Sodick's VR-G vertical injection molding machines feature a new controller.
NPE Booth W3581
VR-G This line of vertical injection molding machines (IMMs) from Sodick succeeds the company’s VRE series. Both have made use of the company’s V-Line system, designed to prevent melt backflow by separating the processes of plasticization and injection. Each of the new IMMs features a rotary table. Avaialable clamping forces in the line, which includes seven presses, ranges from the 3.3-ton VR03G to the 220.5-ton VR200G.
What’s new? The next-generation VR-G series, which features the company’s new controller, with increased processing speed, and larger operation screen, as well as a temperature control system for more-precise heater control. Machines in the line have mold capacities up to 50 percent higher than Sodick’s earlier models.
Benefits Accurate and highly reproducible molding, even under conditions requiring high speed, high pressure and long holding times. The new operation screen functions in a way similar to smartphones, improving the user experience. It also provides more information, with real-time display of cycle charts and other data. The controls allow users to connect their IMM with peripheral devices and other equipment, and take advantage of the Internet of Things and big data.
Sodick-Plustech, Elk Grove Village, Ill., 847-490-8130, www.sodick.com
Vital Statistics
Model on display at NPE
44.1-ton VR40G
Other available sizes (clamping force in approximate tonnages)
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.
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