Injection molding is complex but is the finest solution if you are looking to mass produce small or large components with exceptional finish and perfect geometry within close tolerances. The accepted technology is to use multi-cavity hot runner systems to achieve this objective. You may think that it would work out cheaper to buy nozzles from one source, manifolds from yet another, gates and valves from seller and the controllers from another and save on costs.
Unfortunately, this approach may work in some areas of manufacturing but when you think of injection molding you would be better off leaving it all to one hot runner manufacturer who not only designs and makes a variety of hot runner nozzles but also the manifold, gates, valves and hot runner controls. They are all interconnected and inter-dependent. The perfect balance and integration is achieved by design engineers working on simulation software that factors in cavitation, speed, size of molded parts and dimensions and other parameters such as color change, multi-material molding, speed and desired performance characteristics. Theoretical expertise play as much a role in superior mold design and manufacture as do the capabilities to translate these into reality with the use of appropriate machinery. Human intervention is quite necessary since software can only indicate but it is the human mind, with years of expertise and experience that ultimately integrates all these components into a unified whole. Therefore, for complex injection molding, rely only on a manufacturer with experience and in-depth knowledge able to provide total solutions. Your project becomes a success and the high investment in hot runner systems yields positive returns
Unfortunately, this approach may work in some areas of manufacturing but when you think of injection molding you would be better off leaving it all to one hot runner manufacturer who not only designs and makes a variety of hot runner nozzles but also the manifold, gates, valves and hot runner controls. They are all interconnected and inter-dependent. The perfect balance and integration is achieved by design engineers working on simulation software that factors in cavitation, speed, size of molded parts and dimensions and other parameters such as color change, multi-material molding, speed and desired performance characteristics. Theoretical expertise play as much a role in superior mold design and manufacture as do the capabilities to translate these into reality with the use of appropriate machinery. Human intervention is quite necessary since software can only indicate but it is the human mind, with years of expertise and experience that ultimately integrates all these components into a unified whole. Therefore, for complex injection molding, rely only on a manufacturer with experience and in-depth knowledge able to provide total solutions. Your project becomes a success and the high investment in hot runner systems yields positive returns