Hot Tip Sprue Cleaner Melts Obstructive Plastic 

Hot sprue bushing and nozzle tips are critical components that often require care during preventative maintenance and are costly in terms of replacement and downtime when clogged. Globeius Inc.’s Hot Tip Sprue Cleaner brings sprues and nozzles back to production-ready life, quickly and safely, offering a fast and convenient way to eliminate those clogs, in some cases without the need to remove the mold from the press.

The Hot Tip Sprue Cleaner is a flexible, hand-held tool for melting thermoplastics from plugged sprues and nozzles. Users can simply squeeze the trigger and within 10 seconds the heater heats the tip to 662°F, melting away the obstructive clog.

Equipped with a timer shut-off feature to protect from overheating, the Hot Tip Sprue Cleaner also features three differently configured copper tips to suit the application, a flexible arm and a 2.5-m (over 8') cord for easier access to the plugged sprues and nozzle tips.

“This is an affordable and effective tool that every molding shop maintenance department should have,” Graeme Sands, general manager of Globeius, says.  “Traditional methods used for melting frozen plastic in gates, including acetylene torches, are less safe and do not work as well.”