

Basic plan

Basic features for up to 10 users

FEATURES

Basic features for up to 10 users

  • 1 GB Memory
  • 2 User
  • 2 Website
  • 2 Domain
  • Unlimited Bandwidth
  • 24/7 Support

Basic plan

Basic features for up to 10 users

FEATURES

Basic features for up to 10 users

  • 1 GB Memory
  • 2 User
  • 2 Website
  • 2 Domain
  • Unlimited Bandwidth
  • 24/7 Support

Basic plan

Basic features for up to 10 users

FEATURES

Basic features for up to 10 users

  • 1 GB Memory
  • 2 User
  • 2 Website
  • 2 Domain
  • Unlimited Bandwidth
  • 24/7 Support

The Difference at a glance:

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    LECTURE

    SITI, CITI and More!

    Trend-setting mold making technologies for multi-component applications

     

     

    BARNES MOLDINGS SOLUTIONS
    Dominic Brunenberg-Libonati

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    LECTURE

    Narrow Process Windows

    Hot runner technology for medical materials

     

     

    BARNES MOLDINGS SOLUTIONS
    Ralf Würstlin

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    LECTURE

    Fast Go To Market

    Systematic approach from design phase to qualification

     

     

    BARNES MOLDINGS SOLUTIONS
    Julian Schild/Michael Gehring

  • LECTURE

    Digitize the Flow!

    Precise water temperature management extends machine life cycle

     

     

    ORCA
    Dr. Michael Süß

  • LECTURE

    Trends in Medical Injection Molding

    Future challenges and how we can respond

     

     

    ARBURG
    tbd

  • LECTURE

    Extensive Machine Learning

    Efficient processes in future molding

     

     

    SUMITOMO
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  • LECTURE

    Trends in Conductive Materials

    How to manage viscosity

     

     

    SABIC
    tbd

  • LECTURE

    High Speed Linear Automation

    Full automated handling and packaging in clean rooms

     

     

    MA - micro automation
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  • LECTURE

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    ENGEL
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The Difference at a glance:

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    The best thermal separation:

    Less Energy Consumption.

    A circular seal between the nozzle tip and the mold ensures thermal separation. The resulting low heat transfer into the cavity leads to reduced energy consumption and enables shorter cycle times.

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    For cosmetic gates:

    Barely Visible Injection Point.

    The cylindrical seal is not only responsible for thermal separation but also for creating gate points that are hardly visible, with diameters in fractions of millimeters. The injection point can be placed in the visible area.

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    For technical resins:

    Loves Demanding Plastics.

    The THS Side Gate can do more than just processing standard materials. Even with highly glass fiber-reinforced and mineral-filled plastics or materials with narrow process windows, the nozzle impresses with a homogeneous temperature profile.

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    Easy Maintenance:

    Tip Change in 8 Minutes.

    Since side gate nozzles protrude into the mold insert, it is crucial for the user to know how challenging the disassembly is during maintenance or when a fault occurs. Eight minutes—that's how quick the time is to change a nozzle insert, with the mold remaining on the machine. And if necessary, a cavity can be shut down just as quickly and easily to keep production interruptions as short as possible.

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    Patented Heaters:

    Homogeneous Temperature.

    The homogeneous temperature profile in the nozzle is crucial, especially when processing technical or sensitive materials.

    The focus during the development of the nozzle was therefore on the heating design. The THS is equipped with patented heating elements from Thermoplay, which have already proven their efficiency in countless applications.

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    Perfect Filled Cavities:

    Individual Tip Control.

    The best option for the ideal balance of fill in multicavity applications.

    At the same time, precise temperature control allows for the processing of a wide range of materials, including highly glass fiber-reinforced and mineral-filled plastics with narrow process windows.

Fits Perfectly Into  Your Mold Design.

The Side Gate nozzle THS is available in various sizes to accommodate different part volumes.
This allows for adaptation to various part geometries and shot weights.

 

 

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    Radial Version (THS-Radial):

    - 1, 2, 4 or 8 nozzle tips.


     

     

     

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    Linear Version (THS-Linear):

    - 2+2 or 4+4 parallel nozzle tips.
    - Minimal gate point spacing of 16 mm.
    - Particularly suitable for applications requiring multiple injection points in a row.

     

     

     

Easy Maintenance.

Since side gate nozzles protrude into the mold insert, it is crucial for the user to know how challenging the disassembly is during maintenance or when a fault occurs. Eight minutes—that's how quick the time is to change a nozzle insert, with the mold remaining on the machine. And if ever necessary, a cavity can be shut down just as quickly and easily to keep production interruptions as short as possible.

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    LECTURE

    SITI, CITI and More!

    Trend-setting mold making technologies for multi-component applications

     

     

    BARNES MOLDINGS SOLUTIONS
    Dominic Brunenberg-Libonati

  • MA_hotrunner_system_MMS_16drop_grey
    LECTURE

    Effortlessly Manage Tight Process Windows

    Hot runner technology for medical materials

     

     

    BARNES MOLDINGS SOLUTIONS
    Ralf Würstlin

  • LECTURE

    Fast Go To Market

    Systematic approach from design phase to qualification

     

     

    BARNES MOLDINGS SOLUTIONS
    Julian Schild/Michael Gehring

  • LECTURE

    Digitize the Flow!

    Precise water temperature management extends machine life cycle

     

     

    ORCA
    Dr. Michael Süß

  • LECTURE

    Trends in Medical Injection Molding

    Future challenges and how we can respond

     

     

    ARBURG
    tbd

  • LECTURE

    Extensive Machine Learning

    Efficient processes in future molding

     

     

    SUMITOMO
    tbd

  • LECTURE

    Trends in Conductive Materials

    How to manage viscosity

     

     

    SABIC
    tbd

  • LECTURE

    High Speed Linear Automation

    Full automated handling and packaging in clean rooms

     

     

    MA - micro automation
    tbd

  • TECH CENTER

    High Cavitation Molding

    Live demonstration of high volume production:

    - medical consumables (96 cav)

    - pharmaceutical devices

     

     

    MÄNNER molds and hot runners
    ENGEL Elion & MA - Micro Automation        
    NETSTAL

  • TECH CENTER

    PVC & Co: Medical Materials Challenge

    Live demonstration of PVC production of medical consumables

     

     

    MÄNNER mold and hot runner
    ARBURG A520

  • TECH CENTER

    Fast Pipette Tips Production

    Live demonstration of the production pf highly precise medical parts (64 cav)

     

     

    MÄNNER pipette tip mold and hot runner
    SUMITOMO & MA - Micro Automation 

  • TECH CENTER

    User-Friendly Side Gating

    Live demonstration of the the side injection of medical parts 

     

     

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    ARBURG Allrounder 570 

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