X2F Extrude to Fill's patented machine combines aspects of extrusion and injection molding. Designed for high-end products, including electronics and optics, it uses electrically generated heat in lieu of the high pressures often used by injection molding machines (IMMs). A multipitch screw carries resins through multiple heat zones in pulses in a multistep extrusion process of pack-hold-repack. With pressures that are only 10 to 20 percent that of IMMs, the machine can process some of the most delicate and demanding materials, from carbon-fiber-filled PEEK to polymethyl methacrylate.
What’s new? A rotary table with automation for multiple molds.
Benefits Dramatically higher throughputs. While a typical X2F might be able to produce 150,000 to 200,000 parts a year, an X2F paired with the rotary table can turn out 1 million to 4 million parts annually.
Extrude to Fill, Loveland, Colo., https://x2f.com, info@X2F.com
