Performa Plunger

Performa plunger is produced using tool steel forged or rolled bars and HTS proprietary additive manufacturing technology.

It is a single-body component with equal mechanical properties as tool steel monoblock.

Cooling channels can be freely designed according to cooling/heating requirements of the product, not by the limitations of using the conventional drilling method.

There are different Performa Plunger models for different machine sizes and applications.

It is highly customizable to specific customer requirements.

HTS DIFFERENCE

INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY

Based on MFT™ and DED technologies we produce components with conformal cooling / flow design and mechanical properties of a forged tool steel block.

SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE

iTherm® components have a big impact on cooling and material flow, resulting in shorter cycle times, higher cast/moulded part quality and subsequentially also productivity.

SOLUTION ORIENTED

Years of experience and R&D of HTS Group companies, combined with leading OEM customer partnerships gives us knowledge and capacity to help you improve your productivity.

Advantages over a conventional plunger

More freedom in designing cooling channels

Compared to a conventionally made plunger, the Performa plunger gives you extra flexibility to bring cooling channels near the critical zones.

More uniform heat distribution on the working surface

Compared to a conventionally made plunger, using Performa Plunger, the heat is distributed much more evenly over the surface, so the plunger is cooling down more evenly and faster.

Longest lifetime on the market

With Performa Plunger, the conformal cooling of the steel allows the heat removal rate to exceed that of BeCu tips while extending its lifetime due to low transient stresses in the membrane.

Our customers have reported more than 120.000 shots lifetime of Performa Plunger (with 3x ring replacements).

No premature Al solidification

In the pour stage of the cycle, Performa Plunger temperature is higher compared to other pistons (low heat capacity of steel membrane) preventing premature Al solidification.

Rapid biscuit cooling

Due to high Performa Plunger cooling effectiveness, extreme temperature drop occurs in the injection/pressurization phase, resulting in rapid biscuit cooling.