2.6.1 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)........................................................................................................24
2.6.2 Safety Equipment............................................................................................................................................. 25
2.7 Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)............................................................................................................................. 25
2.8 Materials, Parts and Processing....................................................................................................................................26
2.9 Safety Latch Bars................................................................................................................................................................26
2.10 Lift Bars and Swivel Hoist Rings................................................................................................................................. 27
Chapter 3: Specications................................................................................................................................. 29
3.1 Weight................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
3.2 Operating Temperature.................................................................................................................................................. 29
3.3 Electrical System Specications................................................................................................................................... 29
3.3.1 Controller Requirements................................................................................................................................29
3.3.2 Nozzle Heaters...................................................................................................................................................30
3.3.3 Manifold Heaters...............................................................................................................................................30
3.3.3.1 Spare Thermocouple Wires.......................................................................................................... 30
3.3.4 Power Fluctuation............................................................................................................................................ 31
3.4 Operating Specications................................................................................................................................................ 31
3.4.1 Hydraulic Manifold Operating Limits........................................................................................................ 31
3.4.2 Pneumatic Manifold Operating Limits......................................................................................................32
3.5 Hydraulic Fluid Specications.......................................................................................................................................32
3.6 Pneumatic Specications............................................................................................................................................... 32
3.7 Hydraulic Cooling Water Specications.................................................................................................................... 33
3.8 Pneumatic Cooling Water Specications..................................................................................................................33
3.9 Recommended Lubricants.............................................................................................................................................34
3.10 Rust Inhibitor Specications....................................................................................................................................... 35
3.11 Torque Specications.................................................................................................................................................... 35
3.12 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Actuator Component Specications.................................................................... 36
3.12.1 Large Hydraulic Actuator Components................................................................................................. 36
3.12.2 Small Hydraulic Actuator Components..................................................................................................37
3.12.3 Large and Small Pneumatic Actuator Components.......................................................................... 39
3.12.4 Large and Small Pneumatic Actuator with Thermal Regulator Components..........................40
Chapter 4: Installation and Removal.............................................................................................................. 43
4.1 Lifting and Handling........................................................................................................................................................ 43
4.1.1 Lifting and Handling Using a Single Lifting Point.................................................................................44
4.1.1.1 Laying Down Plates Using a Single Lifting Point..................................................................44
4.1.1.2 Picking Up Plates Using a Single Lifting Point.......................................................................45
4.1.2 Lifting and Handling Using Multiple Lifting Points..............................................................................46
4.1.3 Lifting Using a Lift Bar..................................................................................................................................... 47
4.1.4 Lifting Using Swivel Hoist Rings..................................................................................................................48
4.2 Installing and Removing the Manifold Assembly..................................................................................................49
4.2.1 Installing the Manifold into the Plates......................................................................................................49
4.2.2 Removing the Manifold assembly from the Mold................................................................................ 52
Chapter 5: Startup and Operation.................................................................................................................. 55
5.1 Preparing the Hot Runner.............................................................................................................................................. 55
5.2 Heating Up the Hot Runner, Mold and Machine....................................................................................................56
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