Ultra-fast
cycling molds for plastic processing
Sustainability
It’s
not just for tree huggers
Irrespective
of where you fall in the political spectrum, and irrespective of your personal beliefs
regarding the significance of your molding operation’s “carbon footprint”, it’s
hard to argue against saving energy and doing more with less. This simply
increases efficiency. It’s basic economics. If less money is spent on a
manufacturing operation, more of the revenue generated by sales of the product
made by that operation goes to the bottom line. Profits are higher when energy
costs are lower. Tachytherm molds are all about doing
more with less. Consider these aspects:
If
molding cycle time can be reduced, more parts can be produced with fewer
cavities in a similar amount of time. This means a mold with fewer cavities may
suffice, in lieu of a more expensive mold with a greater number of cavities.
Also,
with fewer cavities, the projected area of the cavities will be smaller, thus
enabling the mold to be run in a smaller press with lower clamp tonnage. This
represents an equipment cost savings opportunity.
Got
a large run requiring multiple presses? Perhaps you don’t need as many as you
originally assumed. Improving the cooling efficiency may help you avoid the
purchase of an entire molding press. That would be significant savings indeed.
Tachyallassothermic molding isn’t just ecologically
responsible, it’s fiscally responsible. It’s the right thing to do.