PCS Company, Fraser, Michigan, has announced it is distributing tunnel gate inserts in the US from Erbach, Germany-based i-mold Molding Innovations.
The tunnel gate inserts developed and produced in-house at i-mold are known as innovative products with high savings potential for moldmakers and injection molders. Tunnel gate inserts, also known as “cashew” or “banana” gate inserts, allow for automatic degating of the plastic part from the runner during ejection. They also can be used to hide the gate mark on the underside of the molded part.
When designed into the mold, the i-mold tunnel gate inserts can provide a significant cost reduction in the molding process. Made of highly wear-resistant M2 tool steel, the i-mold inserts are manufactured using a metal injection molding (MIM) process, which ensures the feed channels are smooth and gate sizes are exact and repeatable from insert to insert. They are suitable for all plastics due to their optimized feed channel geometry and will work with up to 60% filled materials.
For more information, visit https://www.i-mold.de/en/?hsLang=en.