New Module Enables Series 9000 Hot Runner Control System With Complete Communications Capabilities

Sterling, VA (March 5, 1998) Users of the Gammaflux Series 9000 Modular Hot Runner Temperature Control Systems now have an exciting new option. The Gammaflux Mini-Panel, a new plug-in module, provides the Series 9000 system with complete communications capabilities normally found only on screen-based temperature control systems. Gammaflux will feature this product at its booth at Plast-Ex ë98 in Toronto, May 12-14.

All computer-related functions of the Mini-Panel can be added or removed at will by the user, allowing for maximum flexibility. Users can program the system for maximum features, when needed, and minimum complexity when desired for day-to-day operation.

"What this means is that users can get all of the features of a screen-based system, like the Gammaflux Series 9500, with the popular Gammaflux Series 9000 modular system," said Lee Jones, Gammaflux Director of Sales & Marketing. "There are a lot of Series 9000 users that have wanted complete communications capability without having to buy an entirely new and different system - now that option exists."

State-of-the-art Gammaflux software packages such as Mold Doctor™, Mold Monitor and Field Calibrator™ can now be run on the Series 9000 system with the new Mini-Panel. Users can utilize the Mini-Panel/Series 9000 system to communicate with their Personal Computer and enable it to act as a complete mold/hot runner system diagnostic tool.

Mold Doctor™ allows the user to anaylze ground fault, wiring, thermodynamic performance and mold history; Mold Monitor can predict heater failure; and Field Calibrator™ allows users to measure thermocouple accuracy. "The fact that these features can be accessed by our Series 9000 modular controller customers is what we consider a real breakthrough and advantage," said Jones.

Based in Sterling, Va., Gammaflux L.P. is a leading supplier of hot runner temperature control systems to the plastics injection molding industry. Long known for innovation in control technology, Gammaflux developed the first products to anticipate temperature changes, sense wiring and heater problems, and react instantly to avoid serious mold damage. Combining digital capabilities with precision analog control, Gammaflux systems enable the user to achieve centralized command of molding systems and retrieve critical data for performance analysis. The company serves the automotive, medical, packaging, electronics, household products, and tool building markets.