Vertical injection molding machine

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Vertical injection molding machine - vertical type of injection molding machine

Advantages

• Installation floor space is about one half space as compared with horizontal machine with same capacity.

That means a productivity of the vertical machine doubles in comparison with the horizontal in terms of the floor space.

• Insert molding or plastic-metal combined part molding is facillitated by the vertical machine, because a mold face is in horizontal plane to put the metal parts securely onto the mold.
• Durability of alignment of a mold clamp-unit and the mold in the vertical machine are much superior to that in the horozontal machine, because the heavy mold is supported on the horizontal mold platen in the vertical clamp-unit and opened/closed without any dis-location by gravity.
• Various automated equipments can be easily attached onto the vertical clamp unit, because surrounding (front, rear, left and right) of the unit is open and clear in 4 post-clamp unit.
  • Then the vertical machine is most suitable for fully automatic operation without attendant.
  • For instance, most simple picking up & placing robot can be used for collecting individual cavity parts.
  • This parts collection system is essential for precise molding.
  • Formerly the horizontal machine seemed suitable for fully-automatic operation by dropping down of molded parts out of the mold, however, recently, molded parts are taken out by robot even in the horizontal machine.
• Wide variety selection of the clamp unit is available for the vertical machine.
  • Conventional up-stroking single unit
  • Stationary lower platen down-stroking single unit
  • Down/up stroking with single side shuttle table
  • Down/up stroking with double side shuttle table
  • Down/up stroking with rotary table for open mold
  • Down/up stroking with rotary table for closed mold
  • Down/up stroking with tilting table

Manufacturers

• MULTIPLAS ENGINERY CO., LTD.

MULTIPLAS ENGINERY CO., LTD. specializes in manufacturing vertical clamping and vertical injection, fully automatic machine thermosetting machine, liquid silicone rubber machine etc. Excellent service and R&D.

• AHITOP MACHINERY CO., LTD.

Established in 1991 in northern Taiwan, has marketed injection molding machines at home and abroad under the brand name AHT. We specialize in vertical injection molding machines, in a wide range of clamp tonnage and purposes.

• [OMF TURRA] - ITALY (Omf turra)

Established in 1955 in north Italy, they are building exclusively hi-tech vertical injection machinery with linear or rotary table in order to increase productivity.