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A rubber injection moulding machine can regularly complete over 6,000 hours each year which often means over one hundred thousand cycles. However, whilst cycle times may vary, there are always periods of time within the cycle when the press is idling, typically for instance during the cure time.
During periods of idle time or low activity the asynchronous drive motor and pump found in most machines continue to work, wasting power and producing only heat. These periods of inefficiency dramatically reduce the overall effectiveness of the drive system and increase running costs disproportionately.
To overcome this problem and reduce total power consumption MAPLAN Cool Drive technology
combines the benefits of a hydraulic drive with the energy efficiency of an electric
drive. By using modern servo technology, in connection with a variable-
