Smart Molding International 3-2022

13 newsfeed www.smart-molding.com StackTeck Systems Ltd., a global manufacturer of multi-cavity, high volume production molds, has or- dered a NETSTAL PET-LINE 4000 system for PET preform mold quali- fications. It will be installed in Q1 of 2023 at their headquarters located in Canada. The system will be ca- pable of qualifying molds with side entry multi-position take-off plates, as well as PiCOOL™ blow pin plates. StackTeck’s mold qualification Teck- Center is being prepared with a ded- icated bay, including all services and drying capabilities required for any production preform mold that would run in the system at an optimized cycle time. Rick Unterlander, General Manager PET commented, “The StackTeck team has taken on many challenges in re- cent years, from high cavitation 144 cavity molds, to rPET and overmold- ing systems, while introducing new advances to increase productivity and part quality. By adding a full-scale pro- duction machine and automation to our mold qualification capability sup- plied by NETSTAL, we will be in a tre- mendous position to support custom- ers with PET molds. Our TeckCenter is well equipped with an automated vi- sion inspection system to handle large numbers of plastic samples needed for PET projects.” It isn’t the first time the two com- panies have worked together. Accord- ing to Vince Travaglini, StackTeck’s President & CEO, “We have worked closely with NETSTAL on many projects in the packaging and medical sectors for years now. This is a great step for- ward for us, now we join forces with a PET industry leader who we already know very well. We’ve used NETSTAL test machines for over 20 years, and when this PET-LINE 4000 system ar- rives nearly half of our test machines will be from NETSTAL.” Doug Haberman, President of NETSTAL Inc. also commented: “We are very excited that our long-term re- lationship with StackTeck has evolved to now allow us to pursue the PET pre- form market together. The PET-LINE 4000 system operating in StackTeck’s TeckCenter will fully demonstrate compelling output advantages of our combined solutions.” StackTeck and its parent company were well positioned to enter the PET industry in 2009. Utilizing unique hot runner technology for PET preform molds, StackTeck achieved rapid growth and earned the trust of their local customers. Today, StackTeck is a globally recognized company, offering complete PET preform mold packages up to 144 cavities, mold conversions and replacement components, mold repair and refurbishing services, and also integrate complete preformmold- ing cells in cooperation with their in- dustry partners. StackTeck PET preform molds take advantage of innovative ISO hot run- ner technologies that reduce pressure drop, improve cavity to cavity balance, significantly reduce color changeover time, and generate lower AA levels than conventional designs, while vir- tually eliminating PET dust. The molds also utilize KoolTrack™ conformal cool- ing to improve productivity, and a pat- ented post mold cooling technology called PiCOOL™ that speeds up cycle times and reduces piece part costs. StackTeck www.stackteck.com StackTeck teams up with NETSTAL for PET preforms NETSTAL PET-LINE (picture source: NETSTAL) StackTeck 96 cavity PET preform mold in NETSTAL PET-LINE 4000 system (picture source: StackTeck)