Plastic Leak Protection System Protects Injection Molding Machine Nozzles

PCS Company introduces its Airtect Plastic Leak Detection system to provide round-the-clock, direct protection of injection molding machine nozzles and manifold systems, reducing unwanted downtime and costly repairs.

“The Airtect Plastic Leak Detection System is a tool that can be installed directly onto the injection molding machine nozzle or hot runner manifold system. It quickly alerts users of leaks in the form of an alarm and/or the suspension of production, enabling faster operator response and repair,” says Company VP of Sales, Derrick Jones. “The system can be adapted to any hot runner system, either new or retrofit.”

The Airtect Plastic Leak Detection System passes tiny volumes of low-pressure air through robust stainless steel sensor tubes to quickly detect most leaks due to its “self-teaching”algorithm.

The starter kit comes with a small controller, an air regulator, silicone tubing, stainless steel tubing and PU tubing. Users can build onto the starter kit with additional accessories that make it possible to perform full hot runner manifold leak detection.

Airtect Plastic Leak Detection Systems are available in several configurations depending on the number of zones being monitored. Options include:

• Single and dual IMM injection nozzle leak monitors
• Fixed standard and standalone leak alarm manifolds in 4- and 8-zones.
• Modular leak alarm manifolds which allow multiple molds to work with the LA500 or LM2050 controllers. Available in 4-, 8-, 16- or 24-zone systems.
• Modular standalone leak alarm manifolds for 4-, 8-, 16- or 24-zone leak detection capability.
• Modular leak alarm manifold bases which work with the modular leak alarm manifolds.