Husky expands mold audit and refurbishing programs

Bolton, Ontario, Canada — Mold audits and refurbishments help customers maximize the longevity of a mold and minimize downtime. The fact that Husky offers this service locally makes even more sense for customers. A local presence allows for faster action. With local Husky staff support and inventory, turnaround times for mold audits and refurbishings are minimized while logistics costs, import taxes and duties are reduced. To make it even easier, Husky also offers mold conversions and refurbishments directly at the customer’s facility.

“We can also substitute hot runners during a hot runner refurbishment or rebuild so a customer’s production can continue uninterrupted,” says Nadeem Amin, Husky’s Product Manager for Index Systems. “Solutions like this help molders maximize production—even during breakdowns.”

Mold audits consider a number of factors:

- Processing parameters

- Visual mold condition

- Visual molded part inspection

- Known mold issues

Mold refurbishment programs are developed based on the audit results and take into account:

- Costs

- Tool life

- Downtime

- Preform quality

Husky’s factory trained technicians in Canada, Luxembourg, Brazil and Japan perform a variety of tasks, including:

- Disassembling and inspecting components for wear and damage

- Recommending replacements or re-work, as required

- Cleaning cooling channels to remove cycle-limiting contamination

- Fully rebuilding mold shoes to ensure stack longevity

Changing market trends can render a preform design obsolete or make suppliers who mold overweight performs less competitive. Husky’s mold refurbishing and bottle development groups also offer preform evaluations to identify opportunities to reduce preform weight through lightweighting or thread conversions.

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