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Artificial Balancing – What Exactly Are You Balancing?

Artificial balancing is the practice of restricting and/or enhancing plastic flow to one or more cavities in order to have all the cavities in the mold fill at the same time. The methods most commonly employed in cold runner molds include changing gate diameters and/or runner diameters. When restricting flow in the runner system it is unfortunately too common to see people using restrictive pins, set screws, or other items that protrude into the runner system (Figure 1). In hot runner molds, adjusting the nozzle or tip temperature is the most common practice.


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