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    Valve Gate Hot Runner - Sliding Cores

    Hi,

    I was wondering does anyone know whether technically it is possible to have a valve gate (hot runner) incorporated into sliding cores on a tool? We would have 3 external feed points on the...
  2. Re: 3-Plate Tool - Pin Gates: Witness / gate marks

    Thanks for the claification. Just a thought, a hot runner with a valve gate, does this leave any witness marks on the part and compared to pin gate / 3 plate tool - does it give better overall...
  3. Re: 3-Plate Tool - Pin Gates: Witness / gate marks

    Thanks for sharing. Much clearer now to see. It looks much like a recess similiar to that left behind with a hot tip gate. I was thinking it was smooth all over and no change to wall thickness as...
  4. Re: 3-Plate Tool - Pin Gates: Witness / gate marks

    Thanks for the clarification. So basically its something that is incorporated into the mould tool that works along with a pin gate method? Do you know the technical name of this process that you are...
  5. Re: 3-Plate Tool - Pin Gates: Witness / gate marks

    Hi, thanks. The press I'm assuming you mean moulding machine, it would be a 80Tonne injection moulding press.

    Gating into a depression, just for clarification purposes what does that mean or...
  6. Re: 3-Plate Tool - Pin Gates: Witness / gate marks

    Hi, so just to check if as you say it will always leave a witness mark then that means there is some protrusion?
  7. 3-Plate Tool - Pin Gates: Witness / gate marks

    Hi,

    We were just wondering on a 3 plate tool with pin gates to mould round cylindrical parts; would there always be a witness / gate marks left behind on the plastic part or can it be avoided...
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