Husky Injection Molding Systems today announced that at NPE 2009, it is demonstrating a range of products and services to help customers be more competitive by increasing productivity and improving sustainability. Located in South Hall at S36009, Husky’s booth (16,000 sq ft) is showcasing its innovative new technologies to the industry.
“Innovation has always been a driving force for Husky. Our desire to help customers find the best possible solutions for their unique needs has allowed us to offer high performance systems that are optimized for each application,” said Carmen Lowe, Vice President, Service and Sales, North America. “At NPE, we are showcasing a number of new products and services to help customers bring products to market faster, while achieving the highest levels of quality at the lowest part cost.”
HyCAP 300 – high output system for beverage closure manufacturing
Optimized for speed, reliability and part consistency, the 72-cavity HyCAP™ 300 system is running a lightweight 26 millimeter water closure weighing 0.98 grams at less than 2.5 second cycles. This is a significant improvement from the industry standard for this part, which is 3.5 to 4.0 seconds on a 1.6 gram closure.
| Machine: | Husky HyCAP 300 RS65/60 |
| Mold: | Corvaglia 72-cavity mold |
| Part: | 0.98 gram CSN-26 lightweight water closure |
| Resin: | DOW™ XDMDC 1210 High Density Polyethylene Resin |
| Cycle time: | Less than 2.5 seconds |
| Auxiliaries: | IMD vista AllinOne with part cooling, orientation, vision inspection and boxing equipment; Plastic Systems DSH1000 mold dehumidification system; Piovan resin loading system |
HyPAC 300 – packaging system running an in-mold labeled application
Husky will also be running a HyPAC™ 300 system on the CBW booth, located at South Hall at S32031. The HyPAC system is running an in-mold labeled salsa application at less than four second cycles.
| Machine: | Husky HyPAC HL300 RS80/65 |
| Mold: | StackTeck 4-cavity |
| Part weight: | 11 grams |
| Resin: | 70 MFR PP from Basell |
| Cycle time: | Less than 4.0 seconds |
HyPET 300 – PET preform packaging system optimized for beverage applications
The HyPET® 300 72-cavity system with High Performance Package is the result of refinements to the entire system. The system is running Husky’s new EcoBase preform for a water application at cycle times of 5.5 seconds or faster. The EcoBase design yields up to 2.5% in resin savings.
| Machine: | Husky HyPET 300 P85/95 E85 HPP |
| Mold: | Husky 72-cavity mold HPP |
| Part: | 9.5 gram EcoBase preform |
| Resin: | INVISTA Polyclear® Splash™ PET 3301 |
| Cycle time: | 5.5 seconds or faster |
| Auxiliaries: | Piovan dehumidification system; Piovan resin loading system |
At NPE 2009, visitors to Husky’s booth will also see:
- Recent expansions to the Husky hot runner and controller portfolio, including the PRONTO® line of fully configurable hot runners and Altanium® Neo2™ temperature controller.
- New Services offerings designed to help customers maintain overall operational efficiency. These include the Pro-Act™ flexible maintenance program, as well as the Shotscope® NX process and production monitoring system.
| Alexandra Walsh Media Relations +1 905-951-5000, ext. 3653 awalsh@husky.ca |
