Roll-on Deodorant Bottle
AXIOM IBM VALVE GATE HOT RUNNER DELIVERS HIGH-PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR PRECISION PERSONAL CARE APPLICATION
Roll-on deodorant bottle applications have tight tolerance requirements to ensure proper sub-assembly functionality of the bottle, ball and cap. It would be very challenging to achieve the necessary precision requirements with a traditional, unbalanced system.
Many traditional IBM hot runner systems are not naturally balance which compromises performance. These types of systems typically produce bottles with inconsistent wall thickness (side-to-side & top-to-bottom variances), have long start-up times and poor color change performance. The IBM process relies on the delivery of near perfect melt homogeneity to all cavities to maximize part quality.
Homogenous Melt Delivery is Critical to Achieving High-Precision and Bottle-to-Bottle Consistency
Mold-Masters Axiom hot runner systems are optimized for IBM production which is enabled by our proprietary iFLOW manifold technology. iFLOW manifolds are naturally balanced which overcome the limitations of traditional systems to provide equal residence time and shear history to all cavities, uniform preform temperature profiles, consistent wall thickness and unbeatable process control.
These high-performance capabilities are reflected in the results of applications that demand precision results.
The molder reported that the Mold-Masters Axiom 20-drop valve-gated system significantly improved bottle quality and consistency by improving fill balance from 50% to under 10%. It also improved production productivity by reducing start-up times down to 35 minutes (compared to 4 hours with traditional IBM systems) and provides up to 4x faster color change than traditional unbalanced systems.
If you have a similar application and need a high-performance solution, an Axiom hot runner system may be what you’re looking for. Axiom is available valve gated or thermal gated.