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Vertical machine features new clamp design.


The main feature of the Elast 2700/400 V Compact ergonomically improved vertical machine is the design of the clamping unit. The most obvious improvement is said to be the low, extremely comfortable working height, eliminating the need for platforms for the operating personnel. Moreover, the two functions, "close mold" and "apply clamping force," are now separate operations.

Also new on the Elast 2700/400 V Compact is the clamping force build-up system featuring a laterally displaceable plunger with integrated pressure pad A pressure pad may be a trigger (pad) activated by weight often used as part of a security system. Supermarkets and big-box retailers often install pressure pads on their entrance and exit doors so that they open automatically when a customer with a shopping cart approaches. . During the cooling phase, this plunger moves out of the clamping unit, making space for the downward movement of the lower platen, this being performed by four high-speed cylinders. The upper platen is stationary. Thanks to this novel concept, the mold mounting height is only 775 mm above the floor. Injection is performed by a FIFO (First In First Out) A storage method that retrieves the item stored for the longest time. Contrast with LIFO. See traffic engineering methods.

FIFO - first-in first-out
 (first in, first out) unit which is combined with the upper (stationary) platen.

The ergonomic advantages of this machine system have been demonstrated by the production of a sheet metal engine block gasket with a molded-on circumferential elastomer elastomer (ĭlăs`təmər), substance having to some extent the elastic properties of natural rubber. The term is sometimes used technically to distinguish synthetic rubbers and rubberlike plastics from natural rubber.  seal in Verb 1. seal in - close with or as if with a tight seal; "This vacuum pack locks in the flavor!"
lock in

confine - prevent from leaving or from being removed
 EPDM EPDM Ethylene-Propylene-Diene-Monomer
EPDM Enterprise Product Data Management
EPDM Ethylene Propylene Dimonomer (industrial/commercial piping/plumbing components)
EPDM Engineering Product Data Management
. Such large, awkwardly shaped, punched metal parts must normally be inserted into the mold cavity by hand, but is said to be easy thanks to the system's operator-friendly working height.

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Title Annotation:Equipment
Publication:Rubber World
Date:Sep 22, 2005
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