Energy use in injection molding is variable, controllable and directly related to production. The key to understanding your energy consumption is the Performance Characteristic Line (PCL), which provides a unique ‘energy fingerprint’ of your plant.
In almost every case, the cost of energy required to run a plastic injection molding machine over a 10-year period will be greater than its initial purchase cost. This cost gap will only widen as energy prices increase. For this reason, energy assessment must become part of the purchasing process for every new plastic injection molding machine.
Injection molding technology is the most popular technology used for producing molded plastics. It uses automated processes to reduce manufacturing cost and waste production during the manufacturing process.
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