EDI Prodigi Conventional efforts to automate die-lip adjustment have relied on a thermal bolt system, which still requires manual pre-tuning, and can be influenced by external factors. In contrast, Nordson’s patent-pending EDI Prodigi die lip-adjustment system introduces a series of motorized actuators connected to the die’s flexible lip for precise linear adjustments to open and close the lip.
What’s new? The EDI Prodigi system, which debuted at K 2022.
Benefits Faster, safer, more-energy-efficient adjustments. By controlling the adjustments via a user interface, speed of adjustment is greatly increased. In one early trial, the lip was closed by 0.015 inch in only 35 seconds, compared to a process that would take about 15 minutes with a conventional automatic die, which would require the use of feeler gauges and iterative manual adjustments. Nordson says its process will reduce scrap and increase repeatability. The company also projects that on an annual basis, the Prodigi system will consume less than 1 percent of the electricity needed to operate a comparable thermal die-bolt system.
Nordson Corp., Westlake, Ohio, 440-892-1580, www.nordsonpolymerprocessing.com
Karen Hanna | Senior Staff Reporter
Senior Staff Reporter Karen Hanna covers injection molding, molds and tooling, processors, workforce and other topics, and writes features including In Other Words and Problem Solved for Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing, Plastics Recycling and The Journal of Blow Molding. She has more than 15 years of experience in daily and magazine journalism.
