Kleiss Gears adds micromolding cell

Battenfeld Microsystem 50

Kleiss is the first molder in the U.S. to install a Battenfeld Microsystem 50 for the purpose of molding gears. “We have been quite successful molding miniature gears with our conventional injection molding presses,” said Rod Kleiss, the processor’s president. “But we found that to produce true micro-gears on our current machines resulted in too much waste material to make the gears cost-effective for our customers."

The molding cell from Battenfeld offers injection molding, part handling, inspection, and packaging for the processor, all under cleanroom conditions.  “We are proud to be the only gear molding company in the United States using this technology to produce micro-molded precision gears,” said Kleiss. “And we are in the design and tooling stages for the first scheduled production run on the new Microsystem for a major medical OEM.”—[email protected]