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REVOLUTIONARY TECHNOLOGY FOR BARRIER SOLUTIONS

Food and beverage containers require barriers to protect the product and ensure a long shelf life. The protective barriers are traditionally made out of glass, metal or plastic for containers, while for closures the protection is achieved by inserting additional liners of single or multiple layers. IRIS co-injection technology offers a revolutionary cost effective alternative to these traditional packaging methods.

IRIS, the state-of-the-art co-injection process, is achieved by a precise integration and control of 5 key technologies supplied by Mold-Masters:• IRIS compact co-injection nozzle• iFLOW multi-piece brazed manifoldtechnologyforbalancedfill• E-Drive servo drive valve-gate control for precise and quick opening and closing movements

of the valve gates• M2 TempMaster hot runner temperature control

• Mold mounted E-Multi all-electric auxiliary injection unit

All of these 5 core technologies are seamlessly harmonized by a single control system, capable of accurately controlling the actuation of all hot runner components required to produce co-injected parts.

• Single source supply of the melt distribution and control system with global service and support• Lower capital investment with the ability to use existing tooling and machinery• ProductionflexibilityastheIRISsystemcaneasilybere-locatedtoothermachinesandorfacilities• Compact hot runner design for better pitch density and higher part volume production• Precise and balanced dosing of barrier material• Abilitytocontrolthebarrierpositionandthicknessontheflywithouthardwarechanges• Single integrated controller with special co-injection screens and algorithms to reduce the complexity of

operation and to improve process variation control• Outsideoftheuniquenozzleconfiguration,IRISemploysprovenstandardMold-Mastershotrunner

technologies

ADVANTAGES OF IRIS TECHNOLOGY

16 Cavity IRIS System

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KEY TECHNICAL FEATURES AT A GLANCE

• Synchronous valve pin movement• Better control and reliability for multi-cavity applications• 2-5 times faster reaction times• Allelectric,noairorhydraulicfluids

• iFlowbrazedmanifoldtechnologyforbalancedfilling• Brazed-in heaters in the manifold and nozzle

• All-electric mold-mounted injection unit located

in close proximity of the gate• Faster, more precise response time with reduced

“sponginess” of barrier• Portable, compact footprint

The IMDvista®Barrier Testing System monitors the quality of the EVOH Barrier Layer inline, achieving 100% inspection of the production. The Barrier Testing System is available separately or as part of the IMDvista®INOX line.• Barrier layers become visible (example EVOH)• Detects relative layer thickness, size, missing sections, etc.• 100 % Inline testing and rejection of bad parts• Integrated high speed application • Can be integrated into existing handling systems• Includes control cabinet, Ethernet, PLC, screen, blowout, etc.For more information please visit: www.imdvista.com

• Single 15” touch screen HMI for all functions• Faster reaction times• Closed-loop control of multiple actions• User friendly interface• Continuous control of the barrier position, location and %

IRIS E-DRIVE CONTROL

IRIS HOT RUNNER

IRIS E-MULTI INJECTION UNIT

IRIS INTEGRATED CONTROL SYSTEM

BARRIER DETECTION TECHNOLOGY

E-Multi E60 with 14mm screw

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Integrated Control System

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IMDvista®Barrier Testing