VISI Gives Flexibility For Tiny and Large Mold Components

A hot runner and injector specialist for the mold and die industry uses a range of VISI CAD/CAM software to optimize their workflow, saying it’s the most suitable solution for their working requirements.

"We use it for feasibility studies before the production phase, and to formulate quotations for customers. Information is better organised, and errors minimised when moving from design to the machining phase, thanks to VISI’s unique interface."

Sergio Pozzan, Founder and Owner

Being an integral part of their processes, VISI Modelling is used for design, VISI Flow to simulate plastic injection flow inside the mold, and VISI Machining to program complex cycles. The company, based in Turin, specializes in the construction of hot runners from 8 mm diameter up to 2300 mm center-to-center distances, 240V and 24V injectors and filtering systems for thermoplastics. As well as injector lines and direct injector groups, they also produce control units and filter nozzles for improving how melted thermoplastic is burned and to purify it from ferrous and non-ferrous materials.

“I founded Injection Point in 2001 after considerable time in the industry as a project manager, production manager and quality manager. I was able to make use of my in-depth experience and apply it to hot runner design and construction, as well as to injectors for molding thermoplastic materials. Now, using VISI, I can offer a widely tested product to the market which is capable of being used with the most up-to-date plastic materials, and is highly technical, ensuring customers can meet all production quality requirements.”

Those customers are largely mold makers across a variety of sectors including medical and automotive. “Our hot runners and injectors are used to produce medical products – and therefore extremely small printed details – as well as large products such as car bumpers.”

This flexibility means they need to have a completely accurate knowledge of a diverse range of customer needs, and complete details about the required mold. “We must know the type of press that will be used, technical specifications of the final printed part, such as material and weight, and any constructive constraints, so that we can customize our injection system.

All their products are designed and machined using VISI, which he says they opted for because it is the most suitable software for their requirements – “Simple, intuitive, and, above all, reliable.” Their first VISI solution was a Modelling license which they use during the design phase. The second investment was the VISI Machining CAM module to program complex cycles for their two CNC machining centers – a Mikron VCE1250 with a Haas Fanuc controller, and a Bridgeport VMC 1000 XP2 with Heidenhain control. “And recently, VISI Flow to simulate plastic injection flow inside the mold completed our VISI suite. We use VISI Flow for all our internal simulations, and also to offer an additional service to any customers who need it.”

Injection Point’s technical department is equipped with dedicated computers for design, and he says they can work quickly and easily on both 2D and 3D projects. “Waiting times between a customer asking for an initial study, and our answer, is almost always within three days.”

Operating with seven employees from an 800 square metre plant, the company works with partners to extend their market to a large part of Europe, the United States, Mexico, India and China. Export currently cover around 30 per cent of their total revenue. “Despite the downturn that has hit our field globally in recent years, with the help of VISI, our products are always of the highest quality, meaning customers continue to have full confidence in us, and we remain competitive with a good market share.”

In conclusion Sergio Pozzan says thanks to VISI their customers can count on them for everything concerning mold construction, from the design phase through to the final mold testing. “We guarantee one of the fastest support services in the market – within 24 hours in Italy, and 48 hours throughout the rest of Europe.”

About the Company

Name: Injection Point S.R.L

Business: Hot runner and injector specialist

Web: www.injectionpoint.com

Key Benefits Achieved

• Information is better organised and errors minimised when moving from design to machining phase
• The software is simple to use, intuitive and reliable
• Products are always of the highest quality with VISI, therefore Injection Point maintains customer confidence and remains competitive
• VISI Flow used for all internal simulations and to offer additional service to customers who need it