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Mold clamping system

Mold clamping system
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Mold clamping system

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Overview: The document provides comprehensive information on mold clamping systems, focusing on hydraulic and air clamps, control units, and accessories. It emphasizes the importance of efficient mold change systems to reduce setup time and enhance productivity in production lines.
Specifications: Various models of mold clamping systems are detailed, including TME, TKB, TYC-Z, TYC-R, and TYA-M, each tailored for specific injection molding machine sizes. Key specifications include clamping force, stroke length, and compatibility with machine platens.
Control Systems: Control units like the Pascal control unit and solenoid valve unit are crucial for operating hydraulic and air clamps, ensuring precise control and safety during mold changes.
Positioning Devices: Devices such as the octagonal locate ring and die setter are described, aiding in accurate mold alignment and positioning.
Accessories: Accessories like easy ejector rods and ball lock ejector rods are mentioned, which simplify installation and removal processes, boosting operational efficiency.
Recommendations: The document advises unifying mold plate thickness and width for optimal automatic clamp performance and suggests magnetic clamps for non-unified mold plates.
Performance Improvements: Implementing these systems can significantly reduce mold change time from 60 minutes to as low as 5 minutes, decreasing non-productive time and labor needs.
Conclusion: A selection guide is provided for choosing the appropriate mold clamping system based on production line requirements, ensuring efficient and secure operations.
Hydraulic and Air Clamps: Detailed specifications for hydraulic clamps (TYA-M, TME, TKB) and air clamps (TLC, TLC-Z/R) are provided, including clamping force, stroke details, and operating pressures. Hydraulic clamps operate at 24.5 MPa, while air clamps operate between 0.39 to 0.49 MPa.
Procedures and Recommendations: Installation guidelines emphasize correct dimensions and tolerances for T-slots and mold plate thickness. Specific recommendations for hydraulic and air clamps are provided to ensure optimal performance.
Key Parameters and Limitations: Clamping force varies across models, with safety strokes ensuring reliability. Operating temperatures and pressures must be adhered to for maintaining clamp integrity.
Best Practices: Regular maintenance of hydraulic and air systems is recommended to prevent leaks and ensure consistent clamping force. Proper alignment and use of specified mounting bolts are crucial to avoid mechanical failures.
Specifications and Tolerances: T-slot dimension tolerances and mold plate thickness specifications are detailed, with specific models designed for T-slot-less applications.
Operating Conditions: Clamps operate between 0 to 70°C, with some models offering heat-proof options up to 120°C. Air pressure requirements are specified for optimal operation.
Pascal Pump and Control Unit: The Pascal pump model X63 is highlighted for its compact, high-performance hydraulic capabilities, featuring energy-conserving mechanisms. The control unit model HCM integrates electric control with Pascal pump and non-leak valve.
Control Units and Components: Specifications for Pascal control units and components used in injection molding machines are provided, covering hydraulic and pneumatic systems, solenoid valves, and die setting systems.
Hydraulic Circuit Details: Models like HCSD, HCMD, and HCPD are designed for various IMM sizes, featuring solenoid-operated control units and specific discharge pressures.
Pneumatic Circuit Details: GSC models are air solenoid valve units designed for clamp and slider circuits, requiring specific air pressure for unclamping actions.
Non-Leak Valve Units: VSE and VSL models are solenoid-operated units for hydraulic pressure control, featuring non-leak valves for large volume oil circuits.
Die Setting System: MDL models are die setters for precise mold positioning, available in various capacities.
Control and Operation Panels: ESTE and ECTL models offer user-friendly control panels for safe mold changing operations.
Key Features: Hydraulic and air pressure circuits include relief valves for excessive pressure, with models designed for specific applications.
Ejector Rods and Related Systems: Specifications and operational details for ejector rods like Easy Ejector Rod and Ball Lock Ejector Rod models are provided, highlighting features, installation procedures, and advantages.
Installation Guidelines: Detailed instructions for mounting rods and customization options are available through Pascal.
Operation Panel ELC-B: Designed to reduce costs and simplify mold clamping operations, featuring interlock signals and compact design.
Additional Products: Products like Mold Rotator, Mold Changer, Auto Coupler, and Multi Coupler are mentioned, enhancing mold handling efficiency.
Global Network: Pascal's global presence supports automotive production lines worldwide, with locations in Japan, Asia, America, and Europe.
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Mold clamping system-1

Mold clamping system hydraulic clamp, air clamp, Pascal control unit, solenoid valve unit, operation panel & control box, die setter, octagonal locate-ring, easy ejector rod, ball lock ejector rod

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Pascal Mold clamping system Hydraulic clamp T-slotted manual slide type of clamp. Standard type Long stroke type 15mm Long stroke type 10mm model TYA page → 28 model TYB page → 29 model TYJ page → 30 model TYC-Z / TYC-R Automatic slidable clamp with an air cylinder. It enables to shorten the mold change time. Manual slide type of clamp with a side block (T-slotted block). It enables the clamp to slide it manually even if machine platens do not have T-slots. page → 43 Bolted type of clamp for small and medium size IMM. Bolted type of clamp for medium and large size IMM. Control system Control...

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Pascal Mold clamping system Air clamp TLC-Z / TLC-R T-slotted manual slide type of clamp. Automatic slidable clamp with an air cylinder. It enables to shorten the mold change time. page → 59 Manual slide type of clamp with a side block (T-slotted block). It enables the clamp to slide it manually even if machine platens do not have T-slots. page → 63 Bolted type of clamp. Solenoid valve unit It is a valve unit combined with solenoid valve and pressure switch. It is used for the control of air clamp. Operation panel & Control box It is a operation panel and control box for hydraulic and air clamp....

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Pascal Mold clamping system Nowadays the needs of market is diversifying and the world economy is fluctuating so much. In the production lines of various industries, it is one of our assignments to produce the required quantity (small lot) in a short delivery time, to management. At the same time, in the production line, the more secure and comfortable work environment has been required due to varieties of changes in w o r k e n v i r o n m e n t . T h a t i s t o s a y, i t i s a t h e m e t h a t t h e p r o d u c t i o n l i n e s w i l l h a v e to accomplish ensuring the introduction of...

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Hydraulic clamp, automatic slidable type T YC2 5 0Z 16,000kN (1,600ton)IMM

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Hydraulic clamp, slidable type T YA1 0 0 4,500kN (450ton) IMM

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Air clamp, bolted t ype T L A10 0 Movable side 4,500kN (450ton)IMM

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Air clamp, bolted t ype T L A10 0 Fixed side 4,500kN (450ton)IMM

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The reduction of non-productive time ( Set up time ) For a typical introduction minutes with the medium minutes and reduce 30 % of bers of operators and work by means of the automation of mold clamp. ・Bolt tightening ・Bolt removal ・Transfer between the operate side and opposite operate side ・Tools removal ・Transfer between the operate side and opposite operate side Automatic clamp Mold removal Mold unload, load (Operation with overhead crane) Mold unload, load (Operation with overhead crane) Reduction of time for mold installation and removal Reduction of time for mold installation and removal...

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example, introducing the mold clamping system enables to shorten the mold change time from 60 minutes to 30 and large sized IMM. Introduction of the Mold changer also enables to shorten the mold change time drastically to 5 time in the production line where the mold is changed five times per day. In addition, it enables to reduce the numburden. Pascal hydraulic clamp model TYA Pascal operation panel model ESTE Pascal control box model ECTE Pascal control unit model HCM

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Selec t ion of mold c lamping system TYA model TYB model TYJ model clamping system Slidable clamp Slidable type page → 29 page → 30 T-slot Mold plate Mold plate Not unified With T-slot ● Refer to page → 68, regarding the unification of mold plate thickness. Automatic slidable clamp Automatic slidable type Hydraulic model TYC-Z / R page → 35 Air page → 59 T-slot Die setter T-slot-less slidable clamp Mold plate Mold plate T-slot Without T-slot T-slot-less slidable type Hydraulic page → 63 Side block ● Refer to page → 68, regarding the unification of mold plate thickness. Mold plate Mold plate Bolted...

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Selec t ion of mold c lamping system clamping system Mold plate Mold plate Mold plate Mold plate Bolted type clamp The introduction of automatical clamp by IMM horizontal loading needs the unification of "thickness" and "width" of mold plate. In case that it is not unified, it can applied with the mag clamp. * It is not mentioned in this catalogue. Contact Pascal for the details. Bolted type clamp Stopper block model MVA Safety block model MHC Mold roller model MCR Roller block model MHR Centering cylinder model MHP Selecting table for mold roller, centering cylinder, stopper block and safety...

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Selec t ion of mold c lamping system Clamp TME Safety door Mold changer clamping system For medium and large-sized IMM Hydraulic Clamp TKB Safety door Mold changer Roller block model MHR Clamp TKB For small, medium and large-sized IMM Air Clamp TLA Safety door Mold changer Roller block MHR Clamp TLA

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Selec t ion of mold c lamping system clamping system Hydraulic Movable platen Fixed platen Clamp TYC-Z Mold T-Slot Slider circuit Slider circuit Die setter Operation Operation panel panel Wiring Air 0.47MPa To sensor of clamp To machine Primary power Selecting table for hydraulic clamp and control unit IMM Mold clamping force kN Mold opening force kN TYA Hydraulic clamp (Fixed platen/ TYB movable platen each 4) TYJ TYA-M Control unit (Fixed platen/ movable platen each 4) Control unit Hydraulic clamp (Fixed platen/ movable platen each 4) Control unit Hydraulic clamp (Fixed platen/ movable platen...

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Selec t ion of mold c lamping system Fixed platen Clamp TLC-Z Movable platen Slider circuit Slider circuit Die setter Operation Operation panel panel Solenoid valve unit GSCD-2LLTT Wiring To sensor of clamp To machine Primary power Air 0.47MPa Selecting table for air clamp and solenoid valve unit IMM TLC TLA-M Mold clamping force kN Mold opening force kN Air clamp (Fixed platen/ movable platen each 4) Solenoid valve unit Air clamp (Fixed platen/ movable platen each 4) Solenoid valve unit Air clamp (Fixed platen/ movable platen each 4) Solenoid valve unit (Fixed platen/ movable platen each 4)...

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