hot runner temperature controller from Fast Heat Source: Fast Heat
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Improving Hot Runner Performance

October 04, 2022 |

Learn about hot runner mold maintenance, cable maintenance and the impact of screws, check valves and heated machine nozzles, and hot runner temperature control.

Section One: Getting ready for production
1.1 Hot runner mold maintenance - Tool room best practices (heater health, pinched wires and proper connections)
1.2 Hot runner cable maintenance - What to do with the questionable pile of cables

Section Two: Time to make money (reduce scrap and shorten cycle times)
2.1 Special guest Stan Glover from Zeiger Industries - impact of screws, check valves and heated machine nozzles
2.2 Sprue brushing and hot runner temperature control

Agenda:

  • Hot runner mold maintenance
  • Hot runner cable maintenance
  • Impact of screws, check valves and heated machine nozzles
  • Sprue brushing and hot runner temperature control
Presenter 1

Presenter 1:

Chad Root

Managing Partner

Chad Root was the former general manager of hot runner systems and controls at Fast Heat and is now an entrepreneur, acquiring the remaining Fast Heat product lines in the injection molding industry in late 2020 along with former Fast Heat colleague Manny Diaz. Chad is the founder of Root Industrial, a representation agency providing solutions from principals including Wittmann, Zeiger Industries, Great Lakes Automation, Ready Cobot and others. He is the founder of Spearhead Sales and Marketing, a consulting and marketing services group that drives online traffic, lead generation, e-commerce and marketing automation solutions for manufacturers. Chad holds an MBA from Case Western Reserve's Weatherhead School of Management and a bachelor's degree in architecture from The Ohio State University.

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