Rompa Group produces more efficiently with Tandem technology

07.11.2016

It has been a year since the Rompa Group has launched a project in which a mold structure is used according to the Tandem technology, a patented system by the German company T-Mould.

It has been a year since the Rompa Group has launched a project in which a mold structure is used according to the Tandem technology, a patented system by the German company T-Mould.

The technology is based on the use of two separate sub-faces in a mold, wherein the cooling time is used in order to be able to use Rompa’s injection molding machines more efficiently.

The advantages of Tandem technology
Compared with the well-known floor matrix construction, the advantage of the Tandem technology is that
A. both sub-areas can handle a separate shot-weight;
B. both processes can be set separately from each other;
C. there is the possibility to, if desired, produce separately as well.

For the Rompa Group the additional advantage of this technology is that by using only one injection molding machine simultaneously two separate parts, each of which can produce six-fold, can be made. This prevents Rompa Group from making large stocks of two products, before both parts can be put to the assembly line. Another added benefit is that only one machine is constantly occupied.


From conventional to tandem
The mold is equipped with a 12+2-way needle valve system, created by a specialized tool maker from Germany, who has much experience with the Tandem technique and gave Rompa Group the opportunity to test the matrix structure in Tandem mode in advance. Before applying the Tandem technique on Rompa’s production site, one-time software and hardware modifications were made to a 275-ton injection molding machine. These adjustments make it possible to produce, in addition to conventional molds, a randomness of molds with a similar technique.

Produce more efficiently
For large numbers the merit in cycle time, in combination with the advantages on internal logistic operations, is an ability to produce (even) more efficiently. And that's something which comes first at the Rompa Group.

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