Monthly Archives: May 2021

Cleaning Methods for Screw and Barrel of an Injection molding Machine

Cleaning method for Screw and Barrel

Keeping your Injection molding machine clean is essential to increase your Injection molding machine lifetime, not only the lifetime also it boost efficiency, improves productivity, and protects your machines.  Likewise, cleaning a screw and barrel is also an important one. It can be by removing and cleaning the injection molding parts or by injecting a purging compound. It is not that necessary to remove the Screw and barrel from the machine. However, it may be more cost-effective. So here are some guides which help you for better cleaning of your screw barrel. Cleaning by using Purging compound: The first step in the cleaning process is to stop the resin flow that is being processed before by pushing the slide gate at the bottom of the resin hopper close. Then the next step is to […]