Injection Mold Guiding System Precisely Positions Mold Halves, Mold Components
Agathon Machine Tools highlights its tried and true all-in-one Guide System Plus at IMTS 2022 to meet productivity demands and reduced production cost.
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At IMTS 2022 booth #236823, Agathon Machine Tools displays its all-in-one system, the Guide System Plus, to meet increasing productivity demands and reduced production cost. The system performs guiding and centering tasks for the precise positioning of mold halves/mold components.
By design, each bushing and pillar comes with a freely positioned retaining ring that is adjustable to various plate thicknesses for improved adaptability when repairing or converting tools to newer guide systems. One component can be used in multiple designs.
The guide system bushing is equipped with precision heavy-duty rollers. Agathon says these enable higher travel speeds compared to conventional slide guides. With minimal line contact by the rollers, serviceable life is said to be increased by 5-12X compared to other slide guide systems. The high-precision rollers also provide consistent, accurate movement of mold halves/plates, ensuring alignment, repeatability and consistent part quality.
The Agathon Guide System Plus comes in 15/25/32/40-mm sizes. The company also offers engineering design assistance, to best determine the right system for a user application.
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