Why buy a Babyplast 6/10 micro moulding machine ?

There are many advantages for those that produce small size parts (max 15 grams) in thermoplastic materials:

• Lower production cost, even for small production batches.
  The machine, with only 3 KW of power consumption and a low purchasing cost, allows the production of parts using moulds with a low number of cavities (minimum investment in tooling and more precision in the moulded part) and minimum production costs. Using conventional machines, it is possible to obtain production costs of parts similar to those obtained with Babyplast, but only with moulds having many cavities, and thus a high investment in tooling.
  
  
• Reduced tooling costs.
  Babyplast, thanks to the particular concept of its platens, allows a reduction in mould costs from 20 to 40% for the same number of cavities. In fact only the cavities have to be made, because the machine platens acts as the mould bolster. In the photogaph below, one can see the difference between a four cavity Babyplast mould (75 x 75 mm), and a conventional (176 x 176 mm) 4 cavity mould, for the production of the same part.
  
  

• Precision of parts produced.
  Technical fields require a high standard of precision in the dimensions of parts, this can only be obtained using moulds with only a few cavities, and above all thermoplastics materials that are easily degradable. Under such circumstances Babyplast allows the possibility to have precision moulds with a few cavities, with low tooling and production costs. Only a small volume of material is held in the cylinder, thus reducing to a minimum the time that the plastic material remains at the melt temperature, and hence reduces the risk of degradation.
  
  
• Low cost samples and preliminary production.
  To ensure a new product enters the market at a competitive cost, a Baby mould can be constructed with a minimal investment. If the demand becomes greater than the production capacity of the mould, one can evaluate the possibility of constructing a
  conventional mould with more cavities, or divide the production between a number of Baby moulds.
  
  
• Flexibility.
  By dividing the production between a number of Baby moulds, it is possible to save time and reduce the risk of stopping production, rather than using traditional multi- cavity moulds. It is also possible to produce different coloured parts from each mould, avoiding waste in material and time. The ratio piece / sprue is greatly improved compared to conventional machines.
  
  
• Special applications at a reduced risk.
  Without additional costs, the injection unit can be easily moved off centre. It is possible to inject directly into the part from the machine nozzle or by means of runner multi tip. Robots can be used to load inserts. Either the machine or the injection unit alone, can be used as a work station in a automatic production cell.
  
  
• Use in educational fields.
  Babyplast, thanks to its characteristics, has been purchased by various Industrial Technical Institutes for training purposes such as UMIST, University of Dublin, Queen Mary, University of Teesside, North Devon College, etc. Two Babyplast 6/10, are also on display to the public at the biggest Interactive Museum of Science and Technology in Europe, CITE' DE LA SCIENCE in Paris.