Kistler at Fakuma 2021: Miniature melt pressure sensor up to 2,500 bar

At Fakuma 2021 Kistler will showcase its comprehensive portfolio of plastics processing solutions. Highlights will include cavity pressure and temperature sensors, the ComoNeo 4.1 process monitoring system and the new piezoresistive miniature sensor for hot runners. Kistler has responded to the new location and the changed conditions for the event by adding a virtual dimension to its booth. Customers not present in person at the booth can use a link to connect individually with one of Kistler's experts.

Directly connected to the injection molding machine, the ComoNeo process monitoring system comes with innovative new features for optimizing the entire molding process, including control and assistance functions, and even model-based prediction of part quality. The new ComoNeo 4.1 integrates an envelope curve function, so process curves can be monitored with no need to waste time and effort on settings. For the first time the system is WLAN-compatible, and extended interfaces ensure secure, reliable transmission of data to the injection molding machine and other peripherals.

Version 4.1 of the ComoNeo process monitoring system for smart injection molding production will be presened at Fakuma. (Source: Kistler Group)

With a preview of its new 4004A pressure sensor for hot runner applications and additive manufacturing Kistler is opening a new chapter in the evolution of measurement technology. With measurement range of up to +350 °C, this piezoresistive sensor can now be deployed directly on the hot runner injection nozzles to ensure precise characterization of these injection molding processes. This compact sensor has a frontal diameter of only 3 mm; it includes TEDS and can be connected with as many as three additional sensors via an adapter, to create one measuring unit. The 4004A should be available as of mid-2022, with three measuring ranges: 500, 1,000 and 2,500 bar.

Kistler is adding three temperature sensors that match different mold geometries to its portfolio for quality assurance in injection molding. Themocouples 6196A, 6197A and 6198A feature a measuring range from 0 to 400°C. Thanks to their short response times, they guarantee highly reliable detection of anomalies in mold temperature conditioning, flow fluctuations and blocked cooling channels. To optimize integration into the injection mold, these robust thermocouples are available as mineralinsulated or angle versions, and also with a bayonet cap.

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Kistler is specialized in dynamic pressure, force, torque and acceleration measurement technology. Sensor technology from this owner-managed Swiss corporation helps to shape future innovations not only in automotive development and industrial automation but also in many newly emerging sectors. Some 2,050 employees at more than 60 facilities across the globe are dedicated to the development of new solutions, and they offer application-specific services at the local level. Ever since it was founded in 1959, the Kistler Group has grown hand-in-hand with its customers and in 2020, it posted sales of CHF 361 million. About 9 % of this figure is reinvested in research and technology.

Kistler Hall A2 – Booth 2319