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plastic melt temperature measure- expertise in benchtop pressure form- achieve this,” said Benjamin Redford,
ment system is far superior to current ing. The system enables engineers co-founder and chief product officer.
methodologies, so it was a no-brainer and designers to capture sub-micron “Quite literally, it brings engineers
becoming a part of this technology details, creating isotropic prototypes and designers closer to the parts they
and to advance [its] utilization in the and end-use parts within two- to create by combining the accuracy, re-
injection molding industry.” 30-minute cycles, saving time, money, peatability, and detail of heavy manu-
and materials, said the company. facturing floor machinery with the
Medical molder Nolato Contour of
Baldwin, WI, recently put the device New features include a custom mode convenience, speed, and adaptability
to the test. It conducted a gage re- that allows users to create and store of 3D printing.”
peatability and reproducibility (R&R) custom profiles for any compatible Film recycling grinder reduces
study under the direction of its senior thermoformable material and a re- operating costs while increasing
process engineer. ducing plate accessory that simpli- throughput
fies material sourcing and testing by
He implemented a system to utilize
the MTMS by measuring and docu- condensing the forming area down to
menting the melt temperature during widely available A4 or US letter for-
all validation and production part ap- mats. The reducing plate also extends
proval process (PPAP) runs. the thickness range from 0.1 to more
than 5 mm.
The MTMS system performed as
promised, the only methodology for The Mayku Multiplier now produces
measuring melt temperature to pass a consistent, repeatable parts with ma-
gage R&R study, according to MTMS. terial properties, such as high chemi-
cal resistance and optical clarity, typi- A wet grinder equipped with a
The two major principles of the MTMS cally reserved for injection molding, forced-feed system for film recycling
are the use of an insulator cup to pre- said the company. It is used across that debuted at Fakuma in October
vent the purge from freezing during industries including automotive and uses low-power motors rated from
measurement and precise positioning medical packaging and works with 45 to 110 kW to achieve previously
of the thermocouple probe in the ef- hundreds of hard-to-print thermo- unattainable power consumption in
fective flow path during purging. They plastic materials, according to the the 70 to 90 kWh range, according to
both enhance the performance of the company. A polypropylene part pro- Hellweg Maschinenbau. Already low
MTMS in taking accurate melt tem- cessed using the Multiplier Pressure operating costs are reduced yet fur-
peratures. Former is pictured here. ther thanks to high throughputs that

Injection molding–like precision When used in conjunction with high- reach up to 5,000 kg of film per hour,
comes to benchtops resolution 3D printers or CNC milling said the company based in Roetgen,
machines, the Multiplier reportedly Germany.
can scale up the production of end- Forced feed using a tamping screw
use parts and achieve the same accu- results in long-term, trouble-free op-
racy level every time. Engineers can eration even with contaminated input
create complex, production-grade materials. The heavy duty, durable de-
thermoplastic parts with sub-micron sign ensures that the new grinders can
surface details. Moreover, the parts handle even demanding applications
can be produced at a fraction of the with high degrees of contamination.
time and cost of alternative technolo- PET, PE, PP, PS, PVC, PC, PLA, HDPE,

The enhanced Multiplier Pressure gies, according to Makyu. or LDPE films are force-fed into the
Former brings the precision of injec- “At Mayku, we believe in making grinders, which are fitted with five or
tion molding to engineering bench- mass production accessible and are seven rotary blades plus two or three
tops for the first time, according to proud to say that the Multiplier Pres- static blades, depending on the mod-
Mayku, a UK-based company with sure Former is helping our customers el. The blades use double scissor-cut

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