The Journal

January 1, 2022

January 2022

As we enter 2022, we can see that time does not stand still. My grandmother used to tell me time flies as you get older, I have a better understanding after 50 some years. It’s hard to believe that 2021 is in our rearview mirror. As the calendar changed from 2021 to 2022, it seems that most things are in a constant state of change. In many areas, if you don’t like the weather wait 10 minutes and it will change. It was 75 o Saturday, 56 o Sunday morning, When I woke up on Monday, there was almost 7 inches of snow on the ground. What a change!

One thing that has dramatically changed, is the way we operate our business. New technologies, domestic and offshore competition, supply chair, and regulatory issues, to name a few drivers to make us change the way we remain profitable. We constantly review our manufacturing processes and make improvements where needed to reduce operational costs and increase the profitability of the company.

Plastic injection molding is no different than any other manufacturing process in the fact that the more you can
engineer out waste in materials, time, and scrap, the more opportunity there is for a better bottom line. One way that can be accomplished is by using hot runners to deliver the melt to the cavity of the mold.

FISA hot runners do not require hydraulic or pneumatic actuation. The plastic pressure from the barrel and screw will actuate the patented spring and piston assembly to open and close the gate. These can be directly gated to the part and that will eliminate the runner. This will reduce the resin required to make the part, help reduce cycle time in the cooling of the part and eliminate trimming. In most cases the ROI (return on investment) of the hot runner system will be very quickly realized by the operational savings in the manufacturing process.

We offer the NH series hot runners designed for the commodity resins and the AH series hot runners designed for the engineered resins with up to a 2,000g shot size per nozzle depending on the resin. We can design for a single drop hot runner and a multi-drop manifold system.

Whether you need spare parts for an existing tool or have a new tool that would benefit from a hot runner system, contact me to see how we can partner with you to improve your process and bottom line.

Until next month, be safe, have a prosperous 2022, and make
good parts.

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Mark Gilley
(931) 684-9433
sales@fisacorp.com
www.fisacorp.com