Injection Molding

Airtect device spots injection nozzle leaks

Oct. 9, 2023

The cost-effective system lowers the risk of damage, bad-part production and downtime.

Available through plastics equipment supplier Plastixs, the LA502 from Airtect, Dublin, can be used to detect leaks in co-injection molding applications.

LA502 Like the original LA500 from Airtect, Dublin, this leak detection device spots injection nozzle leaks; unlike the earlier model, it works with two injection nozzles, rather than one. In the U.S., Plastixs distributes Airtect technologies.

What’s new? Applications with co-injection molding. On the market for about six months, the LA502 comes with an LED display; an air-pressure regulator with pressure gauge, air filter and fittings; and an extra tube for monitoring the second nozzle. It has a stainless steel sensor tube that runs along the barrel of the press on its way to the nozzles.

Benefits Cost-effective nozzle and barrel protection. The system lowers the risk of damage, bad-part production and downtime.

Plastixs LLC, Shrewsbury, Mass., 508-842-1606, www.plastixs.com, www.airtect.com

Vital Statistics

Included tubing/cables	Length
PU tube	9.8 feet
2mm silicone rubber tube	3.3 feet
2mm stainless steel sensor tube	19.7 feet
Electrical power/interlock cable	6.6 feet

About the Author

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.