New Injection Molding System Boosts Firm’s Production Victory has arrived at Juno Inc.

Company officials looked at molding machines from about six different manufacturers before settling on the system from ENGEL, a worldwide manufacturer of injection molding machines. Juno’s product needs, according to executives, included an intricate spin stack stool and specialty molding in a white room operation.

The victory combi molding machine from ENGEL offers tie bar-less clamping with barrier-free access to the molding area, unrestricted use of the platen service and platen parallelism for precision requirements. The system features an L-shaped configuration that positions the injection units at a 90-degree angle to each other, ENGEL officials said.

Juno executives are hoping to add another two presses this year to the company’s complement of 30.

Besides enabling the company to increase the production of molded components, the Engel victory system could open up Juno to opportunities in multi-component molding and micomolding. The firm entered the micromolding market last fall with the purchase of a machine from Sodick Plustech, a Japanese molding machine manufacturer. The machine from Sodick is specially designed to mold tiny components; it features a V-line plunger that provides outstanding shot-to-shot repeatability (according to Juno executives), small shot barrels starting at 2.0 cc max, and injection speeds with 343 MPa (or 50,000 psi) injection pressure.

Though it serves the defense, aerospace, industrial and consumer industries, Juno specializes in the manufacture of multi-component parts and micromolded products for the medical sector.