Summary
- Profile Type
- Technology offer
- POD Reference
- TODE20231018009
- Term of Validity
- 18 October 2023 - 17 October 2025
- Company's Country
- Germany
- Type of partnership
- Investment agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- A German university has developed an economic micro-component injection molding process for all batch sizes. The injection molding unit concept allows greatly reduced dwell times, low energy consumption, and very good reproducibility. The university offers a lisence agreement.
- Full Description
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Economic micro-component injection molding (for all batch sizes) is no longer a pipe dream. A German university Köln has developed a polymer laboratory in which it has discovered how to economically melt and inject thermoplastics not only in multiple cavities, but also with single-cavity molds. The injection molding unit concept allows greatly reduced dwell times, low energy consumption, and very good reproducibility.
This is accomplished with a new type of shut-off needle integration into the injection piston and clever plastic melt guidance. Injection unit volume is so low that short dwell times can be achieved in single-cavity molds even without oversized gating systems. The unit can be combined with sprueless injection molds. Dwell time was reduced by more than 90%. Material flow is FIFO (First In – First Out).
The university offers a licensing agreement to companies in the plastics industry. - Advantages and Innovations
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The main advantages of this invention are:
- Competitive Advantages
- Short dwell time
- Energy-saving potential
- Increased, reproducible precision
- Can be sprueless - Stage of Development
- Lab tested
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- IPR status
- IPR applied but not yet granted
- IPR notes
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The university has submitted a German patent application for the invention with the option of international
expansion.
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
- The university offers a licensing agreement to companies in the plastics industry.
- Type and Size of Partner
- SME 50 - 249
- Big company
- Other
- SME 11-49
- SME <=10
- Type of partnership
- Investment agreement
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 002002013 - Moulding, injection moulding, extrusion, sintering
- 02007014 - Plastics, Polymers
- Market keywords
- 08001001 - Plastic fabricators
- Targeted countries
- All countries
