Complete Product-Line Mold-Cavity Pressure and Temperature Sensors

With the market launch of its new 1 mm temperature sensor, Kistler now offers a complete product line for measuring mold cavity pressure and temperature in the molded component. All sensors are available with 1 mm, 2,5 mm and 4 mm front diameters. Pressure and temperature sensors with the same front diameter have identical measurements and can be inserted into the same borehole. The unique combined pressure and temperature sensor with 2,5 mm and 4 mm front diameter can measure both quantities simultaneously.

Sensors for measuring the temperature of the molded component are used in addition to mold cavity pressure sensors. Mold cavity pressure already reveals correlations of up to 95 % with the molded part characteristics. This can be increased to as much as 99 % by adding temperature measurement.

Kistler surface temperature sensors are equipped with a unique thermocouple system in direct contact with the molded component produced. This system, together with the low mass of the thermocouple, makes Kistler sensors significantly faster than standard thermocouples used in the injection molding process.

Kistler Instrumente AG

Kistler’s core competence is the development, production and use of sensors for measuring pressure, force and acceleration. Kistler’s know-how and electronic systems can be used to prepare measuring signals for use in analyzing physical processes, controlling and optimizing industrial processes, improving product quality in manufacturing and improving performance in sports and rehabilitation

Kistler offers a comprehensive range of sensors and systems for engine development, automotive engineering, plastics and metal processing, installation technology and biomechanics.

A worldwide sales presence in the form of 18 group companies and 30 distributors ensures customer proximity, application support on an individual level and short lead times.

With a staff of 800, the Kistler Group is one of the world’s leading providers of dynamic measuring instrumentation. The Kistler Group achieved turnover of 174 million Swiss Francs in the 2006 financial year.