European patent covers the mounting of hot runner controller to be mounted directly on an injection mould, saving expensive floor space and improving the reliability of the mold.

Moldflow Corporation, the leading global provider of design through manufacturing solutions for the plastics injection molding industry, announced that it will be granted a European patent for Altanium Mold-Mounted Hot Runner Process Control technology. The technology is also patented in the US, and a patent application is pending in Japan. The innovative technology covered by the European patent allows the Altanium controller to be mounted directly on an injection mold, saving expensive floor space and improving the reliability of the mold.

The technology also improves the temperature accuracy of molten plastics within a mold, which if not kept consistent often results in increased manufacturing scrap and unplanned downtime.

'Moldflow developed this technology in direct response to customer requests to eliminate numerous connecting cables that run from free-standing hot runner controllers to molds,' explained Matt Cummings, Moldflow's Altanium product line manager.

'Elimination of these cables significantly reduces clutter around an injection molding machine'.

'In today's highly competitive manufacturing environments, we are always looking for ways to help our customers streamline their processes, improve productivity and reduce costs.' Erie Plastics, a custom injection molder headquartered in Corry, Pennsylvania, USA, with multiple manufacturing facilities in the US and Europe, has been using Altanium mold-mounted technology for six years.

'Altanium mold-mounted technology has exceeded all of our expectations,' commented, John Runser, technical support manager, Erie Plastics.

'We have eliminated over 150 connecting cables on our manufacturing floor and plan on utilising this technology to further support our commitment to quality and efficient manufacturing in both our US and European facilities.' Altanium is a leading integrated process controller for hot runner injection molding.

The highly acclaimed Altanium technology is modular in design and easily adaptable to any hot runner technology.

* About Moldflow Corporation - Moldflow (NASDAQ: MFLO) is the leading global provider of design through manufacturing solutions for the plastics injection molding industry.

Moldflow's products and services allow companies to address part and mold design issues at the earliest stage and maximize productivity and profitability on the manufacturing floor.