precisionMixhead KraussMaffei’s high-pressure mixing head is suited for structural PU foams and other hard-to-mix materials, and especially advantageous when it comes to the production of components such as seals for panoramic car sunroofs, under-the-hood engine covers and office chair armrests.
What’s new? The smaller size of the mixing head. At the K Show, KraussMaffei showed a model that weighs about 23 pounds — about 20 percent less than mix head models that were previously offered. Compared with its predecessors, the precisionMixhead offers a volume savings of as much as 25 percent.
Benefits A better design, resulting in higher performance, easier maintenance and greater ability for the mixing head to more easily integrate into complex molds, reducing mold costs. Because the mixing head is lighter than its predecessors, it can be moved more quickly and easily, saving time and increasing productivity. Also, any robot handling it uses less energy to move it. According to KraussMaffei, updates to the design make it possible to enlarge the process window by up to 30 percent, especially for materials that are difficult to mix. This reduces scrap rates and results in more good parts. Also, the precisionMixhead's wear-prone parts are designed for quick replacement.
KraussMaffei Corp., Florence, Ky., 859-283-0200, www.kraussmaffei.com
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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.