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Valve Gate Hot Runner Systems

Product catalog summary
Overview
The document details the technical specifications and applications of männer Valve Gate Hot Runner Systems, highlighting their tailored solutions for industries such as medical, personal care, packaging, and technical parts. These systems are designed to improve cost-effectiveness and part quality in injection molding.
Key Features
  • High precision and consistency, crucial for medical and pharmaceutical applications.
  • Excellent surface and gate quality for personal care products.
  • High flow rates and injection speeds for thin-wall packaging.
  • Capability to handle high-speed molds and tightly spaced configurations for caps and closures.
  • Thermal insulation and process reliability for small parts production.
  • Wear-resistant materials for high-temperature processing of technical parts.
System Specifications
  • MSS (Singledrop): Offers various nozzle designs for different applications, including SLIMLINE, STANDARD, SPECIAL, WEARPROOF, and MCN series.
  • MMS (Multidrop): Suitable for tightly spaced cavities and low shot weights, available in SLIMLINE, STANDARD, SPECIAL, and WEARPROOF designs.
  • MES (Stack): Cost-effective for high-volume production with opposing injection points on a single axis.
  • MZS (Central): Central injection for large area parts, suitable for pilot/pre-production molds.
  • EDGELINE (Lateral): Side injection with cylindrical valve gate benefits, ideal for long tubular parts.
Technical Innovations
  • Cylindrical Valve Gate: Ensures superior gate quality, minimal pressure drop, and low shear rates.
  • männer e-plate: Offers synchronous pin movement, customizable path profiles, and cleanroom compatibility.
  • Pin Actuation: Available in pneumatic and electrical options, providing high precision and customizable configurations.
Applications
  • Medical/Pharmaceutical: High precision and hygienic surface quality.
  • Personal Care: Stress-free injection for high-performance resins.
  • Thin-Wall Packaging: Optimized for high flow rates and injection speeds.
  • Caps and Closures: Designed for high-speed molds and tight configurations.
  • Small Parts: Compact mold design with thermal insulation.
  • Technical Parts: Wear-resistant systems for demanding materials.
Conclusion
The männer Valve Gate Hot Runner Systems are engineered to meet specific customer needs across various industries, offering advanced solutions for precision, efficiency, and reliability in injection molding processes.
Additional Details
The document also covers the EDGELINE and SLIMLINE series, as well as the männer moldMIND II monitoring system. The EDGELINE system is designed for side gating in syringe barrels, suitable for glass substitutes, and offers high gate quality and process reliability. The SLIMLINE system is ideal for applications with tight spacing and features a stable nozzle design with excellent thermal separation. männer moldMIND II provides real-time monitoring and analysis of key process parameters with global data access through cloud storage. The document also mentions hot halves and custom solutions to reduce installation time and costs, and highlights the global presence and expertise of the Molding Solutions Group, part of the Barnes Group.
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Valve Gate Hot Runner Systems-1

Otto Manner GmbH Unter Gereuth 9-11 79353 Bahlingen Germany Phone +49 (0) 7663 609-0 Fax +49 (0) 7663 609-299 [email protected] manner d SOLUTIONS FOR PLASTICS ™ WA business of BARNES GROUP INC Production Locations www.maenner-group.com/production_locations Sales & Service www.maenner-group.com/sales-service

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männer Valve Gate Hot Runner Systems männer Valve Gate Hot Runner Systems Tailored Valve Gate Systems Hot runner technology has a crucial impact on cost effectiveness and part quality in injection molding. As a pioneer in hot runner technology, we focus on the development and manufacture of cylindrical valve gate systems – recognized as the best hot runner solution for achieving impeccable surface quality, part-to-part consistency, and process reliability. All valve gate systems are tailored and designed to meet the specific needs of our customers. Medical/Pharma High precision and part-to-part...

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männer Valve Gate Hot Runner Systems männer Valve Gate Hot Runner Systems Personal Care Consumers are picky. Cosmetic and personal care products must have an impeccable look and feel. Meanwhile, the use of resins containing Iriodin is increasing, and frequent color changes are in demand. The plastic parts of these products are generally used every day, which means their functional areas must be able to withstand a high degree of stress. The nozzle design of the Cylindrical Valve Gate facilitates stress-free injection of the melt and enables processing of cutting-edge high-performance resins....

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06 manner Valve Gate Hot Runner Systems manner Valve Gate Hot Runner Sysl 07 06 manner Valve Gate Hot Runner Systems manner Valve Gate Hot Runner Sysl 07 Thin-Wall Packaging With the high flow rates and injection speeds required for rapid-process thin-wall packaging, friction within the nozzle tip and gate orifice is a critical factor. To ensure that the melt reaches the cavity under optimum conditions, we rely on valve gate systems capable of operating within extremely narrow tolerance ranges. At the same time, the geometry of the flow channel within the nozzle greatly affects results. Caps...

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männer Valve Gate Hot Runner Systems männer Valve Gate Hot Runner Systems Small Parts Technical Parts When units are produced in large numbers, designing molds for small injection-molded parts having geometries that are often demanding can be a real engineering challenge. The construction of compact molds with numerous cavities, core-pulling mechanics, and hot runners is extremely complex – and every millimeter counts. MÄNNER‘s valve gate nozzles are thermally insulated from their working environment to ensure process reliability despite tight spacing conditions. The design principle helps to...

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männer Valve Gate Hot Runner Systems männer Valve Gate Hot Runner Systems Cylindrical Valve Gate – the original by männer › Temperature-independent sealing function Naturally balanced melt flow Insulating ring › Thermal insulation › Nozzle centering › Sealing function Suitable for color changes Hardened manifold block Insulation plate Precentered Cylindrical Valve Gate During the closing movement, the valve pin is first precentered by an angled guide area and then positioned perfectly in the gate orifice by means of a cylindrical guide. Nozzle and valve pin are designed to provide maximum performance...

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manner Valve Gate Hot Runner Systems Systems and Nozzle Designs Systems Nozzle designs MSS (Singledrop) > Large selection of nozzle designs for a wide range of applications > Custom manifold systems with 1 to 192 cavities > Nozzle designs SLIMLINE, STANDARD, SPECIAL, WEARPROOF, MCN-I, MCN-H, MCN-CC STANDARD > Available in many different lengths and diameters > Suitable for processing virtually all commercially available thermoplastics MMS (Multidrop) > Ideal for applications with tightly spaced cavities > For production of parts with low shot weights > 2- to 4-point nozzles available with different...

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14 manner Valve Gate Hot Runner Systems manner Valve Gate Hot Runner Systems 15 We deliver your hot half with individually controlled pneumatic units or with a pin actuation plate equipped with a pneumatic or electrical drive depending on the application involved. Pneumatic individual drive > Proven and easy to maintain > High-speed needle opening allows faster cycle times Pneumatic plate actuation > Ideal for synchronized filling of high-cavitation molds Electrical plate actuation > Ideal for synchronized filling of high-cavitation molds > Customizable path profile > Variable positioning of...

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männer Valve Gate Hot Runner Systems männer Valve Gate Hot Runner Systems männer EDGELINE 1-Point, 2-Point, and 4-Point Hot Runner Valve Gate Nozzle for Side Injection Due to their tubular geometry with long, narrow cores and an opening on both sides, syringe barrels require side gating. Most notably, EDGELINE is ideal for processing glass substitutes such as COC or COP, which are used in the production of prefillable syringes. Side injection with all the benefits of the cylindrical valve gate: defined pin opening and closing, impeccable gate quality, high process reliability and repeatability...

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männer Valve Gate Hot Runner Systems männer Valve Gate Hot Runner Systems männer Combi Nozzles männer SLIMLINE Basic body is combined with a custom nozzle tip F or tight cavity spacing in high-cavitation molds › › MCN-I (Insulated) MCN-H (High Temperature) Specifically designed for transparent applications requiring superior surface quality and for polyester For processing technical and semicrystalline resins at high temperatures MCN-P (Packaging) MCN-CC (Caps & Closures) Stabile version for high injection pressures, high injection speeds and short cycle times Special calotte design for applications...

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manner Valve Gate Hot Runner Systems manner Valve Gate Hot Runner Systems Hot Halves We offer our customers fully assembled, wired, and tested hot halves, helping to reduce the time required for mold installation and lower costs. Our hot halves can be custom-designed according to customer specifications.

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