Tonnage Is Built Directly Behind The Mold

MAXIMA MM Series hydraulic injection molding machines

Direct Acting Ram with high pressure build up

Tonnage Build: During tonnage build, high pressure hydraulic oil in the cylinder platen pushes the Direct Acting Ram to build tonnage directly behind the mold.

Benefits:

• Short stroke tonnage build using a small volume of oil to compress results in faster tonnage build time.
• Reliable tonnage build. Only one piston to control, not four.
• Centrally actuated tonnage force directly behind the mold provides symmetrically distributed clamp forces across the mold area.
• Direct and even clamp force.
• Simple and proven design, resulting in improved uptime.
• Reliable and durable.
• Better alignment, assuring reduced mold wear.
• Better part quality and higher productivity.

Precision Processing Features

MAXIMA MM Series hydraulic injection molding machines

• Dual injection unit pull-in cylinders assure alignment and center-balanced force, while reducing the machine footprint.
• Precision ways reduce misalignments affecting screw pick-up and cylinder leaks.
• Clean and clear access to the purge area on operator and non-operator sides of the machine.
• Powered injection unit swivel enables quick and easy access to maintain the screw tip or remove/install feed screws.
• Separate injection base and transition base facilitates shipping and installation.

A wide selection of injection units and screw geometry are available. This means application specific solutions for every material formulation and plasticizing rate, including:

• High performance, high throughput
• Lower melt temperatures
• Better mixing and homogenization
• Wear resistant protection

See our injection FEEDSCREW, BARREL, and ANTI-WEAR SOLUTIONS

Precision Control Technology For All Applications

MAXIMA MM Series hydraulic injection molding machines

MOSAIC Control

• 15-inch diagonal screen
• TFT flat panel
• Touch Screen (analog, resistive)
• Dual Intel processors
• Swing arm mount
• IP65 protection (against dirt and contaminants)

MOSAIC Operator Screens

• Screen layouts are clear, concise and easy to understand.
• Direct Group Access keys for quick machine setup.
• Pop-up keyboards for data and text entry.
• Drop down selection boxes for choosing items from a list.
• Lighted On/Off buttons.
• Choice of Language and Units of Measurement.

Easy Mold Loading Access

MAXIMA MM Series hydraulic injection molding machines

Automatic tie bar retraction (optional) enables quick installation of bulky molds and low overhead crane situations. Reduces set-up to a fraction of the usual time.

Tie Rod Puller

Nozzle Shutoff Valve

High Performance Injection
MAXIMA MM machines are available with higher performance injection options capable of substantially higher injection rates. High performance options include:

• Accumulator assisted injection (A) for high speed injection rates.
• High efficiency AC electric extruder drive (B) provides independent and simultaneous clamp and extruder operation for reduced cycle time and greater energy savings.

Nozzle Shutoff Valve

• The optional hydraulically powered rotary nozzle shut-off valve prevents material from flowing into the mold runner system while the screw is rotating and the clamp is opening during independent operation.

Adding Value Through Multi-Material Technology

MAXIMA MM Series hydraulic injection molding machines

The MAXIMA MM product platform is designed to be easily adapted to support your application needs and handle nest generation products. The MM Series hydraulic injection molding machines are designed with modularity to readily equip you with multi-material process technology. Multi-component MAXIMA MM machines enable you to realize the added value from multi-material design flexibility, functional integration, parts consolidation, assembly reduction, increased productivity and reduced cost.

MAXIMA MM500 Multi-Component

MAXIMA MM310 Co-Injection

Co-Injection Applications

• Foamed core for reduced weight and noise transmission.
• Glass-filled cores for improved physical properties.
• Low cost core for cost savings.
• High gloss skin material over structural core material for combination of aesthetic and structural properties.
• Post consumer or industrial recycled material for environmentally-friendly core.