The Mouldflo system will digitally monitor all of the flow circuit within the mould recording data, both flow and temperature, for every circuit. Often overlooked by many moulders, the efficiency of the mould cooling circuit(s) are critical to stable process and the manufacturer of high quality, dimensionally stable parts.
Mouldflo can protect your mould and improve quality by quickly identifying cooling problems and alerting the user to various common cooling circuit problems, such as;
- No water flow from the mould heater
- Blocked waterways
- Scale/ rust build up
- Incorrect piping
Injection moulders currently use a range of methods for distributing and controlling the water flow around the cooling circuit. Traditionally the most common method has been with water flow regulators. Although cost effective flow regulators suffer from a number of inherent problems:
- Bulky / delicate – have to be mounted away from the mould
- Long pipe runs – reduced flow
- Flow restrictions
- Broken sight glasses
- Do not give a true reading flow
- Sight glasses unreadable due to oxidation
- High levels of maintenance