EWIKON hot runner systems: HPS III nozzles, valve gating, manifolds and controllers

EWIKON HPS III nozzles, valve gate systems, HPS III-MH and pro EDGE VG side gating, HPS III-T manifolds, L2X drop-in systems, pro MATRIX hot halves and pro CONTROL controllers. Selection per mould, quotation per project.

HPS III hot runner nozzles

EWIKON HPS III-S, HPS III-SXE and HPS III-MV nozzles are directly heated: the coil heater and thermocouple sit in cutouts of the pressure tube. Tip inserts, heaters and thermocouples are exchangeable, and a stainless steel protective tube shields the heater. Flow channels run from 3 to 18 mm.

Melt pressure up to 2000 bar
Flow channel 3 to 18 mm
Cavity pitch from 12 mm
Type J (Fe-CuNi) thermocouples

Valve gate systems

All HPS III-S and L2X nozzles are available as valve gate nozzles. The valve pin stays guided during the whole cycle, and a wear-resistant gate exchange insert is replaced without machining a new cavity insert. Valve pins are driven hydraulically, pneumatically or by electric servo motors.

HPS III-NVI with integrated drive
Hydraulic, pneumatic, servo drives
motion CONTROL SD: 16 servo motors
Valve pin increment 0.01 mm

HPS III-MH side gating

HPS III-MH multi-tip nozzles gate directly on the side surface of the part at 90° or 60°. Tip inserts go in from the parting line as the last assembly step and are exchanged during maintenance without dismantling the mould. Versions are linear MHL and radial MHR.

MH100: 10 g per gate
MH200: 40 g per gate
90° and 60° gating
MH111 slim nozzle for pipettes

pro EDGE VG side valve gating

pro EDGE VG combines direct side gating with valve gating. The wear parts, namely valve pin, valve pin guide and valve pin seal, are replaced as a single assembly. A linear servomotor with motion CONTROL SD moves the pins, with infinitely variable stroke and opening speed.

Pin, guide and seal as one unit
Linear servomotor actuation
Polyolefins and TPE
Mould inserts need no split

HPS III-T and HPS III-TE manifolds

EWIKON manifolds are built with element technology, and flow channels have no sharp corners or dead spots. Heaters sit on top and bottom of the manifold, with several heating zones adjusted to its size. HPS III-T uses full element technology; HPS III-TE combines element and drilling technology.

HPS III-T full element technology
HPS III-TE element and drilling
Heaters on top and bottom
Thermal simulation per manifold

L2X drop-in systems with screwed-in nozzles

An L2X system arrives completely assembled and wired, with the nozzles screwed into the manifold. It includes an installation frame, connector boxes for wiring and connector blocks for hydraulic supply and cooling. L2X nozzle tips are exchanged as on HPS III; L2X-Mikro serves small machines.

Nozzles screwed into manifold
Heat conductive tip or valve gate
Cooled hydraulic drive units
L2X-Mikro from 0.01 g per nozzle

Hot halves and the pro MATRIX series

All EWIKON hot runner systems are available as hot halves: the fixed half is pre-assembled with the hot runner and only needs the cavity plate. It is delivered thermally and electrically tested with detailed documentation. The pro MATRIX line is standardised in 16, 32 or 64-drop versions.

pro MATRIX 16, 32 or 64 drops
Thermally and electrically tested
Light barrier leakage detection
Practically no on-site adjustment

pro CONTROL and motion CONTROL controllers

pro CONTROL controllers run hot runner temperatures from a touch screen and connect to the moulding machine through communication interfaces. Table top housings cover 6 to 36 zones, tower housings up to 120 zones. pro CONTROL 2.0 adds power monitoring per zone, zone fuses and a mobile display.

Table top: 6 to 36 zones
Tower housing: up to 120 zones
Mobile display on 10 m cable
motion CONTROL PD: 12 drives

How to choose an EWIKON hot runner

Selection starts with the gating method and the material. The HPS III-S standard nozzle suits all materials and shot weights, with flow channels from 3 to 18 mm and cavity distances from 12 mm. For high-temperature thermoplastics, the HPS III-SXE single nozzle has two separate heaters.

Direct side gating uses HPS III-MH nozzles: up to 10 g per gate on MH100 and up to 40 g on MH200. Side gating with a valve pin is pro EDGE VG. A ready-to-install system with screwed-in nozzles is L2X.

Valve gating and drives

All HPS III-S and L2X nozzles are available as valve gate nozzles. Drive options are a piston in the clamping plate, a drive unit on the manifold, electric servo motors, or a synchronous plate that moves all valve pins at once.

The motion CONTROL SD controller runs up to 16 linear servo motors and up to 6 valve pin positions per cycle. motion CONTROL PD handles sequential gating with hydraulic or pneumatic drives, up to 12 drive units at the same time.

Manifolds and hot halves

The HPS III-T manifold uses full element technology, while HPS III-TE combines element and drilling technology. Heaters sit on top and bottom, and every manifold gets a thermal simulation in the design phase.

Any EWIKON system can be ordered as a hot half, thermally and electrically tested. The pro MATRIX series is standardised in 16, 32 or 64-drop versions, and a hot half can carry optional melt leakage detection.

Controllers and maintenance

pro CONTROL controllers come in table top housings for 6 to 36 zones and tower housings for up to 120 zones. pro CONTROL 2.0 has a footprint up to 60% smaller, monitors power and energy per zone and works with a mobile display on a cable up to 10 meters.

Tip inserts, heaters and thermocouples of EWIKON nozzles are exchangeable. For spare parts and service, the manufacturer asks for the serial number, order number and type of hot runner system.

The manufacturer

EWIKON Heißkanalsysteme GmbH of Frankenberg, Hesse, was founded in 1979. All hot runner systems and components are produced in Germany, and more than 300 people work at the headquarters.

Subsidiaries with repair facilities operate in the USA, China, Japan and Great Britain. Sizes and lead time are stated in the quotation for each mould project.

EWIKON and model names are trademarks of their respective owners and are used only to identify the equipment for which we source parts. SpareX is not an official dealer, distributor or representative of EWIKON and is not affiliated with the trademark owner. Origin, documents and warranty are stated for each item in the quotation.