Mold Tracking, Simplified Cooling Line Coupling and More

Hasco’s multicoupling system now features new U.S. (ZI) and French (FRA) systems that are available as open or closed versions with valves. The company also now offers the clean-break multicoupling system exclusively as an HT version with flat-sealing front surfaces to prevent cooling fluid leaking during decoupling.

Enabling the central connection of several cooling circuits in a single step, Hasco says setup can be carried out with only one lever, while eliminating the risk of mixing up the different cooling circuits and hoses.

The temperature resistance of the multicouplings can be increased to 180°C with water applications, with the full range offering 60 products, each with three model series. Plates are available with six, 12 and 20 connections. Couplings can be replaced without dismantling the hoses, and the modular structure enables individual configuration as well as integration into existing systems.

Hasco’s Mold Track System offers precise indoor localization technology for injection molds. Key to the product’s accuracy are ultrabroadband radio modules and the intelligent software platform, which result in location accuracy to within a few centimeters.

The system enables pinpoint tracking of molds in real time, as well as the digital interlinking of processes. Production delays resulting from misplaced tools are eliminated, with improved production planning and optimized use of active tools, as well as long-term tracking of idled molds.

In hot runners, Hasco’s Streamrunner Shadowfree line, which feature 3D-printed manifolds, eliminates ‘shadow formations’ behind valve pins or areas of poor flow where material can collect and degrade. In traditional systems, areas of poor flow in the hotrunner can cause flow disruptions around the valve pin. These ‘shadows’ can lead to plastic degradation and challenging color changes. Streamrunner Shadowfree divides the material flow into streamlined channels, reuniting them where the valve pin enters the melt channel. Hasco says testing has demonstrated the ability to achieve rapid black-to-white material transitions in just 25 cycles. In addition to eliminating dead spots, Hasco says the Streamruner Shadowfree provides gentle material flow and a marked reduction in pressure losses, as well as smoother processing of heat-sensitive resins.

New Website

Hasco, which has a portfolio of more than 100,000 products, has optimized its website including shifting to a responsive design, which is easily viewable on an array of devices regardless of screen size, including mobile devices.

The site features a slimmed-down, user-friendly menu navigation, with information, products and services available in 16 languages. Molds can be calculated, configured and directly ordered around the clock with a few clicks, and the mold base assistant can help users simplify and speed up processes, including the ability to configure a mold in five steps.

Information on product availability can be called up live, and the customized costing system generates parts lists and helps complete orders. CAD data can be downloaded quickly via interfaces into more than 40 different data formats, and CAD direct insert drivers import 3D data into a wide variety of different CAD systems. The export of parts lists for cost calculation and ordering has also been simplified. All customer-specific information can be called up in customer account, with inquiries and orders shown in full in the overview, which also displays the processing status.