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cleaner finish and a lighter, more refined part.
Fewer steps, fewer chances for error, and a fin-
ished product that looks, feels & performs bet-
ter.

EXAINJECT also doesn't have to work alone. It
pairs well with other equipment on the line —
tween the first and second injection stations, hot runner systems, mixers and filters, units that
with oil, water, and air outlets built into the ta- keep the processing times and systems stream-
ble itself. The range scales from a 500 mm to lined— so a processor gets a complete multi-
3000mm table diameter for 50 tonne machines colour, multi-material setup instead of having to
up to 3000 tonne machines, so the same design piece one together from different suppliers.
logic applies whether the part is a small closure
or a large industrial component. For processors weighing the cost of a new 2K
machine against the flexibility of upgrading what
What does this look like on the shop floor? they already run, EXAINJECT offers a middle
Take something as everyday as a bottle cap or path: lower capital investment, a smaller foot-
a plug. Earlier, making one with two materials print, and a faster route to market for products
meant moulding each half separately and join- that need more than one material to do their job
ing them by manually — extra steps, extra time, well.
extra chances for something to go wrong. With
our rotary platens, both materials are moulded Author: Amal Shah, Madhu Machines and Sys-
which bond together automatically, in one con- tems Pvt Ltd
tinuous cycle. Or take a shaving handle with a www.madhu-group.com
hard plastic body and a soft rubber grip. That Email: machinery@madhu-group.com
used to take two separate stages to produce;
now it comes out of the machine ready, with a

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