www.moldmasters.com Mold-Masters ® and the Mold-Masters logo are registered trademarks of Mold-Masters (2007) Limited © 2012. All rights reserved. E7501-1 REVOLUTIONARY TECHNOLOGY FOR BARRIER SOLUTIONS Food and beverage containers require barriers to protect the product and ensure a long shelf life. The protective barriers are traditionally made out of glass, metal or plastic for containers, while for closures the protection is achieved by inserting additional liners of single or multiple layers. IRIS co-injection technology offers a revolutionary cost effective alternative to these traditional packaging methods. IRIS, the state-of-the-art co-injection process, is achieved by a precise integration and control of 5 key technologies supplied by Mold-Masters: • IRIS compact co-injection nozzle • iFLOW multi-piece brazed manifold technology for balanced fill • E-Drive servo drive valve-gate control for precise and quick opening and closing movements of the valve gates • M2 TempMaster hot runner temperature control • Mold mounted E-Multi all-electric auxiliary injection unit All of these 5 core technologies are seamlessly harmonized by a single control system, capable of accurately controlling the actuation of all hot runner components required to produce co-injected parts. • Single source supply of the melt distribution and control system with global service and support • Lower capital investment with the ability to use existing tooling and machinery • Production flexibility as the IRIS system can easily be re-located to other machines and or facilities • Compact hot runner design for better pitch density and higher part volume production • Precise and balanced dosing of barrier material • Ability to control the barrier position and thickness on the fly without hardware changes • Single integrated controller with special co-injection screens and algorithms to reduce the complexity of operation and to improve process variation control • Outside of the unique nozzle configuration, IRIS employs proven standard Mold-Masters hot runner technologies ADVANTAGES OF IRIS TECHNOLOGY 16 Cavity IRIS System ▲